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CA 2329262
A system and method for improving the accuracy of altitude determinations in an inertial navigation system. Pressure measurements available to the inertial navigation system are used to initially calculate an estimated pressure altitude using the standard day model for the atmosphere. Temperature measurements are further utilized in the physical relationship between temperature, pressure, and altitude to compute a second estimated altitude, such as a Blanchard altitude estimation. A change between subsequent second altitude estimations is computed and compared with a respective change in the computed pressure altitude in order to generate a correction signal. The error correction signal is then used to modify the computed pressure altitude to generate a more accurate determination of the absolute altitude of the inertial navigation system. The error correction signal is calculated to account for changes in atmospheric conditions which may be encountered by an aircraft and to further reduce the effects of erroneous temperature and pressure measurements in subsequent altitude determinations. Thus, the system and method of the present invention provides an absolute altitude determination having improved stability and improved accuracy over prior systems.
Lottman Brian T.
Lottman Dean E.
Mark John G.
Tazartes Daniel A.
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp
Litton Systems Inc.
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