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Abstracts should be submitted electronically via the ION Abstract Management Portal, no later than October 30, 2015. To submit an abstract, sign in at www.ion.org/abstracts. If you have not used the Abstract Management Portal before, click “Create My Account.” Click on the PLANS conference and complete the form. Abstracts should describe objectives, anticipated or actual results, conclusions, any key innovative steps and the significance of your work. Authors will be notified of acceptance in December and provided with an electronic author’s kit with presentation and publication guidelines. Papers will be circulated in the public domain. Classified or ITAR restricted abstracts and papers will not be accepted. All authors attending the meeting are required to pay registra-tion fees. Only the author who presents will receive an author dis-count on registration fees if paid by the early registration deadline.

Final ManuscriptsCompleted manuscripts must be uploaded to the Abstract Management Portal (AMP) by February 1, 2016. Manuscripts will be designated as a primary paper, or as an alternate paper, in the onsite program based on the Session Chairs’ peer review of the full manuscripts. Manuscripts not received by February 1, 2016 will be withdrawn from the conference. Corrected/revised manu-scripts will be accepted through April 22, 2016. To be included in the conference proceedings final manu-scripts must meet the peer review requirements, the author must present at the conference and pay the conference registration fee. Papers not representative of the original abstract submitted will not be included in the conference proceedings regardless of whether or not they were presented at the conference; and this may affect the acceptance of future abstracts by the author. Final manuscripts will be reviewed by independent referees for accep-tance into the conference proceedings. PLANS manuscripts will be eligible for best paper awards, including the IEEE’s Walter Fried Award, PLANS Student Award and the Best in Track Award. Papers will be posted on the PLANS website for conference pre-registrants to view on a complimentary basis until the electronic proceedings are circulated.

Tutorials: Monday, April 11Half-day tutorials are listed below. Course details and registration information will be in the conference program and at www.plansconference.org

• Image-AidedNavigation• FundamentalsofNonlinearRecursiveEstimation• AlternativeNavigationMethodsExploitingIntegration

with Inertial Measurements• ContemporaryandEmergingInertialSensors• FundamentalsofInertialNavigation• IntegratedCollisionAvoidance,Guidance,Navigation,

and Control Systems for UAS

Registration InformationFull registration includes all technical sessions, conference meal func-tions and events and access to electronic proceedings. Registration for tutorials will be additional. Individual registration benefits are non-transferable. Attendees• IEEEorIONMemberrate(receivedandpaidbyMarch10and

staying in the conference hotel): $980; after March 10: $1,130•Non-memberRate(receivedandpaidbyMarch10andstaying

in the conference hotel): $1,160; after March 10: $1,310•StudentRate:sessionsonly,doesnotincludemealfunctions,

events or proceedings; must be a full-time student (received and paid by March 10 and staying in the conference hotel): $530; after March 10, $680

Presenters• IEEEorIONMemberRate(receivedandpaidbyMarch10and

staying in the conference hotel): $930; after March 10, $1,130.•Non-memberRate(receivedandpaidbyMarch10andstaying

in the conference hotel): $1,110; after March 10: $1,310

Accommodations Make your reservation online at: www.plansconference.org Accommodations are offered at the Hyatt Regency Savannah. A block of rooms has been set aside for conference attendees at the discounted rate of $208 per night for single/double occupancy. These rooms will be available until March 10, 2016, or until the block fills up, whichever comes first. A limited number of government rate rooms for qualified federal agencies are also available. Reservations made after March 10 will be on a space-available basis and may not be at the special conference rate. We strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations early. Save $200 on your registration fees by staying at the conference hotel. All attendees who stay at the Hyatt Regency Savannah, and submit their hotel confirmation number at the time of conference registration, will receive a $200 discount when registering for the conference. Hotel discounts cannot be applied retroactively. Exhibits Exhibitspaceisstillavailable.Boothsaresoldin10’×10’incrementsand include one full complimentary conference registration. Foranexhibitorprospectus,orformoreinformation,goto www.plansconference.org.

Call for Nominations: Kershner AwardThe Kershner Award is presented to recognize the outstanding lifetime achievements of an individual who has made substantial contributions in the field of navigation. Additional details can be found at www.plansconference.org. Submit nominations to meetings@ion.org by January 20, 2016. Include the following information in the nomination e-mail: 1) the name and contact information of the nominee; 2) your name and contactinformation;3)aparagraphexplainingwhytheindividualshould be considered for this award; 4) a proposed citation (25 words or less); and 5) any other relevant information.

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TRACK A: INERTIAl SENSINg AND TEChNOlOgy Track Chair: Earl Benser, Honeywell International

low Cost Inertial SensorsThe 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. Session Co-chairs: Thomas Jakel, MEMSense and Igor Prikhodko, Analog Devices

Integrated Inertial NavigationAlgorithms 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. Session Co-chairs: Mr. James McDonald, Honeywell International and Dr. Andrey Soloviev, Qunav

Sensors for Aiding and Augmenting Inertial NavigationNew 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.Session Chair: Stefan Bartkowicz, Northrop Grumman

Emerging Technologies for Inertial SensingNew technologies and modalities for inertial sensing. Cold atom interferometry and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance inertial sensors.Session Co-chairs: Dr. Richard Stoner, C.S. Draper Laboratory (invited) and Michael Larsen, Northrop Grumman

Sensor Manufacturing, Error Modeling and TestingTest 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. Session Co-chairs: Donald Horkheimer, Honeywell and Randall Curey, Northrop Grumman

high Performance Inertial Sensor TechnologiesUse 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. Session Chair: Kamal Joshi, Northrop Grumman

TRACK B: PERCEPTION FOR AuTONOMOuS AND SEMI-AuTONOMOuS SySTEMSTrack Chair: Dr. Clark Taylor, AFRL Sensors Directorate

Personal and humanoid Robot NavigationPose estimation and for humans and robots. Human motion model-ing. 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). Session Chair: Peter Fankhauser, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland (invited)

ground Vehicles gN&C SystemsSensing for perception and map building in ground vehicle operations. Guidance, navigation and control solutions for autonomous or semi-autonomous 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. Session Co-chairs: Dr. David Bevly, Auburn University and Dr. Chen-Chi Chu, Trimble Navigation

unmanned Aerial Vehicle gN&CRequirements 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.Session Co-chairs: Dr. Vibhor Bageshwar, Honeywell and Dr. Bernard Schnaufer, Rockwell Collins

unmanned Marine Vehicle gN&CNew 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 under-water vehicles; the development and application of new broadband technology sonar elements. Session Co-chairs: Robert Greer, SPAWAR and Dr. Brendan Englot, Stevens Institute of Technology (invited)

localization and Map Building in RoboticsAlgorithms and sensors for building maps and localizing robotic systems. Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithms. Session Co-chairs: Dr. Vadim Indelman, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel and Dr. Zhen Zhu, East Carolina University

Small Satellites (cubesats/nanosats) gN&CUse 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.Session Co-chairs: Dr. John Hanson, CrossTrack Engineering and Chuck Hisiamoto, Aster Labs Inc.

TRACK C: NETwORKED, COllABORATIVE AND OPPORTuNISTIC NAVIgATION Track Chair: Dr. David De lorenzo, Stanford University

Collaborative and Networked NavigationThe latest developments in cooperative navigation. V2V Crowd sourc-ing/cloud-based computing for navigation and position authentication purposes. Applications to PNT authentication.Session Co-chairs: Dr. Zak Kassas, University of California, Riverside and Carole Teolis, TRX Systems

Indoor Positioning and NavigationSensors and integrated systems used for indoor navigation in appli-cation such as law enforcement, firefighting and rescue operations. Performance analysis of systems with respect to the metrics of accuracy, reliability and usability. Session Co-chairs: Peter Lommel, C.S. Draper Laboratory and Dr. Robert McCroskey, Honeywell International

Navigation via Radio Frequency Signals of OpportunityNavigation 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.Session Co-chairs: Dr. Ramsey Faragher, Focal Point Positioning, U.K. and Ben Segal, Polaris Wireless

Navigation using Environmental and Natural PhenomenonNavigation and guidance using phenomenon such as lightening (sferics), visual landmarks, Earth’s magnetic field and low frequency natural acoustics. Session Co-chairs: Dr. John Raquet, Air Force Institute of Technology (invited) and Justin Gorgen, SSC Pacific

Network Time TransferMethods for synchronizing clocks in a network. GNSS and other signal of opportunity-based time transfer. Algorithm for disciplining clocks in a network. Session Chair: Ron Beard, Naval Research Laboratory

Algorithms for Networked NavigationAlgorithms for centralized and decentralized estimation and sensor fusion. Methods for dealing delayed and out of sequence measure-ments.Session Co-chairs: Dr. Hector Rotstein, Rafael, Israel and Dr. Jacob Langelaan, Penn State (invited)

TRACK D: glOBAl NAVIgATION SATEllITE SySTEMS (gNSS)Track Chair: Dr. Todd humphreys, University of Texas at Austin

Civil Multi-Antenna gNSS SystemsGNSS systems using multiple constellation signals along with multiple antennas for robustness to interference and jamming as well as attitude. Session Chair: Dr. Michael Meurer, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany

Precise Point Positioning (PPP)Current applications and future trends of PPP. Algorithmic and hard-ware (receiver design) issues in designing PPP systems. Single and multi-constellation PPP. Session Co-chairs: Dr. Sanjeev Gunawardena, Air Force Institute of Technology and Dr. Sunil Bisnath, York University, Canada

Carrier Phase Positioning (RTK)Current applications and future trends of RTK. Multi-constellation/multi-frequency RTK. Fusion of inertial sensors and RTK.Session Co-chairs: Dr. Adhika Lie, NavCom/John Deere and Dr. Patrick Henkel, Technical University of Munich, Germany

PNT AuthenticationMotivation and case studies for the need for PNT authentication. Algorithms and systems for GNSS position authentication and valida-tion. Using other sensors and systems to aid in PNT authentication Session Co-chairs: Dr. Mark Psiaki, Cornell University (invited) and Dr. Ignacio Hernández Fernández, European Commission, Belgium (invited)

gNSS Robustness to InterferenceDetecting and counteracting GNSS interference and jamming. Hardware and software (algorithmic) solution for detecting and neutralizing interference.Session Chair: Dr. Grace Gao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

high-Integrity gNSSApplications 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. Session Co-chairs: Dr. Okuary Osechas, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany and Dr. Mathieu Joerger, Illinois Institute of Technology

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