MAE 4150 - GPS: Theory and Design

(crosslisted)
(also ECE 4150)

Fall. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: 3000-level engineering course with advanced math content (e.g., ECE 3030 or MAE 3260).

Staff.

Analysis of GPS operating principles and engineering practice with a culminating design exercise. GPS satellite orbital dynamics, navigation data modeling, position/navigation/timing solution algorithm, receiver and antenna characteristics, analysis of error and accuracy, differential GPS.

Outcome 1: Develop an understanding of orbital mechanics adequate to calculate GPS satellite positions.

Outcome 2: Be able to use the GPS observables to calculate a navigation solution.

Outcome 3: Understand the sources of ranging errors and how they map to a navigational error.

Outcome 4: Implement a design solution to a GPS problem and effectively communicate the solution and its societal consequences.