Standalone GPS-Based Flight Inspection System

Dr. Todd Walter received his B. S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his Ph.D. in 1993 from Stanford University. He is currently a Senior Research Engineer at Stanford University. He is a co-chair of the WAAS Integrity Performance Panel (WIPP) focused on the implementation of WAAS and the development of its later stages. Key contributions include: early prototype development proving the feasibility of WAAS, significant contribution to MOPS design and validation, co-editing of the Institute of Navigation's book of papers about WAAS and its European and Japanese counterparts, and design of ionospheric algorithms for WAAS. He was the co-recipient of the 2001 ION early achievement award.