Title :
Upgrades to the precision navigation system
Author :
Herberg, Joseph R. ; Beam, K.E. ; Weinfeldt, John C.
Author_Institution :
Intermetrics Inc., USA
Abstract :
This paper describes recent upgrades to the US Army Precision Navigation System (PNS). The PNS is an IBM compatible Personal Computer (PC) based test bed, used for evaluating advanced navigation components, systems, and technology. Recent upgrades include a real-time Global Positioning System (GPS) based navigation reference, a real-time system under test performance evaluation capability, high fidelity digital terrain models, and a video image capture and playback capability. A notebook computer version of PNS is also being developed as a test bed for soldier and vehicle land navigation applications, as well as a Kalman filter which estimates errors in digital terrain models
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; Kalman filters; computerised navigation; military systems; real-time systems; Global Positioning System; IBM compatible Personal Computer; Kalman filter; Precision Navigation System; US Army; digital terrain model; land vehicle; notebook computer; real-time system; soldier; test performance evaluation; upgrade; video image capture and playback; Aircraft navigation; Data analysis; Displays; Global Positioning System; Helicopters; Laser beam cutting; Military computing; Ring lasers; Satellite navigation systems; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Position Location and Navigation Symposium, IEEE 1998
Conference_Location :
Palm Springs, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4330-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLANS.1998.670040
