| Activity | Course |
|---|---|
| Title | GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems): Principles and Applications |
| Objectives | Understanding of the working principle, of the capabilities and of the limitations of the satellite-based navigation systems, which are now a basic infrastructure in many engineering fields and scientific domains. Detailed analysis of GNSS applications interesting for the students. The course is intended for students holding a degree in engineering or in scientific disciplines; nevertheless, it is built in such a way to do not require previous knowledge in aerospace. |
| Contents | GNSS working principle: evaluation of signal transit time, meaning of pseudorange, space, user and control segments. GNSS performance: error budgets and effects of the satellites-to-user geometry (dilution of precision parameters). Signal characteristics. Augmentation systems based on geostationary orbits (SBAS) and the improvement in performance. Differential techniques built on signal’s code and phase. “Precise Point Positioning” technique. Land, marine, air and space applications. Characteristics of the new systems as Galileo, GLONASS andBeidou. A basic part of the course is given by a numerical/experimental project selected together with the tutor and to be individually completed by the student. Such a project will deal with ine of the GNSS applications presented during classroom lectures. |
| Language | Italian / English |
| Teacher | Giovanni B. Palmerini |
| Teacher's role | Associate Professor of Guidance and Navigation – "La Sapienza" University of Rome |
| Learning tools | Classroom lectures – tests and exercises – final test leading to the evaluation of the acquired knowledge |
| Commitment | 30 hours face-to-face lectures + 10 hours of numerical and experimental assisted tests and exercises + job project developed by the student |
| Credits | 12 |