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

Mikko Valkama, Jari Nurmi

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
ELT-46106 2019-01 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  

Updated by: Nurmi Jari, 26.05.2020