A Differential Global Positioning System for Flight Inspection of Radio Navigation Aids

D. Alexander Stratton

Abstract:	This paper describes a unique application of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to the fliit inspection of radio navigation aids. Ground and Bight test results validate that Differential GPS (DGPS) technology can meet the stringent accuracy requirements of fiight inspection, iucluding those for Category III landing systems. A unique method of highly~urate akcraft positioning is described that uses commercial GPS receivers and does not require P- code, the L2 frequency, or ambiguity resolution “on-the- fly? A new generation of portable flight inspection system designs based on this technology can replace cumbersome Brouud trachiug equipment commonly used for ilight inspection outside the United States. Flight test resulta of this paper show that DGPS provides positional accuracy equivalent to the highest- quality Ihght inspection systems in use today.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 7th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1994) September 20 - 23, 1994 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pages:	1559 - 1566
Cite this article:	Stratton, D. Alexander, "A Differential Global Positioning System for Flight Inspection of Radio Navigation Aids," Proceedings of the 7th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1994), Salt Lake City, UT, September 1994, pp. 1559-1566.
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