OEM GPS Sensor Board Testing for Land and Marine Applications

James F. McLellan, Jill P. Battie

Abstract:	Tests were conducted using OEM GPS board sets, namely the Motorola PVT6, Magnavox GqS Engine, Rockwell Navcore V, Trimble SVeeSix Plus, and the Magellan GPS Module, in order to compare their relative performance. Static tests compared the receiver% di&rentially conected positions for lm and 20km baselines. Kinematic tests compared the test receiver positions to a reference receiver opera&g in the vehicle, as well as overlaying the position results on a single line mad network of Calgary. Data were collected in both star&&me and differential modes. Final testing included the use of a wave simulator to assess the receiver performance under various sea state conditions. From this data, an analysis was done on the use of the lower cost five and six channel board sets. The receivers were compared on the basis of the mean and standard deviation of their position errors. Time series graphs and scatter plots were also generated for these receiver position enors.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1994 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 24 - 26, 1994 Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	557 - 565
Cite this article:	McLellan, James F., Battie, Jill P., "OEM GPS Sensor Board Testing for Land and Marine Applications," Proceedings of the 1994 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 1994, pp. 557-565.
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