GPS Overlay Architecture Design
June 18, 2026Federal Aviation Administration/The Aerospace Corporation Engineering, 2025鈥�26
Liaison(s): Calvin Miles 鈥�87 (FAA), Gregory Furumoto 鈥�92 (The Aerospace Corporation)
Advisor(s): TJ Tsai
Students(s): Thomas Lilygren (TL-S), Haley Colorado (TL-F), Kala Romanowski, Kathryn Shaw, Drake Gonzales (S), Christian LamAlvarez (S), Arthur Cary (F), Adrian Gonzalez (F), Joshua Tanksley (F)
The FAA/Aerospace Corporation Clinic team aims to enhance the performance of the global positioning system (GPS) network with a resilient, progressive overlay architecture. The proposed designs incorporate features essential to advancing civil aviation, including upgraded authentication, strengthened integrity and advanced timekeeping systems as well as new technologies that enable greater constellation autonomy. The team鈥檚 findings and analyses will inform FAA decision-making during a study utilizing the Aerospace Corporation鈥檚 Concurrent Design Center.