A position reference system for flight test, based on GPS/IRS integration

A position reference system for flight test, based on GPS/IRS integration

Storm van Leeuwen, S.
van de Leijgraaf, R.

National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

1993-05-24

Nowadays, several flight test organizations recognize the potential of the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) for flight test trajectorydetermination. In 1990 the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands (NLR) started the development of a Position Reference System (PRS) based on an Inertial Reference System (IRS), updated by GPS measurements. The development of the system is carried out under a contract awarded by the Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programs, and in cooperation with Fokker Aircraft B.V. The flight test organisation of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group is involved in a similar development program. It has been agreed to cooperate in some parts of the development programs and to exchange results at regular intervals.

automatic landing control
error analysis
flight test instruments
flight tests
global positioning system
inertial navigation
inertial reference system
Kalman filters
position errors
receivers
transport aircraft

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Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium

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NLR Technical Publication TP 93226 U

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