ORAC
29th Jun 2021, 06:50
Navigation using the Earth’s magnetic field? It’s MAD I tell you, MAD…..
USAF starts experimenting with magnetic anomaly navigation ? Alert 5 (http://alert5.com/2021/06/29/usaf-starts-experimenting-with-magnetic-anomaly-navigation/)
USAF starts experimenting with magnetic anomaly navigation
The U.S. Air Force’s multi-intelligence reconfigurable pod – AgilePod – recently demonstrated Precision, Navigation and Timing (PNT) concept of operations during six Phase I flights in Colorado.Three PNT technologies, the Vision Navigation (VisNav), Signals of Opportunity (SoOP) and magnetic anomaly navigation (MAGNAV), were demonstrated.
The Vision Navigation (VisNav) and Signals of Opportunity (SoOP) technology were fused into a single system and the experiments proved that the idea can work in a wide range of aircraft and environmental conditions.
The MAGNAV technology was assessed for the potential to use it on future tests. Researchers in the Air Force has been working on how to use the earth’s magnetic fields as a method to navigate for several years and have published papers on their work.
Last year, researchers in the Air Force’s-MIT Artificial Intelligence Accelerator found that MAGNAV has an accuracy of ten meters. Sufficient enough for long-range navigation.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/780x520/image_8ee7cc673e820442c0749c43e920d74af8b563b8.jpeg
https://youtu.be/fyEt6XJRvvg
USAF starts experimenting with magnetic anomaly navigation ? Alert 5 (http://alert5.com/2021/06/29/usaf-starts-experimenting-with-magnetic-anomaly-navigation/)
USAF starts experimenting with magnetic anomaly navigation
The U.S. Air Force’s multi-intelligence reconfigurable pod – AgilePod – recently demonstrated Precision, Navigation and Timing (PNT) concept of operations during six Phase I flights in Colorado.Three PNT technologies, the Vision Navigation (VisNav), Signals of Opportunity (SoOP) and magnetic anomaly navigation (MAGNAV), were demonstrated.
The Vision Navigation (VisNav) and Signals of Opportunity (SoOP) technology were fused into a single system and the experiments proved that the idea can work in a wide range of aircraft and environmental conditions.
The MAGNAV technology was assessed for the potential to use it on future tests. Researchers in the Air Force has been working on how to use the earth’s magnetic fields as a method to navigate for several years and have published papers on their work.
Last year, researchers in the Air Force’s-MIT Artificial Intelligence Accelerator found that MAGNAV has an accuracy of ten meters. Sufficient enough for long-range navigation.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/780x520/image_8ee7cc673e820442c0749c43e920d74af8b563b8.jpeg
https://youtu.be/fyEt6XJRvvg