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Experimental Analysis of GPS/Pseudolite/INS Integration for Aircraft Precision Approach and Landing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2008

Hung-Kyu Lee ,
Ben Soon ,
Joel Barnes ,
Jinling Wang  and
Chris Rizos
Hung-Kyu Lee*
Affiliation:
(Changwon National University, Republic of Korea)
Ben Soon
Affiliation:
(DSO National Laboratories, Singapore)
Joel Barnes
Affiliation:
(Locata Corporation, Australia)
Jinling Wang
Affiliation:
(The University of New South Wales, Australia)
Chris Rizos
Affiliation:
(The University of New South Wales, Australia)
*
(Email: [email protected])
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Abstract

This paper analyses flight trial results to study the overall performance and limitations of a GPS/Pseudolite/INS integration approach for aircraft precision approach and landing applications. For this purpose, the series of approaches were flown at Wedderburn Airfield, Australia. The analysed results show that pseudolite signals strengthen the ranging signal availability and the satellite geometry. Most of the geometry enhancement is found in the vertical position component, improving the accuracy of the aircraft's altitude. Furthermore, the results reveal that the inclusion of a pseudolite enhances both internal and external reliabilities. A dramatic improvement of the external reliability in the vertical component is observed.

Keywords

Aircraft Approach and LandingGPS/Pseudolite/INS IntegrationFlight Trial
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 257 - 270
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2008

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