Live Static Test for Evaluation of Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000

Philip Simpson, Andy Chasko, Barbara Cosentino

Abstract:	This paper presents the methodology and results from testing conducted for the MAGR 2000 acquisition program. The live static tests were part of a more comprehensive test program that also included laboratory and environmental testing. The live static test had several advantages relative to laboratory simulator testing or dynamic field testing, including simplicity, availability of reference data, and relatively low cost. Site selection, site survey, data required from the receiver under test, and reference truth data are key considerations for live static testing. The testing included an analysis of the error sources in the MAGR 2000 navigation solution. These error sources included the Space Segment and Control Segment (SS/CS) errors and User Equipment errors. Lessons learned regarding obstacles to detailed evaluation of GPS receiver performance and ways around those hurdles are highlighted. The research reported in this paper was conducted by personnel of the 46 th Test Group (Air Force Materiel Command), Holloman AFB, New Mexico, supported by AMCOMP Corporation personnel under contract F08635-95-C-0003. Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. Air Force.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1999) June 27 - 30, 1999 Royal Sonesta Hotel Cambridge, MA
Pages:	573 - 580
Cite this article:	Simpson, Philip, Chasko, Andy, Cosentino, Barbara, "Live Static Test for Evaluation of Miniaturized Airborne GPS Receiver (MAGR) 2000," Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1999), Cambridge, MA, June 1999, pp. 573-580.
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