Thu, Jun 26, 2003
GPS-on-a-Card
CMC Electronics Inc. has received
certification of its new, 24-channel Global Navigation System
Sensor Approach (GNSSA) receiver to the functional requirements of
TSO-C129a. This certification encompasses compliance of software
development to DO-178B level B and of Complex Electronic Hardware
development to DO-254 level B. This certification, the company
tells us, "...is based on a unique approach that allowed CMC
Electronics to obtain a TSO-on-a-card for its GPS receiver."
Jim Close, President and CEO of CMC
Electronics, stated, "The certification is a significant
achievement because it positions CMC Electronics as the aviation
GPS supplier of choice for all enroute and precision approach
applications."
The new CMC Electronics' GPS receiver, known as the CMA-4024, is
a 24-channel aviation-grade receiver with a growth path to full
Wide Area Augmentation System/Space Based Augmentation System
(WAAS/SBAS) and Local Area Augmentation System/Ground Based
Augmentation System (LAAS/GBAS) precision approach and auto-land
capability. The new GNSSA receiver is targeted at the air transport
market.
The company expects to certify versions of the GNSSA receiver
for the business and regional aircraft, helicopter and general
aviation markets next year. The CMA-4024 has been developed as a
collaborative effort with NovAtel, CMC's subsidiary, and combines
the respective technological strengths of both companies to develop
the most advanced GPS receiver to meet the most demanding needs of
civil aviation.
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