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Athena 111 Integrated Flight Control System

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Athena 111 Integrated Flight Control System

GS111-100-000, GS111-100-003

Overview

The Athena 111 from Rockwell Collins is an integrated inertial navigation system (INS)/GPS and air data sensor suite. It uses Kalman filter algorithms GPS/magnetometer reference to help you achieve superior accuracy during dynamic maneuvers. The unit includes a built-in automatic magnetometer calibration that simplifies the installation process.

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Key Features & Benefits

  • Provides attitude and heading measurement with static and dynamic accuracy
  • Includes a differential ready, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver
  • Full air-data measurements
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INS/GPS Performance:  
Update Rate  100Hz
Start-up Time  10 seconds (initial attitude); 1 minute (full alignment) 
Heading Range  ± 3.14 rad (± 180 deg)
Attitude Range Pitch  ± 1.57 rad (± 90 deg) 
Attitude Range Roll  ± 3.14 rad (± 180 deg) 
Altitude Range  -304.8 m to 15,240 m (-1,000 ft to 50,000 ft)
Baro-inertial Altitude Accuracy <13.7 m (45 ft) at sea level, <91.4 m (300 ft) at 15,240 m (50,000 ft) altitude 
GPS Range  Worldwide 
Lat/Long Position Accuracy  GPS C/A Code; differential-ready; WAAS enabled 
GPS Antenna Power  5V
Airspeed Accuracy  <2 knots @ 40 knots, <1 knot @ 60 knots 
Max Airspeed  650 knots standard, 165 knots optional 
IMU Performance:  
Maximum Angular Rates  ± 3.49 rad (± 200 deg/s) 
Maximum g Range  ± 10 g
Attitude Heading Accuracy (1 Sigma) with GPS:
Pitch/Roll Accuracy  .005 rad (0.3 deg) 
Heading Accuracy  .008 rad (0.5 deg)¹ 
Extended GPS Outage (1 Sigma):  
Pitch/Roll Accuracy  .008 rad (0.5 deg)¹
Heading Accuracy  .017 rad (1 deg)¹ 
Position and Velocity Accuracies with GPS Aiding:
Horizontal velocity accuracy2  0.1 m/sec rms in each direction
Vertical velocity accuracy2 0.15 m/sec rms
Horizontal position accuracy2 2.5 m CEP3 typical standalone; 2.0 m CEP typical with SBAS or local area DGPS4
3D position accuracy2 5.0 m SEP5 typical standalone; 3.0 m SEP typical with SBAS or local area DGPS4
¹Dependent on the accuracy of the measured external magnetic field
2When operating with GPS aiding (in modes 1, 2 or 5) from a C/A code receiver
3CEP = Circular Error Probable; the radius of a horizontal circle, centered at the antenna’s true position, containing 50% of the fixes
4Depends on the accuracy of the correction data of the DPGS or SBAS service
5SEP = Spherical Error Probable; the radius of the sphere, centered at the true position, contains 50% of the fixes
Size 13.9 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm (5.5 x 5.0 x 2.5 in)
Weight 756 g (1.7 lb)
Enclosure Aluminum
Power 4.5 W nominal @ 18-36 VDC
Data Storage 32 MB disk on chip, non-volatile
Voltage Limits The unit operates with an input from 18 VDC to 36 VDC, nominal 4.5W
Starting Current The starting current does not exceed 2.5 amps at 28 VDC
Current Limits The running current does not exceed 0.3 amps at 28 VDC
Operating Temperature -40 to 70 deg C
Non-operating Temperature -54 to 85 deg C
Operating Vibration MIL-STD-810
Humidity Sealed enclosure
Serial Input/Output RS-422 INS, baud: 115.2 kb/s
INS/GPS Performance:  
Update Rate  100Hz
Start-up Time  10 seconds (initial attitude); 1 minute (full alignment) 
Heading Range  ± 3.14 rad (± 180 deg)
Attitude Range Pitch  ± 1.57 rad (± 90 deg) 
Attitude Range Roll  ± 3.14 rad (± 180 deg) 
Altitude Range  -304.8 m to 15,240 m (-1,000 ft to 50,000 ft)
Baro-inertial Altitude Accuracy <13.7 m (45 ft) at sea level, <91.4 m (300 ft) at 15,240 m (50,000 ft) altitude 
GPS Range  Worldwide 
Lat/Long Position Accuracy  GPS C/A Code; differential-ready; WAAS enabled 
GPS Antenna Power  5V
Airspeed Accuracy  <2 knots @ 40 knots, <1 knot @ 60 knots 
Max Airspeed  650 knots standard, 165 knots optional 
IMU Performance:  
Maximum Angular Rates  ± 3.49 rad (± 200 deg/s) 
Maximum g Range  ± 10 g
Attitude Heading Accuracy (1 Sigma) with GPS:
Pitch/Roll Accuracy  .005 rad (0.3 deg) 
Heading Accuracy  .008 rad (0.5 deg)¹ 
Extended GPS Outage (1 Sigma):  
Pitch/Roll Accuracy  .008 rad (0.5 deg)¹
Heading Accuracy  .017 rad (1 deg)¹ 
Position and Velocity Accuracies with GPS Aiding:
Horizontal velocity accuracy2  0.1 m/sec rms in each direction
Vertical velocity accuracy2 0.15 m/sec rms
Horizontal position accuracy2 2.5 m CEP3 typical standalone; 2.0 m CEP typical with SBAS or local area DGPS4
3D position accuracy2 5.0 m SEP5 typical standalone; 3.0 m SEP typical with SBAS or local area DGPS4
¹Dependent on the accuracy of the measured external magnetic field
2When operating with GPS aiding (in modes 1, 2 or 5) from a C/A code receiver
3CEP = Circular Error Probable; the radius of a horizontal circle, centered at the antenna’s true position, containing 50% of the fixes
4Depends on the accuracy of the correction data of the DPGS or SBAS service
5SEP = Spherical Error Probable; the radius of the sphere, centered at the true position, contains 50% of the fixes
Size 13.9 x 12.7 x 6.35 cm (5.5 x 5.0 x 2.5 in)
Weight 756 g (1.7 lb)
Enclosure Aluminum
Power 4.5 W nominal @ 18-36 VDC
Data Storage 32 MB disk on chip, non-volatile
Voltage Limits The unit operates with an input from 18 VDC to 36 VDC, nominal 4.5W
Starting Current The starting current does not exceed 2.5 amps at 28 VDC
Current Limits The running current does not exceed 0.3 amps at 28 VDC
Operating Temperature -40 to 70 deg C
Non-operating Temperature -54 to 85 deg C
Operating Vibration MIL-STD-810
Humidity Sealed enclosure
Serial Input/Output RS-422 INS, baud: 115.2 kb/s

Type

Part Number

Athena 111

GS111-100-000

GPS antenna 

172-00008-000

User's Manual 523-0020170-001 is available upon request

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