Course 551: Using Advanced GPS/GNSS Signals and Systems: In-Depth
Instructor: Dr. John Betz, MITRE Fellow Emeritus
This course is available for private group training | 3.0 CEUs
A Message from the Instructor
Course Description
This 5-day course will enable attendees to achieve proficiency, not merely familiarity, with the essential aspects of using GPS / GNSS signals. Course 551 will not only thoroughly address current and future GPS signals, but also drill deeply into available details of signals from other satellite-based positioning and timing systems. As attendees understand similarities and distinctions between different systems and signals, they will become equipped to take advantage of signals from multiple systems.
Receiver processing techniques are described along with ways to characterize the performance of receiver processing. These processing techniques are customized to specific characteristics of signals from GPS and other satnav systems. Specialized topics, including dealing with interference and with multipath, differential satnav, and assisted satnav, are also addressed.
Attendees will be given review questions each evening that will be reviewed in class each morning. Working the review problems in class helps attendees understand and apply key concepts. Student discounts available for select public courses. See registration form for details.
Objectives
- To develop proficiency with advanced receiver processing of modernized and new signals from GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, and QZSS, supplemented by systems engineering skills, integrated with techniques for assessing performance and performing design trades concerning receiver processing.
Prerequisites
- Attendees should already have a solid background in GPS and be ready to develop advanced skills. Previous exposure to basic signal processing techniques and terminology and to matrix algebra as well as familiarity with engineering mathematics is needed.
Who Should Attend?
- This extensive, fast-moving course is targeted to engineers, scientists and professionals who already have a solid background in GPS and are ready to develop advanced skills in using GPS and other satellite-based navigation and timing systems. Attendees should have previous exposure to basic signal processing techniques and terminology. Familiarity with engineering mathematics is needed.
Materials You Will Keep
- A color electronic copy of all course notes, including review questions and solutions, will be provided in advance on a USB drive or CD-ROM.
- Notes and references of advance study materials we be sent ahead for review prior to the course.
- Ability to use Adobe Acrobat sticky notes on electronic course notes.
- NavtechGPS Glossary of GNSS Acronyms.
- A black and white hard copy of the course notes.
- Textbook: Engineering Satellite-Based Navigation & Timing: GNSS, Signals, & Receivers, J. Betz, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2015.
Remote Course, April 2021
Very effective class and I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end.
Patuxent, Maryland
This was not sold to me as an introduction course but John was able to explain things simply and I was brought up to speed surprisingly quickly.
Nashville, TN
Course 541 is really a course that needs to be attended by experienced engineers. Many experienced engineers should not underestimate what they would learn from key GNSS experts like Dr. John Betz.
Nashville, TN
The in-depth understanding of the effects of interference of GNSS signals and how they impact various parts of the receiver will help me design “Robust GNSS” receivers.
Nashville, TN
Dr. John Betz explained topics very well throughout the course. He is willing to explain things over again until the student underrstands.
Nashville, TN
I learned how to understand the structure of the new signals that will help me design code to take benefit of the good features.
Nashville, TN
[I learned] code tracking and corner tracking techniques, signal characteristics of different GNSS constellations, for multi-constellation receivers: link budgets, error sources, and characterization.
Patuxent River, MD, September 2019
I developed a higher level understanding about what satnav is, the details behind how it works and what characteristics impact how I test my system.
Patuxent River, MD, September 2019
I learned about topics that will be helpful in calculating/understanding satnav closure rates during AR testing. I also gained a fundamental understanding of satnav. This was not sold to me as an introductory course , but John [Betz] was able to explain things simply and I was brought up to speed surprisingly quickly.
Patuxent River, MD, September 2019
The switching between math and application was well done to keep interest.