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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
ELT-46306

GNSS-technologies, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Course code
ELT-46306
Language of instruction
English
Academic year
2020–2021
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Simona Lohan
Responsible teacher:
Jari Nurmi
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Core content
  • GNSS signal acquisition and tracking
  • GNSS signal structure: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
  • Software receiver design principles
  • Integration of GNSS with
    other positioning sensors (e.g., inertial)
  • Position estimation from GNSS and uncertainty, estimation techniques
Complementary knowledge
  • Receiver design issues
  • GNSS augmentation systems
  • Multisystem receivers.
  • Kalman filter, tight vs. loose integration
  • Robustness and integrity issues.
Specialist knowledge
  • Practical software GNSS receiver design
  • Integration with other wireless positioning sensors
  • GNSS applications
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Completion option 1
Exercises 30%, final project assignment report 24%, exam in Moodle 40%, attendance on web lectures 6%.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

19.10.2020 26.02.2021
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)

Exam

No scheduled teaching