Course objective is to provide the attendees with a comprehensive knowledge of basic theory, methodologies, and technologies for outdoor and indoor navigation systems including Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) like GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS e BEIDOU, regional systems like IRNSS, QZSS, terrestrial radio-localization systems based on 4G and 5G mobile networks, and local area networks (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB, RF-ID, etc.), inertial navigation systems (INS),and heterogeneous systems (e.g. GNSS+INS).
Additional objective is the ability to apply the previous methodologies and technologies to major applications based on the user position, like intelligent transportation systems (avionics, rail, road, maritime), infomobility, automotive, location based services for smartphones, tablets, mobile computers, and environment monitoring
Additional objective is the ability to apply the previous methodologies and technologies to major applications based on the user position, like intelligent transportation systems (avionics, rail, road, maritime), infomobility, automotive, location based services for smartphones, tablets, mobile computers, and environment monitoring
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The course is organized into 4 teaching units: a first part in which the general concepts of GNSS systems (architectures, signals, reference systems, processing and modeling, positioning) are examined, a second part in which advanced aspects related to GNSS signal processing (differential positioning, relative positioning, RTK, PPP, augmentation systems) are explored in depth, a third part dedicated to GNSS receiver technologies (RF front-end, A/D conversion, signal acquisition and tracking, Software Defined Radio-GNSS), and finally a fourth part related to inertial navigation systems (INS) and heterogeneous systems (e.g. INS/GNSS integration).
- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume I: Fundamentals and Algorithms," TM-23/1, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_I.pdf
- E. D. Kaplan and C. Hegarty, "Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications," Third Edition. Third ed., Artech House, 2017. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=5430709
For teaching unit 3:
K. Borre, D. M. Akos, N. Bertelsen, P. Rinder, and S. H. Jensen, "A Software-Defined GPS and Galileo Receiver: A Single-Frequency Approach" ed. Birkhäuser Boston, MA, 2007 [online] https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-8176-4540-3
For teaching unit 4:
- P. D. Groves, "Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems," Second Edition. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass: Artech House, 2013. GNSS Technology and Application Ser. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=1531533
Laboratory activities and/or exercises:
- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume II: Laboratory Exercises," TM-23/2, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_II.pdf
Programme
The course will cover modern global satellite navigation systems (Global Navigation Satellite System - GNSS), the technologies and operating principles of satellite receivers, signal processing techniques for positioning, the effects of signal propagation in the atmosphere, coordinate and reference systems. Inertial sensor-based localization systems (IMU, i.e. accelerometers and gyroscopes) and heterogeneous localization systems (e.g. GNSS+IMU integration) will also be studied.The course is organized into 4 teaching units: a first part in which the general concepts of GNSS systems (architectures, signals, reference systems, processing and modeling, positioning) are examined, a second part in which advanced aspects related to GNSS signal processing (differential positioning, relative positioning, RTK, PPP, augmentation systems) are explored in depth, a third part dedicated to GNSS receiver technologies (RF front-end, A/D conversion, signal acquisition and tracking, Software Defined Radio-GNSS), and finally a fourth part related to inertial navigation systems (INS) and heterogeneous systems (e.g. INS/GNSS integration).
Core Documentation
For teaching unit 1 and 2:- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume I: Fundamentals and Algorithms," TM-23/1, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_I.pdf
- E. D. Kaplan and C. Hegarty, "Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications," Third Edition. Third ed., Artech House, 2017. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=5430709
For teaching unit 3:
K. Borre, D. M. Akos, N. Bertelsen, P. Rinder, and S. H. Jensen, "A Software-Defined GPS and Galileo Receiver: A Single-Frequency Approach" ed. Birkhäuser Boston, MA, 2007 [online] https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-8176-4540-3
For teaching unit 4:
- P. D. Groves, "Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems," Second Edition. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass: Artech House, 2013. GNSS Technology and Application Ser. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=1531533
Laboratory activities and/or exercises:
- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume II: Laboratory Exercises," TM-23/2, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_II.pdf
Reference Bibliography
-Type of delivery of the course
Lectures and (to be defined based on availability) seminars with industries in the aerospace sector are planned. Laboratory activities and/or exercises in MATLAB and specific software for GNSS data processing are introduced to support teaching activities.Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
A written test with an oral interview. teacher profile teaching materials
The course is organized into 4 teaching units: a first part in which the general concepts of GNSS systems (architectures, signals, reference systems, processing and modeling, positioning) are examined, a second part in which advanced aspects related to GNSS signal processing (differential positioning, relative positioning, RTK, PPP, augmentation systems) are explored in depth, a third part dedicated to GNSS receiver technologies (RF front-end, A/D conversion, signal acquisition and tracking, Software Defined Radio-GNSS), and finally a fourth part related to inertial navigation systems (INS) and heterogeneous systems (e.g. INS/GNSS integration).
- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume I: Fundamentals and Algorithms," TM-23/1, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_I.pdf
- E. D. Kaplan and C. Hegarty, "Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications," Third Edition. Third ed., Artech House, 2017. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=5430709
For teaching unit 3:
K. Borre, D. M. Akos, N. Bertelsen, P. Rinder, and S. H. Jensen, "A Software-Defined GPS and Galileo Receiver: A Single-Frequency Approach" ed. Birkhäuser Boston, MA, 2007 [online] https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-8176-4540-3
For teaching unit 4:
- P. D. Groves, "Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems," Second Edition. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass: Artech House, 2013. GNSS Technology and Application Ser. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=1531533
Laboratory activities and/or exercises:
- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume II: Laboratory Exercises," TM-23/2, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_II.pdf
Programme
The course will cover modern global satellite navigation systems (Global Navigation Satellite System - GNSS), the technologies and operating principles of satellite receivers, signal processing techniques for positioning, the effects of signal propagation in the atmosphere, coordinate and reference systems. Inertial sensor-based localization systems (IMU, i.e. accelerometers and gyroscopes) and heterogeneous localization systems (e.g. GNSS+IMU integration) will also be studied.The course is organized into 4 teaching units: a first part in which the general concepts of GNSS systems (architectures, signals, reference systems, processing and modeling, positioning) are examined, a second part in which advanced aspects related to GNSS signal processing (differential positioning, relative positioning, RTK, PPP, augmentation systems) are explored in depth, a third part dedicated to GNSS receiver technologies (RF front-end, A/D conversion, signal acquisition and tracking, Software Defined Radio-GNSS), and finally a fourth part related to inertial navigation systems (INS) and heterogeneous systems (e.g. INS/GNSS integration).
Core Documentation
For teaching unit 1 and 2:- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume I: Fundamentals and Algorithms," TM-23/1, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_I.pdf
- E. D. Kaplan and C. Hegarty, "Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications," Third Edition. Third ed., Artech House, 2017. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=5430709
For teaching unit 3:
K. Borre, D. M. Akos, N. Bertelsen, P. Rinder, and S. H. Jensen, "A Software-Defined GPS and Galileo Receiver: A Single-Frequency Approach" ed. Birkhäuser Boston, MA, 2007 [online] https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-8176-4540-3
For teaching unit 4:
- P. D. Groves, "Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems," Second Edition. 2nd ed. Boston, Mass: Artech House, 2013. GNSS Technology and Application Ser. Web. [online] https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/Uniroma3-ebooks/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=1531533
Laboratory activities and/or exercises:
- J. Sanz Subirana, J.M. Juan Zornoza and M. Hernández-Pajares, "GNSS Data Processing. Volume II: Laboratory Exercises," TM-23/2, European Space Agency, 2013. [online] https://gssc.esa.int/navipedia/GNSS_Book/ESA_GNSS-Book_TM-23_Vol_II.pdf
Reference Bibliography
-Type of delivery of the course
Lectures and (to be defined based on availability) seminars with industries in the aerospace sector are planned. Laboratory activities and/or exercises in MATLAB and specific software for GNSS data processing are introduced to support teaching activities.Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
A written test with an oral interview.