Application of Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) Methods to the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR)

Gregory M. Pollari

Abstract:	The Department of Defense (DOD) needed to find a re- placement for the standard Phase III M/V RPU-1 (M‘anpack). The Manpack, based on early 1980’s tech- nology, is big and bulky by today’s standards. The Manpack’s single channel technology also left room for improvement in perform,ance areas such as Time to Fix. The DOD required a smaller, lighter, less expensive handheld GPS receiver with more performance and user features. The Collins Avionics & Communications Division (CACD) of Rockwell International decided to create a product that fulfilled these needs. Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) techniques were applied to the development of Rockwell’s Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) because it takes into account the “voice of the customer” (what GPS users w‘ant)
Published in:	Proceedings of the 6th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1993) September 22 - 24, 1993 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pages:	47 - 52
Cite this article:	Pollari, Gregory M., "Application of Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) Methods to the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR)," Proceedings of the 6th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1993), Salt Lake City, UT, September 1993, pp. 47-52.
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