Navigation

Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) provide autonomous navigation by continuously calculating position, orientation, and velocity without reliance on external signals. These systems are essential for defense applications, delivering highly accurate navigation in GNSS-denied environments. By integrating inertial measurement units (IMUs) with accelerometers and gyroscopes, INS enables real-time tracking for defense aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), submarines, and autonomous vehicles. When combined with a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), INS enhances positional accuracy, but it remains capable of independent operation in challenging terrain, dense foliage, or contested environments.

Advanced Energy delivers power solutions to sustain high-performance inertial navigation systems across airborne, maritime, and ground-based platforms. Low-noise DC-DC converters, precision AC-DC power supplies, and programmable power systems provide the stable voltage regulation required to maintain system accuracy under extreme conditions. Our portfolio also includes calibration tools to verify power stability and sensor performance, supporting accurate IMU and accelerometer operation in GNSS-denied environments.
 

Power Solutions for Inertial Navigation Systems

INS components require stable, low-noise power to support navigation sensors, IMUs, and high-speed data processing systems. Voltage fluctuations or electrical noise can degrade sensor accuracy, making precision power conversion critical for maintaining reliable position, orientation, and velocity data. Military-grade power solutions must also withstand harsh environmental conditions, including shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures, ensuring continuous operation across demanding mission profiles.

Advanced Energy designs ruggedized power solutions for INS applications, modified to conform to MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, and MIL-STD-1275E requirements. Our board-mounted power (BMP) and point-of-load (POL) converters regulate precise voltage for autonomous navigation systems, while redundant power architectures enhance system reliability in mission-critical environments.
   

Expert Modified Standard Solutions

Advanced Energy modifies standard Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) power solutions to support GNSS receivers and augmentation systems across mobile and tactical deployments. Ruggedized to MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461, modifications focus on EMI shielding, ripple and noise control, voltage stabilization, and mechanical reinforcement to maintain performance in dynamic defense environments.
 

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are vital for modern military and aerospace operations, providing global positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services. Ground-based control segments and user receivers rely on mission-critical power solutions to enable uninterrupted navigation infrastructure across contested and GNSS-denied environments. From satellite command centers to handheld GNSS receivers, military-grade GNSS equipment supports defense teams with ruggedized power systems engineered for low-latency signal processing, anti-jamming capabilities, and EMI mitigation.

Advanced Energy delivers high-durability components and GNSS power supply solutions modified to meet the demands of MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 compliance. Deployed in GNSS sensor stations or integrated into military receivers and augmentation systems, configurable AC-DC and DC-DC power converters are a resilient, stable power solution for aerospace and defense technology. We also offer calibration equipment for validating power accuracy and ensuring signal integrity across GNSS infrastructure.
 

Power Solutions for Sensor Stations in the Control Segment

Ground station power systems are vital to sustaining GNSS Segments, including military-grade monitoring systems and satellite command centers. Sensor stations and control centers require highly reliable Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) solutions and robust power conversion to maintain real-time satellite communication and data processing. These power solutions are engineered to withstand environmental extremes and transient load demands, protecting GNSS control segments from mission interruptions.

Advanced Energy offers scalable ground station power systems and modular GNSS sensor station power solutions designed to sustain long-duration operations. Our ruggedized AC-DC converters and isolated DC-DC modules deliver clean, efficient power for navigation infrastructure.
   

Power Solutions for Receivers & Augmentation Systems in the User Segment

Military-grade GNSS receiver power solutions must balance efficiency, compact form factors, and rugged durability. In dynamic, mobile applications, GNSS power supply systems need to maintain reliable voltage regulation for navigation electronics despite environmental stressors and power fluctuations.

Advanced Energy’s board-mounted and point-of-load converters deliver high-performance power to support handheld receivers, vehicular GNSS devices, and augmentation systems. These mission-critical power solutions protect against EMI and transient loads while maximizing operational life.
   

Expert Modified Standard Solutions

Advanced Energy modifies standard Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) power solutions to support GNSS receivers and augmentation systems across mobile and tactical deployments. Ruggedized to MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461, modifications focus on EMI shielding, ripple and noise control, voltage stabilization, and mechanical reinforcement to maintain performance in dynamic defense environments.
 

Terrain-Referenced Navigation (TRN) enhances aerial and ground navigation using terrain correlation sensors and digital elevation models (DEMs) to improve positioning accuracy where satellite signals are weak. By comparing radar terrain mapping, LiDAR, and optical sensor data with stored terrain databases, TRN offers GNSS-denied navigation crucial to military applications in reconnaissance, surveillance, and autonomous navigation.

Advanced Energy supports mission-critical power needs with ruggedized TRN power solutions engineered for harsh military environments. Stable sensor power supply solutions deliver uninterrupted power to high-performance processors and multi-sensor fusion systems. From rugged radars and LiDAR systems to terrain profile matching (TERPROM) algorithms, Advanced Energy supports continuous operation of navigation systems that maintain vehicle position updates in MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1275, and MIL-STD-810 applications. Our calibration tools help verify power performance and alignment across complex sensor arrays and TRN processing chains.
 

Power Solutions for Critical TRN Systems

TRN relies on precision sensors and high-performance processors to deliver accurate digital terrain mapping. These vital systems require stable, low-noise power conversion to maintain real-time data correlation and continuous operation during rapid terrain changes or GNSS signal loss.

Advanced Energy’s ruggedized AC-DC and DC-DC converters deliver resilient power to radar altimeters, LiDAR, and processors for GNSS-denied navigation. Flexible, modular power architectures support autonomous navigation and high-data-rate terrain correlation in the most challenging military environments.

   

Expert Modified Standard Solutions

Advanced Energy modifies standard Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) power solutions to support GNSS receivers and augmentation systems across mobile and tactical deployments. Ruggedized to MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461, modifications focus on EMI shielding, ripple and noise control, voltage stabilization, and mechanical reinforcement to maintain performance in dynamic defense environments.