Inertial/GPS Pointing and Positioning System

A data system generates information on the position and orientation of a pointing instrument (e.g., a telescope or a laser) that could be mounted on a moving platform (e.g., an aircraft) and generate platform-steering commands for pointing the instrument at a known target (e.g., a target on the ground, a celestial body, or an artificial satellite). The subsystems of this system include an inertial navigation system (INS) and a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna and receiver.