Point to Point Wireless Communication Interface to Test Navigation Systems

Northrop Grumman Corporation Engineering, 2008-09

Liaison(s): Todd Uramoto, William Vanier
Advisor(s): Samuel DiMaggio
Students(s): Andrew Armas (S), Benjamin Bergstedt, Michael Lee (F), Daniel Lim (TL), Benjamin Smith (S), Michael Van Antwerp

Northrop Grumman currently calibrates and tests navigation systems with gimbaled test fixtures to maintain wired connectivity on rate tables. The goal of this project was to design and develop a prototype point to point wireless interface that would replicate the current wired setup. This entailed the design and construction of a prototype wireless system that could withstand the rigorous testing conditions.