High-Accuracy Time Space Position Information (TSPI) - Field Test Results

Abstract

Flight test applications require accurate data to verify and validate the test article’s performance. This data is most useful when it is properly correlated with other contemporaneous test data. This includes ensuring that all collected data can be cross-referenced with the aircraft’s position and orientation in space. This enhances one’s knowledge of what is happening during different maneuvers, allowing engineers to better determine the limits of an airborne platform. Time Space Position Information (TSPI) systems deliver this positional data. TSPI systems are able to provide very accurate data by combining highly accurate and precise internal sensor components with careful installation and calibration. This paper discusses Curtiss-Wright’s new MiTSPI nTTU-2600 Miniature TSPI device and presents some real-world test data that demonstrates its performance.