F-16/GPS Integration Test Results

Scott H. Dellicker, David Henkel

Abstract:	Global Positioning System (GPS) user equipment integrated into a host vehicle navigation or weapons computer provides a space positioning reference with unmatched accuracies. As a result, the operational capability of the integrated system is greatly enhanced. The F-16 Block 40 avionics system design incorporates a Kalman filter into the Fire Control Computer (FCC) to obtain highly accurate horizontal navigation data using GPS as a navigation sensor, The integrated system also provides automatic system altitude calibration and an in-flight alignment capability of the Inertial Navigation System. Extensive flight testing was conducted in developing the Block 40 integrated system, In addition, the technical test effort for the evaluation of GPS user equipment on the F-16 was recently completed, These efforts yield interesting results on the integration arid installation of GPS into a host vehicle. Results from F-16 testing are presented as being applicable to the GPS integration. Successes and fail urea of the integration are described along with recommendations for future integrations.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 2nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1989) September 27 - 29, 1989 The Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Spring, CO
Pages:	295 - 303
Cite this article:	Dellicker, Scott H., Henkel, David, "F-16/GPS Integration Test Results," Proceedings of the 2nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1989), Colorado Spring, CO, September 1989, pp. 295-303.
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