GPS Availability, Reliability and Integrity for Flight Safety

John McConnell, David Rentschler, Robert Greenberg, Richard Brooks, Fred Grimes

Abstract:	Modernization programs planned at the Eastern and Western Ranges, under the auspices of the Air Force Space Command’s 30th and 45th Space Wings, envision the future application of GPS-based instrumentation systems to provide Flight Safety tracking data for space and ballistic launch vehicles. The potential of GPS to meet Flight Safety accuracy requirements has been established. The objective of the investigation reported herein is to address availability, reliability and integrity issues which may arise in the application of GPS to Flight Safety. In the context of Flight Safety, availability, reliability and integrity are defined, quantified and explored. Several approaches for meeting Flight Safety requirements in these areas are discussed, and the main conclusions and recommendations are presented.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1996) June 19 - 21, 1996 Royal Sonesta Hotel Cambridge, MA
Pages:	827 - 830
Cite this article:	McConnell, John, Rentschler, David, Greenberg, Robert, Brooks, Richard, Grimes, Fred, "GPS Availability, Reliability and Integrity for Flight Safety," Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1996), Cambridge, MA, June 1996, pp. 827-830.
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