Open AccessAlternatives for Navigating Small Unmanned Air Vehicles without GPS
Author(s) -
Ramsay Talmadge,
Luke Jenkins,
Drew Hidalgo,
Josh Olivas,
Roger C. Burk
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
industrial and systems engineering review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2329-0188
DOI - 10.37266/iser.2016v4i2.pp96-113
Subject(s) - global positioning system , spoofing attack , aeronautics , computer science , stakeholder , assisted gps , computer security , systems engineering , telecommunications , engineering , public relations , political science
Considering the increased reliance on GPS navigation for the Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems, adversaries have invested in capabilities to deny our systems access to genuine GPS signals. Although significant effort has been put forth in the areas of anti-jamming and anti-spoofing in GPS receivers, a need for alternative navigation methods in a GPS denied environment has grown in importance. This report outlines the recommendation and analysis completed for Mr. Lars Ericsson of the Army Project Manager Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PM-UAS). The report includes background research in the domain space, comprehensive stakeholder analysis, derived system requirements and functional requirements, ending with alternative generation, value scoring, costing, and provided findings for a recommended alternative for future consideration.