Educational content

1. GPS System Description

Basic radio-navigation measurements and principles : distance, velocity, time. Principe of measurement of solution of navigation.

Four Satellite ranging system Principle.

Military/Civil dual use.

Time and coordinates reference system.

2. GPS Architecture and Technique

GPS : space , control and users segments. GPS Architecture.

Signal structure : frequencies, multiple access technique, spread spectrum technique, Code C/A , P(Y).

GPS Data Message.

GPS receivers : antenna, Block Diagram, and architecture. Signal Processing.

Transmission channel : ionosphere and troposphere propagation properties, interferences, multipath, localisation Indoors.

Performances : D.O.P, Accuracy, Availability, Integrity, Continuity.

Correlation, Acquisition, tracking, impact of the perturbation on the tracking.

3. Differential techniques : DGPS

Principles of correction of common bias systematic error : code differential and phase differential techniques.

Performances.

Introduction to the Policy of Augmentation of Accuracy, Availability, Integrity (RAIM, EGNOS...)

4. Others Satellites Constellation for Navigation

GLONASS, GALILEO, Modernized GPS .

5. Simulations and Labwork

Navigation constellation session.

Receiver simulation session.

Multipath effect simulation session.

Code and phase simulation session.

For information only : 54 hours