PLANS 2016 - Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS)

Conference Organizers
General Chair: Phil Dugandzic, Northrop Grumman
Vice-Chair: Dr. Gary McGraw, Rockwell Collins
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Dr. Jacob Campbell, AFRL Sensors Directorate
Dr. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, University of Minnesota
Program Track Chairs:
Mr. Earl Benser, Honeywell International
Dr. Clark Taylor, AFRL Sensors Directorate
Dr. David De Lorenzo, Stanford University
Dr. Todd Humphreys, University of Texas at Austin
Download a copy of the PLANS 2016 Call for Abstracts
Technical Session Topics
Algorithms for Networked Navigation
Algorithms for centralized and decentralized estimation and sensor fusion. Methods for dealing delayed and out of sequence measurements.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Hector Rotstein, Rafael, Israel
Dr. Jacob Langelaan, Penn State (invited)
Carrier Phase Positioning (RTK)
Current applications and future trends of RTK. Multi-constellation/ multi-frequency RTK. Fusion of inertial sensors and RTK.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Adhika Lie, NavCom/John Deere
Dr. Patrick Henkel, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Civil Multi-Antenna GNSS Systems
GNSS systems using multiple constellation signals along with multiple antennas for robustness to interference and jamming as well as attitude.
Co-chair:
Dr. Michael Meurer, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
Collaborative and Networked Navigation
The latest developments in cooperative navigation. V2V Crowd sourcing/cloud-based computing for navigation and position authentication purposes. Applications to PNT authentication.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Zak Kassas, University of California, Riverside
Dr. Carole Teolis, TRX Systems
Emerging Technologies for Inertial Sensing
New technologies and modalities for inertial sensing. Cold atom interferometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance inertial sensors.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Richard Stoner, C.S. Draper Laboratory (invited)
Dr. Michael Larsen, Northrop Grumman
GNSS Robustness to Interference
Detecting and counteracting GNSS interference and jamming. Hardware and software (algorithmic) solution for detecting and neutralizing interference.
Co-chair:
Dr. Grace Gao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ground Vehicles GN&C Systems
Sensing for perception and map building in ground vehicle operations. Guidance, navigation and control solutions for autonomous or semiautonomous ground vehicle systems. Driverless cars navigation in GNSS-denied/stressed environments. Sensing for visual interfaces of driver assist systems. Requirements for ground vehicle GN&C systems. Validation and verification of ground vehicle GN&C systems.
Co-chairs:
Dr. David Bevly, Auburn University
Dr. Chen-Chi Chu, Trimble Navigation
High Performance Inertial Sensor Technologies
Use of existing and/or new, innovative inertial sensor technology and designs for demanding environments and applications include gravity gradiometry, interferometry, antenna stabilization, spacecraft attitude sensors, precision navigation, high severe dynamic conditions, etc.
Co-chair:
Kamal Joshi, Northrop Grumman
High-Integrity GNSS
Applications of GNSS in safety and liability critical applications such as aviation and driverless automobiles. Integrity monitoring. Fault detection and isolation. Multi-constellation RAIM. Use of non-GNSS sensors for enhancing integrity.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Okuary Osechas, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Dr. Mathieu Joerger, Illinois Institute of Technology
Indoor Positioning and Navigation
Sensors and integrated systems used for indoor navigation in application such as law enforcement, firefighting and rescue operations. Performance analysis of systems with respect to the metrics of accuracy, reliability and usability.
Co-chairs:
Peter Lommel, C.S. Draper Laboratory
Dr. Robert McCroskey, Honeywell International
Integrated Inertial Navigation
Algorithms and systems for multi-sensor or aided inertial navigation. EO/IR, LIDAR, GNSS and radio-navigation aided inertial navigation systems. Fault detection and isolation in integrated inertial navigation systems.
Co-chairs:
Mr. James McDonald, Honeywell International
Dr. Andrey Soloviev, Qunav
Localization and Map Building in Robotics
Algorithms and sensors for building maps and localizing robotic systems. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Vadim Indelman, Technion?Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Dr. Zhen Zhu, East Carolina University
Low Cost Inertial Sensors
The latest developments in low cost inertial sensing (automotive/ commercial grade). Manufacturing and testing of low cost inertial sensors. Discuss and analyze new potential markets and application for low cost inertial sensing.
Co-chairs:
Thomas Jakel, MEMSense
Igor Porhinko, Analog Devices
Navigation Using Environmental and Natural Phenomenon
Navigation and guidance using phenomenon such as lightening (sferics), visual landmarks, Earth’s magnetic field and low frequency natural acoustics.
Co-chairs:
Dr. John Raquet, Air Force Institute of Technology (invited)
Justin Gorgen, SSC Pacific
Navigation via Radio Frequency Signals of Opportunity
Navigation using radio frequency signals whose primary function is non-navigation services. Including WiFi, ISM, HDTV, cell phone, AM/FM radio, TCAS, ADSB, Mode C/S transponders as well as primary and secondary surveillance radars.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Ramsey Faragher, Focal Point Positioning, U.K.
Ben Segal, Polaris Wireless
Network Time Transfer
Methods for synchronizing clocks in a network. GNSS and other signal of opportunity-based time transfer. Algorithm for disciplining clocks in a network.
Co-chair:
Ron Beard, Naval Research Laboratory
Personal and Humanoid Robot Navigation
Pose estimation and for humans and robots. Human motion modeling. Perception of the environment for humanoid robot operations. Cell phone based navigation systems for personal navigation. Applications for health and well-being (medical devices and sports).
Co-chair:
Peter Fankhauser, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland (invited)
PNT Authentication
Motivation and case studies for the need for PNT authentication. Algorithms and systems for GNSS position authentication and validation. Using other sensors and systems to aid in PNT authentication
Co-chairs:
Dr. Mark Psiaki, Cornell University (invited)
Dr. Ignacio Hernández Fernández, European Commission, Belgium (invited)
Precise Point Positioning (PPP)
Current applications and future trends of PPP. Algorithmic and hardware (receiver design) issues in designing PPP systems. Single and multi-constellation PPP.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Sanjeev Gunawardena, Air Force Institute of Technology
Dr. Sunil Bisnath, York University, Canada
Sensor Manufacturing, Error Modeling and Testing
Test and evaluation of inertial sensors. Error model specification for low cost sensors. Unique testing and calibration techniques of high volume, cost sensitive devices as well as performance of inertial sensors after calibration and periods between calibrations required to meet long term performance.
Co-chairs:
Donald Horkheimer, Honeywell
Randall Curey, Northrop Grumman
Sensors for Aiding and Augmenting Inertial Navigation
New developments and products for timing, vision and environmental sensing to augment and aid inertial sensors. Optical sensors (EO/IR cameras, daytime star-trackers, LIDAR). Clocks and time-transfer technologies (chipscale atomic clocks, sferics). Magnetic sensors. UWB. Doppler radars.
Co-chair:
Stefan Bartkowicz, Northrop Grumman
Small Satellites (cubesats/nanosats) GN&C
Use of small satellites for space weather sensing, space situational awareness, space asset servicing and space science measurements. Sensors for formation operation and operational environment sensing. Algorithms and hardware for guidance, navigation and control solutions. Future trends of small satellite applications.
Co-chairs:
Dr. John Hanson, CrossTrack Engineering
Chuck Hisiamoto, Aster Labs Inc.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle GN&C
Requirements for GN&C systems used in unnamed aerial vehicles. Map building for UAV operations. Tele-operation of UAVs. Sense and avoid for UAVs operating in the NAS. Validation and verification of UAV GN&C.
Co-chairs:
Dr. Vibhor Bageshwar, Honeywell
Dr. Bernard Schnaufer, Rockwell Collins
Unmanned Marine Vehicle GN&C
New concepts, advances and algorithms related to surface and underwater navigation. Use of inertial navigation for underwater navigation; advances in acoustic devices for bathymetry, position location and velocity measurement and their application to underwater vehicles; the development and application of new broadband technology sonar elements.
Co-chairs:
Robert Greer, SPAWAR
Dr. Brendan Englot, Stevens Institute of Technology (invited)
Tutorials, Monday, April 11
Half-day tutorials are listed below. Course details and registration information will be in the conference program.
Image-Aided Navigation
Fundamentals of Nonlinear Recursive Estimation
Alternative Navigation Methods Exploiting Integration with Inertial Measurements
Contemporary and Emerging Inertial Sensors
Fundamentals of Inertial Navigation
Integrated Collision Avoidance, Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems for UAS