Expansion of SDX radio frequency constellation simulator product
Start date: 07/12/2022 16:00
End date: 07/12/2022 17:30
Register for the Final Presentation of the NAVISP EL2 029 Project: “Final Presentation of NAVISP EL2 029 Project "SDXPAND”
GNSS constellations with new signals and services are constantly being updated and improved. From the legacy GPS C/A signals, GNSS receivers can now track and use GPS L2C/L5, Galileo E1/E5, BeiDou B1/B2, GLONASS G1/G2 signals and more. This is a revolution for GNSS receiver manufacturers which are also dealing with an increasing demand from a lot of emerging markets such as IoT, precision navigation, assured navigation, and so on. GNSS simulation systems, which are employed in the development and validation of these new solutions, need to follow these evolutions and become a more accessible product. Many customers, in particular in Europe, have additional needs, namely to support studies of signal evolutions, to implement more realistic channel propagation models and to support evolutions of the technology of GNSS receivers and antennas. In this project, GMV has further developed the SKYDEL product, a GNSS software-defined simulator that features real-time signal generation for multiple constellations and multiple frequencies. It generates high-quality GNSS signals, provides innovative and powerful test automation, supports Hardware-in-the-Loop, and offers high dynamics capabilities for multiple vehicle types. Additionally, its advanced interference (spoofing and jamming) generation module provides advanced waveform creation capabilities that integrate with the simulator’s vehicle dynamics.
The purpose of this project was to expand the existing SKYDEL radio frequency constellation simulator product to cover arising customer needs.
This activity produced the following features, which will be presented at the Final Presentation:
- Creation of a solution for the flexible definition of signals in an agnostic way.
- Creation of a wavefront simulation solution.
- Creation of a solution that allows realistic simulations of signal impairments.
- Creation of sensor emulation capabilities.
The project was carried out in the scope of NAVISP Element 2, which is devoted to supporting competitiveness of European industries.