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Athena 311
Athena 311

OVERVIEW


Accurate roll, pitch, heading in dynamic environments and sustained turns, keeping your mission on track.
To meet the demands of both UAV and military applications, our engineers have designed the Rockwell Collins Athena 311 with a full range of autopilot and mission management functions, which include autonomous landing and route navigation. The autopilots are designed using patented, highly-automated controller-synthesis techniques, which guarantee stability and performance robustness throughout the flight envelope.

This unit meets the most rigorous environmental requirements to ensure a long, trouble-free life and guaranteed performance over the full temperature and altitude range of the system. Its small size makes it the ideal control system solution for tactical UAVs.


Key benefits

  • Kalman filtering algorithms provide full INS and attitude solution
  • Accurate roll, pitch, heading in dynamic environments and sustained turns
  • Full air data measurements including AoA and sideslip
  • Autonomous vehicle control and integrated sensor suite

SPECIFICATIONS

INS/GPS performance
 
Update rate  
50 Hz
 
Start-up time 
10 sec (initial attitude);
1 min (full alignment)
 
Heading range 
+/- 180°
 
Altitude range pitch 
+/- 90°
 
Altitude range roll 
+/- 180
 
Altitude range 
-1,000 ft to 50,000 ft
 
Attitude accuracy 
45 ft at S.L., <200 ft at 40,000 ft altitude
 
GPS range 
Worldwide
 
Lat/long position accuracy 
GPS C/A Code; differential ready, WAAS-enabled
 
GPS antenna power 
5 V
 
Airspeed accuracy 
<2 knots @ 40 knots,
<1 knot @ 60 knots
 
Max airspeed  
165 knots standard, up to 650 knots optional
 
Angle of attack range 
+/- 8° at max airspeed
 
Angle of sideslip range 
+/- 8° at max airspeed
 

IMU performance
 
Maximum angular rates
 
+/- 200°/s
 
Maximum g range
 
+/- 7g
 

Attitude heading accuracy (1 sigma) with GPS
 
Pitch/roll accuracy
 
0.1°
 
Heading accuracy
 
0.1°
 

Extended GPS outage
 
Pitch/roll accuracy
 
0.5° *
 
Heading accuracy
 
1.0° *
 
*Using adequate external magnetic field measurement.
 

Overview
 
Size (in)
 
4 x 5 x 6
 
Weight (lbs)
 
4.8
 
Enclosure
 
Aluminum/EMI shielded
 
Power
 
12 W (nominal) @ 18-36 VDC
 

Environmental
 
Operating temperature
 
-40 to 70°C
 
Operating vibration
 
Provisioned for passive isolation,
MIL-STD-810
 
Humidity
 
95%, non-condensing sealed enclosure
 
Serial input/output
 
RS-422
 


BUILDING TRUST EVERY DAY.

Rockwell Collins delivers smart communication and aviation electronics solutions to customers worldwide. Backed by a global network of service and support, we stand committed to putting technology and practical innovation to work for you whenever and wherever you need us. In this way, working together, we build trust. Every day.


For more information contact:
Product Information Material is available and can be obtained by contacting GS Customer Relations:
Rockwell Collins
3721 Macintosh Drive
Vint Hill Tech Park
Warrenton, VA 20187
Phone: (540) 428-3300
Fax: (540) 428-3301
Email: <learnmore@rockwellcollins.com>
Website: http://www.rockwellcollins.com