Date of Award
Spring 2008
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Richard P. Anderson
Committee Member
Charles N. Eastlake
Committee Member
James Ladesic
Abstract
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.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Njenga, Charles, "Implementation of a Low Cost Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Inertial Navigation Solution" (2008). Master's Theses - Daytona Beach. 158.
https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/158
