Magnavox User Equipment Full Scale Engineering Development Program for the Navstar Global Positioning System

William C. Euler, Michael A. Bittner

Abstract:	The Navstar Global Position System (GPS) is a satellite- based radio navigation and positioning system being developed by the U.S. Government, GPS will provide extremely accurate three-dimensional position, velocity, and timing information on a world-wide and continuous basis to an unlimited number of suitably equipped users. This paper reviews the status of the overall GPS program and the Magnavox User Equipment Full Scale Engineering Development (FSED) Program. The current schedule for the Space and Control segments are presented through the courtesy of the GPS Joint Program Office. Technical difficulties initially experienced by Magnavox have been largely resolved and the various host vehicle user equipment sets are rapidly being made available for support of the ongoing field test program. A substantial amount of informal testing and some formal testing have been accomplished. These initial test results are discussed.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1984 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 17 - 19, 1984 San Diego, CA
Pages:	137 - 148
Cite this article:	Euler, William C., Bittner, Michael A., "Magnavox User Equipment Full Scale Engineering Development Program for the Navstar Global Positioning System," Proceedings of the 1984 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 1984, pp. 137-148.
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