ELT-46106 Satellite Navigation Receivers, 5 cr
Additional information
In this course we learn how satellite navigation receivers work and design a software based GPS receiver.
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Jari Nurmi
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-46106 2016-01 | 4 |
Jari Nurmi Tommi Paakki |
Written exam + completed exercise work |
Learning Outcomes
The student will learn to know the basic operations of a satellite navigation receiver, in particular acquisition and tracking, and how they are implemented in practice inside the receiver.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | GPS signal structure | GALILEO signal structure | |
| 2. | Raw measurements in GNSS receiver (pseudorange, Doppler, carrier phase) | ||
| 3. | Antenna effects, front end downconversion and sampling | ||
| 4. | Receiver signal processing (Doppler removal, correlation, signal integration) | Loop filter design | |
| 5. | Signal acquisition | Acquisition in weak signal environment |
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | A Software-defined GPS and Galileo receiver | Borre, Akos, Bertelsen, Rinder, and Jensen | No | |||
| Lecture slides | Yes |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| ELT-46106 Satellite Navigation Receivers, 5 cr | TKT-2566 Satellite Navigation Receivers, 5 cr |