GNSS for Civil Aviation (1/2)
To give a solid foundation of GNSS use for civil aviation applications, GNSS fundamentals and civil aviation requirements overview.
To give details on the source and nature of various error sources on measurements, their impact on position precision, integrity monitoring requirements, and various augmentation systems.
Awareness on the future of GNSS.
Engineers and executives.
GNSS Principles and Characteristics
Civil aviation needs
GNSS history and concepts
Time and space reference
Space, Ground and User segments
Navigation message concept
GPS Signal Structure and Processing
Basics on spread spectrum theory
GPS Signal structure
Computation of the position solution
Measurements Errors and Position
Error Sources Analysis, UERE
Receiver technologies and tracking loops
Satellite orbit errors and clock errors
Signal Multipath Error characterization and mitigation techniques
Ionosphere and Troposphere error sources, characterization and mitigation Precision criterions, DOP concepts
Susceptibility to interference
Lab on GPS Measurement and Position Quality : Measurement of the effect of different sources of error and analysis of important parameters
Civil Aviation Constraints and Integrity Monitoring Performance
Definition of Accuracy, Availability, Continuity and Integrity
Presentation of Integrity Monitoring Concepts
Integrity Monitoring Performance: Definition of Protection Levels