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Generalized Development Model (GDM)
Item Details
Model Number: GDM
Manufacturer: Rockwell Collins
Manufactured: 1977
Description:
First military Global Positioning System (GPS) five-channel receiver developed by Rockwell Collins. The system included multiple components like high-performance antenna assembly, RF channels, single channel processors, receiver processor, data processor, inertial assembly and other technical elements. Weight: Over 270 pounds.
First military Global Positioning System (GPS) five-channel receiver developed by Rockwell Collins. The system included multiple components like high-performance antenna assembly, RF channels, single channel processors, receiver processor, data processor, inertial assembly and other technical elements. Weight: Over 270 pounds.
Item History:
Sponsored by Air Force Avionics Laboratory (AFAL), the GDM program aimed to validate the feasibility and operational utility of GPS and serve as a flexible test platform for evaluating GPS user equipment configurations. Primary objectives: Establish GPS user equipment performance limits, Evaluate high anti-jam system techniques, Expand GPS user equipment technology base.
Sponsored by Air Force Avionics Laboratory (AFAL), the GDM program aimed to validate the feasibility and operational utility of GPS and serve as a flexible test platform for evaluating GPS user equipment configurations. Primary objectives: Establish GPS user equipment performance limits, Evaluate high anti-jam system techniques, Expand GPS user equipment technology base.
Submission Author: Sheryl Mikkola, Rockwell Collins
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