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Thesis - Leigh Moody.pdf - Bad Request - Cranfield University

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in which the current model might be enhanced. The model already deals<br />

with earth and self-screening, but does ignore satellites blocked by the local<br />

terrain. This effect can be crudely studied using the current model by<br />

increasing the earth-screening angle. This enhancement to the GPS model<br />

should not be undertaken lightly as it is complex and will need considerable<br />

computational effort.<br />

Currently the satellite position required for the pseudo-range data is<br />

computed from the symmetric constellation geometry. This is quick and<br />

simple, but prevents the study of performance using actual satellite<br />

constellations. Equations are provided that process published Ephemeris<br />

data to determine the actual position of each satellite at any particular time;<br />

equations that have yet to be implemented.<br />

3.14.6 Helmet Mounted Sights<br />

Helmet Mounted Sights are an evolving technology compared with the other<br />

sensors. Conceptually they are simple although they involve human factors<br />

that are always likely to complicate any error model. The author, having<br />

first hand experience of the system, has (he believes) introduced sufficient<br />

elements into the model to deal with vibration, helmet slippage, hysteresis,<br />

and head dynamics.<br />

3.14.7 Air-Data Sensors<br />

The processing of temperature and Pitot measurements to obtain height, airspeed<br />

and Mach number is presented. As was the case with GPS data, the<br />

outputs from the air-data computer are not strictly measurements in the<br />

sense that it is processed data. Fortunately, measurement errors are<br />

transformed rather than filtered which would have created difficulties for<br />

measurement fusion.<br />

The current model does not provide attitude that is usually available from<br />

air-data systems. This requires the introduction of a generic sensor to deal<br />

with instruments such as the magnetometer. For completeness, this<br />

enhancement to the current model is recommended.<br />

3.14-6

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