SBIR/STTR Research Award
GPS HEADING & ATTITUDE DETERMINING INSTRUMENT INVESTIGATION
Award amount
$500,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Trimble Navigation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION POSSESSES A WORKING GPS RECEIVER CAPABLE OF TRACKING DOPPLER FREQUENCY TO .04 HZ WITH LESS THAN 1 SEC AVERAGING. THIS IMPLIES THAT #1 DEGREE HEADING AND ATTITUDE ACCURACIES CAN EASILY BE OBTAINED WITH 3 ANTENNAS SEPARATED BY LESS THAN 1 METER ON A COMMON GROUND PLANE. INNOVATIVE DESIGN PERMITS COMMON MODE REJECTION OF A MAJOR ERROR SOURCE, WHICH FOR OTHER KNOWN DESIGNS IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. TRIMBLE IS A COMMERCIAL COMPANY WITH AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN LORAN NAVIGATION RECEIVERS. THE PROPOSED HEADING AND ATTITUDE SENSOR DESIGNED FOR THE COMMERCIAL MARKET WILL DEFINITELY COST LESS THAN OUR COMMERCIAL LORAN RECEIVER. ($2995).
Technology keywords
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