Joint Navigation Conference 2016: Session C6 Military GPS Receivers and Military GPS Receiver Technology

Session C6: Military GPS Receivers and Military GPS Receiver Technology

Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC)-augmented Military GPS Receiver

By:  Christopher Zarowski and Naresh Babu Jarmale, Mayflower Communications Company, Inc.; Yoonkee Kim, US Army

A GPS-disciplined Chip-Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) can affordably provide precision time to C4ISR system relying on synchronization to operate in a very small Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP) even if GPS signals are lost. Conversely, a GPS receiver can utilize an external clock input from a CSAC to aid for navigation. CERDEC and Mayflower Communications Company, Inc. (Mayflower) has developed a CSAC-augmented NavAssure® SAASM GPS receiver to demonstrate the feasibility of its concept. This presentation will include unclassified laboratory test/demonstration results of benefits of augmenting a military GPS receiver with a precise source of time from a CSAC.