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Course unit, curriculum year 2024–2025
COMM.SYS.620

GNSS-technologies, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)
Course code
COMM.SYS.620
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Simona Lohan
Responsible teacher:
Jari Nurmi
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %
Core content
  • GNSS signal acquisition and tracking
  • GNSS signal structure: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
  • Software receiver design principles
  • Integration of GNSS with
    other positioning sensors (e.g., inertial)
  • Position estimation from GNSS and uncertainty, estimation techniques
Complementary knowledge
  • Receiver design issues
  • GNSS augmentation systems
  • Multisystem receivers.
  • Kalman filter, tight vs. loose integration
  • Robustness and integrity issues.
Specialist knowledge
  • Practical software GNSS receiver design
  • Integration with other wireless positioning sensors
  • GNSS applications
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Exercises 30%, final project assignment report 24%, exam in Moodle 40%, attendance on web lectures 6%.

Participation in teaching

02.09.2024 18.11.2024
Active in period 1 (1.8.2024–20.10.2024)
Active in period 2 (21.10.2024–31.12.2024)