Special topics in Aerospace Systems

Teacher:

prof. Alfredo Renga
Department of Industrial Engineering
www.docenti.unina.it/alfredo.renga
alfredo.renga@unina.it

Credits: 3
Hours: 12
Dates: July 5th 2018 14-17
July 6th 2018 10-13
July 12th 2018 14-17
July 19th 2018 14-17 (Final test)

Frequency: Annual
Room: Aula Ferri (Dept. of Industrial Engineering, 4° floor Piazzale Tecchio 80)
Ph.D Specialization: Aerospace and Naval Engineering

The course is composed of two modules:
First Module: Satellite Navigation and GNSS
Second Module: Numerical Tutorial on Satellite Navigation Toolbox©

Goals:
To furnish an introduction to Global Navigation Satellite Systems
To furnish an introduction to numerical analysis of GNSS raw measurements and processing

Topics:
Global Positioning System, GPS-based positioning, Signal structure, Error Sources, Performance of Stand-alone GPS, GPS Performance Vs Aircraft Navigation. Dual-frequency receivers. Carrier- Phase GPS. Differential GPS. GPS Modernization. GPS Augmentation (Aircraft-based, Groundbased, Satellite-based). Processing of raw GPS measurements. Satellite Navigation Toolbox©.

Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of orbital dynamics
Basic knowledge of signal modulation
Basic knowledge of Matlab©

Language: English

Course Info: Prof. Alfredo Renga
Tel.: 0817682359
Email: alfredo.renga@unina.it