Background
The project sponsor is the Air Force Research Lab's Advanced GPS Technology (AGT) Program, whose mission is to provide satellite navigation services in adverse conditions while reducing costs. The team is designing a mobile lab to allow AGT to test a GPS payload in various locations. The design goal is to provide a cost-effective, user-friendly, and transportable lab. The mobile lab must protect the test equipment, produce its own power, and house four technicians. The team is selecting several parts for the mobile lab. These parts include the trailer, heating and AC unit, generator, workstations, antenna mast, shielding, and floor plan. While selecting the parts of the mobile lab, the team considers cost, efficiency, ergonomics, and size. The design is a 40-ft. shipping container, transported to the test site on a flatbed trailer. The team is presenting a scaled 3D printed model as proof of concept for AGT, who is finally responsible for the lab's full-scale construction.
