Photonic integrated circuits provide compactness and efficiency to technologies that require a clear path towards scale-up. High speed modulation is an essential capability for positioning, navigation, and timing, that requires a platform with strong electro-optic activities and ultra-low optical loss. Lithium niobate on-insulator (LNOI) is a promising platform that offers a large electro-optic…

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Agriculture plays a pivotal role in our modern society having a profound influence on the socioeconomic aspects of our daily lives. Farming also significantly impacts environment, particularly through the use of pesticides, fertilizers and terraforming, as well as, erosion and depletion of soil. As a solution to alleviate impact of agriculture, precise positioning has emerged as a primary…

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RIS-aided localization is an emerging area of research. The unique attributes of RIS, closely linked to the propagation environment, offer an appealing prospect for localization purposes. The main objective of this initiative is to demonstrate how metamaterials can manipulate the electromagnetic environment to achieve precise positioning by leveraging multipath assistance, while optimizing…

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In the context of the renewed interest in lunar exploration, the need for preparing the future user instrument for the new positioning service on the Moon has become very important, in particular for supplementing the current navigation techniques based on inertial sensors and cameras. A significant R&D effort is ongoing towards the development of dedicated lunar infrastructures for enhanced Moon…

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Enhanced-LORAN (e-LORAN) represents the latest advancement in the well-established and reliable lineage of low-frequency (90 to 110 kHz) Long-Range Navigation (LORAN) systems. It offers a Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) service suitable for all modes of transportation and various other applications. The development of a miniature eLoran antenna marks a significant technological…

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MEOSAR is the new reference for Cospas-Sarsat system, relying on SAR payloads deployed on all GNSS constellations and MEOLUTs deployed worldwide. The first two MEOLUTs (Florida, France) have been officially approved in 2016. However, first operational results have rapidly shown a performance degradation compared to LEOSAR when the beacon was moving. Since then, it evolved to take into account…

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The main objective of VALLE is to develop an innovative Privacy Preserving PNT concept that explore the possibilities and capabilities of the Privacy Enhancing Technologies, validating their functionalities but also non-functional aspects such as resilience and robustness by a dedicated red team analysis. The main goal of this project can be summarized as follows: • To identify, define and…

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There is an abundance of GNSS receivers deployed around the world providing measurements and PNT information, which are currently combined into networks for a variety of GNSS processing and monitoring applications. However, these receivers remain vulnerable and cannot be used to isolate all sources of error on all GNSS signals and constellations due to the processed nature of the receiver output,…

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There is an abundance of GNSS receivers deployed around the world providing measurements and PNT information, which are currently combined into networks for a variety of GNSS processing and monitoring applications. However, these receivers remain vulnerable and cannot be used to isolate all sources of error on all GNSS signals and constellations due to the processed nature of the receiver output,…

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  The world economic trade has continuously increased over the past decades. For the maritime business, this had led to larger and larger ships and denser traffic. Examples of famous waterways are the Suez Channel, the Kiel Channel, and the Malakka Strait near Singapore. The latter one is passed by 200 to 250 container ships daily that transport 25 % of the global maritime transportation…

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