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FP6 Successful Galileo Projects
ARTUS– GALILEO Professional Receiver –
Dr. Günter Heinrichs
Galileo in FP7
International Information Day for the 1. Call
20.11.2007, ESOC, Darmstadt
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Overview
Short Presentation of IFEN GmbH
IFEN Projects within FP6
Introduction of the ARTUS Project
Summary
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Enterprise Development in Numbers
Founded in March 1998.
Privately owned Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME).
Currently 40 employees – of this 85% engineers.
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Lines of Business of IfEN GmbH
Navigation Systems
System Concept Studies
System & Signal Simulators
Development of Algorithms
Software Develop. & Verification
Development of Hard- & Software
System Solutions
Commercial Products
Receiver Systems
Software Receivers
Full Constellation Simulators
Customer Specific Systems
Application Based Software
Systems & Products for a New Area in Satellite Navigation
Quelle: CNES/D. Ducros
Quelle: CNES/D. Ducros
EGNOS
GALILEO
GPS
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Commercial GNSS Products
NavX Product Line:
NavX-NCS: Navigation Constellation SimulatorGPS L1, L2, L5/Galileo E1, E5ab, E6, PseudoLite
Up to 108 channels
92 MHz Transmit RF-Bandwidth
NavX-NSR: Navigation Software ReceiverGPS/Galileo L1 SW Receiver
RF Front-End with 10 MHz Bandwidth
NavX-RPS: Professional Receiver SeriesGPS L1, L2, L5/Galileo E1, E5ab, E6
RF Front-End with up to 72 MHz Bandwidth
GSPF Software Tool:
GNSS Simulation & Processing Framework
Expert-Level Software
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GALILEO in the 6. Framework Programme
EC7th FP
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1st Call activities (18.9 M€)
2nd Call activities (66.9 M€)* preparation
preparation
preparation3rd Call
activities (10 M€)calls
Galileo Research and Development activities
* + additional budget 13.7M€
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Area 1: User Segment Development
Area 1A: User Community
Area 1B: Technological
Prototypenentwicklung von Nutzer-Empfängern und Endgeräten für GPS/EGNOS/Galileo.
Fortführung der Entwicklung der Basistechnologien des 1. Calls (Software Receiver Granada, Signal Generator).
Funktionseinheiten zur Einbindung von Ortsgebundenen Diensten.
Area 2: Mission Definition and Implementation
Area 3: Innovation and International Initiatives
2. GALILEO Call of the GJU
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IFEN Involvement in FP6 GNSS R&D Projects
ARTUSLed by IFEN
IFEN respon.for GALILEO &
EGNOS L1/L5 ICDsdevelopment
Led by IFEN
Led by IFEN
IFENParticip.
WARTK-EGAL IFENParticip.
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ARTUS – GALILEO Professional Receiver Development
Time Schedule: August 2005 – probably May 2008
What are the objectives of ARTUS?
Development of a receiver for professional applications by using all three Galileo frequency bands and the Commercial Service (CS) of Galileo as well as the planned three civil GPS frequencies.
Main activities within the ARTUS project
Investigation of the Core Technologies.
Development of a GALILEO (GPS) receiver prototype.
Development of a GALILEO signal generator for the verification.
Execution of field tests to validate the receiver prototype by using the GALILEO Test- & Development Environment GATE.
Introduction into the ARTUS Project
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The ARTUS Consortium
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ARTUS – Main Achievements
Core Technologies
Advanced Antenna Concepts
Interference Concepts (Base-band and RF)
TCAR/MCAR
Real-Time Kinematic Processing for Galileo
Multipath Mitigation
Artus – Full-Featured Galileo Receiver
Three Frequency Galileo/GPS Receiver
40 Channels on each Frequency
FPGA based, Flexible
Merlin – Flexible GNSS Constellation Simulator
Full Galileo/GPS constellation Capability
Modern Hardware/Software Design
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ARTUS Receiver – Specifications
Technical Specification
Compact design: 5cm x 25cm x 19cm
Power consumption < 40W, Power input: 9-24 V
Frequencies: GPS L1 C/A code Galileo L1B/C Channel,
GPS L2C, Galileo E6b/c, E5a/Eab
40 Channels on each Frequency
Bandwidths
L1: 41 MHz
L2: 41 MHz (Fully funded by Project!)
E6: 41 MHz
E5: 72 MHz (E5a, E5b, E5ab AltBOC)
RTK Software
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ARTUS Receiver – Who does what…
Roke: antenna
subsystem and RF-
Splitter
NemeriX: RF-front-end
IfEN: Clock generation,
base-band processing
and receiver control
(channel mngt.,
commanding interface …
Leica: RTK navigation
software
AntennaSub-system
RF-SplitterRF-Front-end
system
Base-bandProcessor
CPUReceiver
External CPUNavigationSoftware
Roke Manor
NemeriX
IfEN
Leica
Clockgeneration,
Signal Cond.
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ARTUS Receiver – Platform
System Architecture
Main-Board with several daughter boards.
One RF-PCB with RF-splitter and 4 RF-ASICs.
Planar Spiral Wide-band Antenna.
Power supply
RF-sys
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Daughter-board
Main board
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MERLIN Hardware – Key Features
GNSS RF constellation simulator (multi-channel/multi-frequency)
Combined GPS/Galileo RF signal generation
Support of L1/E1, E6, L2 and L5/E5ab frequencies in one single
chassis
Up to 9 RF boards per chassis
Up to 12 channels per RF board
Up to 108 channels per chassis
Control PC includedCompact design (1 HU)
19” rack mounting
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MERLIN Hardware – Inside the Box
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MERLIN Software – Key Features
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Simulation definition and configuration
Access to all important simulation
parameters
Logging, monitoring and visualization
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Preconfigured
simulations available
Interactive control
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Conclusions
Core Technologies
Extensive Research Paving the Road for New Developments
Artus – Galileo Receiver
Full-size, flexible Galileo/GPS Receiver
Ideal Platform for Implementing Advanced Concepts
Merlin – GNSS Constellation Simulator
Introduces a Contemporary Technology GNSS Constellation Signal Generator into the Market
Defines a Necessary Basis for further Developments in GNSS Receiver Design