DGPS-Based TSPI Systems
The Volpe Center's Acoustics Facility, in cooperation with the Center's Landing Systems Laboratory is supporting the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Environment and Energy (AEE) by developing "Requirements for DGPS-Based TSPI Systems Used in Aircraft Noise Certification Tests." This Document addresses that portion of a noise certification applicant's Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS-based), Time Space Position Information (TSPI) system which is to be used as a position reference in place of a laser tracker, microwave system, photoscaling, or other TSPI system.
The primary objectives of the document are as follows: (1) to provide the noise certification applicant with a defined set of requirements, related to both hardware and software, which must be met for approval of a DGPS-based TSPI system; and (2) to provide the certificating authority with guidance on issues related to DGPS-TSPI systems, addressing their use both in field testing and during post-test analysis and processing of data.
For more information contact Gregg Fleming at fleming@volpe.dot.gov.
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