2004.August.24
Showcase for GPS signal simulators starting at 9:00 AM in E-11.
The UNB GPS team is going to host two showcases for GPS signal simulators on the Fredericton campus in August and September, respectively. CAST Navigation (US - www.castnav.com) and Spirent Communications (UK - www.spirent.com) will join this event. This event is planned to guarantee the best performance of the GPS signal simulators before the UNB GPS team purchases this expensive equipment.
The GPS signal simulator is required to dramatically reduce the need for expensive and time-consuming field trials when testing, evaluating or qualifying GPS receiver equipment and the developed GPS application system. The signal simulator creates a GPS RF (Radio Frequency) environment for developing, testing, and integrating unaided GPS receivers. The signal simulator provides a complete simulated RF environment for various situations, allowing researchers to acquire field test data in a controlled laboratory environment and improve navigation systems. The simulator could also produce data for inaccessible or hard-to-access environments (e.g., space, sky, ocean, mountains, and hazardous places). This will provide deeper and wider GPS-related research opportunities such as a performance test of a GPS application system under a high dynamic or space environment.
As the first showcase, the presentation and demonstration of CAST Navigation is scheduled for the morning of 24 August in the room E-11 of Head Hall. CAST Navigation, a leading provider of GPS signal simulators, supports navigation system research, development, testing, and maintenance at military, commercial and academic laboratories worldwide. The company develops GPS/INS simulation systems to provide its customers with the latest technology and most knowledgeable support.
Two one-hour sessions starting at 9:00 a.m., one for presentation and the other for demonstration, are planned. The first speaker would talk about the technology and products of CAST Navigation. The second speaker would demonstrate the performance of the GPS signal simulators, as requested by the UNB GPS group, especially in space applications such as LEO and micro-satellites.
The sessions are open to all of those interested.
The second showcase by Spirent Communications is not scheduled yet. When the schedule is confirmed, this event will be also posted on the UNB GGE web site.
For further information, please contact Dr. Don Kim at 453-5143 or by e-mail.