Title :
New low cost avionics with INS/GPS for a variety of vehicles
Author :
Martin, Michael K. ; Vause, Diane A.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Autonetics & Missile Syst., Boeing North American Inc., Anaheim, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Development of a new vehicle avionics suite is described, including integration of a low-cost, tightly-coupled integrated Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) to support vehicle guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C). A wide variety of next-generation low-cost launch vehicles could potentially benefit from integrated INS/GPS technology for GN&C and/or range safety applications. Coleman Aerospace Company (CAC) has developed a new low-cost avionics suite, the generic Integrated Mission Guidance & Tracking System (IMGTS), an open architecture, modular system that supports the requirements for various guidance applications and range safety tracking. As part of this development, Boeing North American, Inc. is supplying its Modular Miniature Integrated GPS/INS Tactical System (M-MIGITSTM) Military-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) INS/GPS product to support CAC´s IMGTS GN&C
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; aerospace computing; electronic equipment testing; inertial navigation; military avionics; safety; Boeing North American; Coleman Aerospace Company; INS/GPS; Integrated Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System; guidance applications; launch vehicles; low cost avionics; military product; modular miniature integrated GPS/INS tactical system; open architecture; range safety tracking; safety; vehicle guidanc; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace safety; Costs; Global Positioning System; Hardware; Missiles; Navigation; Process design; Testing; Vehicle safety;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE