The B-2 navigation system

Author

Atkinson, Doug ; Agnew, John ; Miller, Mitch

Author_Institution

Navigation & Global Positioning Group, Aeronaut. Syst. Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

24-28 May 1993

Firstpage

345

Abstract

The B-2 navigation subsystem (NSS) is a complex multi-sensor system integrating tuned rotor gyro inertial, ring laser gyro inertial and astro-inertial navigation systems as well as position and velocity aiding from the radar subsystem (RSS), a synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The NSS is designed to provide an extremely precise navigation solution for use in the B-2 avionics suite. The NSS is also being upgraded with a Global Positioning System (GPS) update capability. This paper describes the overall top level unclassified requirements for the NSS. The paper also describes the architecture and operation of the NSS and the interface with the rest of the B-2 avionics suite

Keywords

aerospace testing; computerised navigation; gyroscopes; inertial navigation; laser beam applications; military systems; radar applications; radionavigation; satellite relay systems; synthetic aperture radar; Air Force; B-2 avionics; B-2 navigation; Global Positioning System; SAR; architecture; astro-inertial navigation; flight testing; interface; multi-sensor system; position control; ring laser gyro; synthetic aperture radar; tuned rotor gyro; velocity aiding; Aerospace electronics; Global Positioning System; Government; Laser radar; Laser tuning; Navigation; Radar tracking; Ring lasers; Synthetic aperture radar; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1993. NAECON 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE 1993 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1295-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1993.290940

Filename

290940