Implementation of a Low Cost Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Inertial Navigation Solution

<p>The purpose of this study is to develop a low cost navigation solution for General Aviation (GA) aircraft and flight testing aircraft. This low cost solution uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) coupled with an Inertial Navigation Solution (INS) to provide a more accurate, stable navigation solution that can be acceptable for aircraft navigation. Lab VIEW was utilized to perform data acquisition and computation. LabVIEW was the backbone software to perform real time computation. MATLAB ® Simulink ® was used to plot graphs for final analysis of the code. A software Kalman Filter was utilized to provide signal stability and signal continuity. This study will be utilized as a preliminary step towards the development of inexpensive alternate methods of aircraft navigation for GA and flight testing.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aerospace Engineering

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Njenga, Charles

Contributors dc:contributor

• Richard P. Anderson
• Charles N. Eastlake
• James Ladesic

• electromechanical
• inertial navigation
• Aerospace Engineering
• Navigation, Guidance, Control and Dynamics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/158

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:db-theses-1220