MAPS hybrid formal qualification performance test results

Author

Slama, Michael D. ; Fly, Brian E.

Author_Institution

US Army Topographic Eng. Center, Alexandria, VA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

22-26 Apr 1996

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

74

Abstract

This paper presents the formal qualification test-performance (FQT-P) results of the Modular Azimuth Position System Hybrid (MAPSH) program. The MAPSH land navigation and orientation system consists of the Honeywell dynamic reference unit-hybrid, the precision lightweight GPS receiver (PLGR), the vehicle motion sensor, and a system unique control and display unit. The MAPSH program is being developed by the US Army PM Paladin/FAASV Program Office which is upgrading the present MAPS DRU to integrate with the PLGR. Current US Army systems using the MAPS are the M109A6 155 mm self propelled howitzer (Paladin), the AN/TPQ-36(V)7 and AN/TPQ-37 FireFinder radar systems. This paper provides the results of the following tests: HMMWV performance testing; M109A6 Paladin SP howitzer performance testing, TPQ-36 FireFinder radar performance testing

Keywords

Global Positioning System; military equipment; military systems; radar tracking; testing; weapons; FireFinder radar systems; Honeywell dynamic reference unit-hybrid; MAPS hybrid formal qualification; Modular Azimuth Position System Hybrid program; US Army PM Paladin/FAASV Program Office; display unit; formal qualification test-performance; land navigation; precision lightweight GPS receiver; self propelled howitzer; vehicle motion sensor; Azimuth; Global Positioning System; Land vehicles; Motion control; Navigation; Qualifications; Radar; Sensor systems; System testing; Vehicle dynamics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1996., IEEE 1996

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3085-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLANS.1996.509059

Filename

509059