Subject 'GNSS for Civil Aviation'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

This course gives the fundamentals of understanding the GNSS and its specifics for meeting the CA demands for its usage in aviation.
Clarifies the GNSS augmentation systems like SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS) and GBAS, and especially the way they provide integrity monitoring.
Gives an overview of contemporary RNAV architecture, approaches and CA requirements related to GNSS based navigation.

The student having passed the course:
1. Can understand the foundation of GNSS for civil aviation applications accompanied by civil aviation requirement.
2. Has the knowledge of the architecture of the GNSS basic constellation and its operational principles and usage.
3. Has the knowledge of signal processing methods in GNSS.
4. Has the knowledge of GNSS augmentation systems in aviation, like SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS) and GBAS.
5. Has the knowledge of contemporary GNSS based RNAV system, procedures and approaches and nearfuture trends.

GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou. Segments. Signals and modulation. GNSS receiver. GNSS accuracy and errors. Augmentation systems. RNAV. PBN. RNP.

2018: VA  

2017: ER*  

2016: ER*  

2015: ER*  

2014: ER*  

2013: ER*  

2012: ER*  

2011: ER*  

* Optional subject