An off-line post-mission processing facility is being established by NASA Ames Research Center to analyze differential GPS flight tests. The current and future differential systems are described, comprising an airborne segment in an SH-3 helicopter, a GPS ground reference station, and a tracking system. The post-mission processing system provides for extensive measurement analysis and differential computation. Both differential range residual corrections and navigation corrections are possible. Some preliminary flight tests were conducted in a landing approach scenario and statically. Initial findings indicate the possible need for filter matching between airborne and ground systems (if used in a navigation correction technique), the advisability of correction smoothing before airborne incorporation, and the insensitivity of accuracy to either of the differential techniques or to update rates.
Helicopter flight test demonstration of differential GPS
1985-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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