Use of GPS for Long Range Precision Navigation for Weapon Delivery

Mike Pownell, John Nielson and Jared Madsen

Abstract:	It has become evident that GPS receivers must undergo evolutionary changes in order to support long range (thousands of miles) precision navigation for weapon delivery. A key component to this strategy is improving the GPS receiver’s dynamic performance. Most legacy GPS receivers are specified to operate in dynamic environments of up to 10 Gs. The long range precision navigation delivery mission will require much higher dynamics. Since a missile flying a mission of this type flies so quickly through the ionosphere, continuous ionospheric corrections need to be performed in order to meet mission accuracy requirements. As a joint effort with Sandia National Labs, carrier loop aiding is being added to the proven Rockwell Collins NavStrike SAASM receiver to support high dynamics. As part of the same effort, support for dual frequency carrier phase output measurements is being added.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2005) September 13 - 16, 2005 Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, CA
Pages:	19 - 25
Cite this article:	Pownell, Mike, Nielson, John, Madsen, Jared, "Use of GPS for Long Range Precision Navigation for Weapon Delivery," Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2005), Long Beach, CA, September 2005, pp. 19-25.
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