MINIATURIZED GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVERS AND TRANSLATORS FOR SPACE TEST AND EVALUATION

BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF SDI TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS, GPS HARDWARE IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EACH TEST. HOWEVER, SYSTEMS TO BE TESTED ARE THEMSELVES COMPACT AND POWER-EFFICIENT, AND THEREFORE THE GPS RECEIVING EQUIPMENT IS SUBJCET TO TIGHT SPACE, WEIGHT AND POWER CONSTRAINTS. THIS PROJECT WILL DEFINE THE ACTUAL CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION AND MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY FOR AN EXTREMELY COMPACT GPS TRANSCEIVER AND TRANSDIGITIZER. A GAAS MMIC-BASED CHIP SET WILL BE SPECIFIED FOR MINIATURIZED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.