Monte Carlo Analysis for GPS Performance on an Artillery Projectile

George Wiles and Leng Sim

Abstract:	The accuracy of GPS (Global Positioning System) receivers depends on the geometry of the GPS satellites used in the position calculation; the receiver has optimum performance when given an unobstructed view of the sky. Previous work has shown that L-band antennas mounted on 155-mm artillery projectiles have nulls or blind spots in their patterns. A Monte Carlo analysis was performed to assess the impact on system accuracy that various sized nulls would have. The analysis found that a system using the full 24- satellite constellation is very tolerant of even large antenna nulls.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1993) June 21 - 23, 1993 Royal Sonesta Hotel Cambridge, MA
Pages:	365 - 368
Cite this article:	Wiles, George, Sim, Leng, "Monte Carlo Analysis for GPS Performance on an Artillery Projectile," Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1993), Cambridge, MA, June 1993, pp. 365-368.
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