This report presents the results of a limited evaluation of a relative GPS datalink system installed onboard two USAF C-12C aircraft. This project was a risk reduction step to test the stability of the datalink to provide relative position and attitude information from a lead aircraft to a trail aircraft for the potential purpose of autonomous aerial refueling. Testing began on 11 Apr 05 and was completed on 2 May 05 after two two-ship formation flights. Relative position accuracy data between the two GPS receiver antennas were compared to GPS Aided Inertial Reference (GAINR) truth source data. The attitude data of the Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) in the lead aircraft were also compared to the GAINR Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System (EGI).
Limited Evaluation of a Relative GPS Datalink Between Two C-12C Aircraft (Project 'Lost Wingman')
2005
73 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Navigation Systems , Global positioning system , Data links , Transport aircraft , Test and evaluation , Flight testing , Stability , Refueling in flight , Microelectromechanical systems , Attitude(Inclination) , Inertial measurement units , Drones , Inertial navigation , Pilots , Kalman filtering , C-12c aircraft
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