DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING PROGRAMME

TEACHING PLAN

Class : M. Tech. – Communication Systems – III Semester

Subject : 17EC3016 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (3:0:0)
Staff-in-Charge : D. Sugumar
Course Objectives :
1. To introduce Global Positioning Systems
2. To understand types of signals used in the GPS systems and accuracy limits
3. Latest versions of GPS and its application.

Course Outcomes :
1. Student will able to develop a strong foundation in the field of Global Positioning Systems.
2. Acquire in-depth knowledge about working of Global positioning receivers.
3. Understand various errors occurring in GPS and latest variant DGPS receivers and GPS
applications
Office of the Faculty : ECSR 206, Second Floor, ECE
Available at the office for meeting the students : Friday & Tuesday 4.00PM to 5.00PM.

Lecture Book & Page Nos.(Used for Topic

Topic Date
No. teaching ) No.
GPS- Introduction
1,2 GPS and GLONASS Overview Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P2-5 1.1
3,4 Satellite Navigation Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P14-24 2.3
5 Time and GPS Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P24-26 2.4
User position and velocity 2.5
6
calculations Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P26-29 &2.6
7 GPS - Satellite Constellation E.D.Kaplan(2006),P69-71 3.2.1
8,9 Operation Segment E.D.Kaplan(2006),P87-103 3.3
10 User receiving Equipment E.D.Kaplan(2006),P103-110 3.4
11,12 Space Segment Phased development E.D.Kaplan(2006),P68-86 3.2
SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS – Introduction
GPS components , purpose,
13 Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P32-45 3.2
properties
14 Power level Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P45-46 3.3
15,16 Signal acquisition and tracking Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P46-61 3.4
17 Navigation information extraction Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P61-67 3.5
18 Pseudo range estimation Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P67-71 3.6
18 Frequency estimation Mohinder S.Grewal(2002), P71 3.6.3
19 GPS satellite position calculation Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P76-78 3.8
GPS RECEIVERS & DATA ERRORS -Introduction
 20 Receiver Architecture Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P80-84 4.1
21,22 Receiver design options Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P85-98 4.2
23 Antenna design Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P98-100 4.3
24,25 SA errors - propagation errors Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P103-115 5.1-5.3
26,27 Methods of multipath mitigation Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P118-124 5.6
5.8-
28 Ephemeris data errors - clock errors Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P126-128 5.10
DIFFERENTIAL GPS- Introduction
29 Introduction - LADGPS ,WADGPS Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P265-266 9.1-9.2
30 Wide Area Augmentation systems Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P266-269 9.2.3
31,32, GEO Uplink subsystem , GEO
Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P269-276
33 downlink systems 9.3
Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P282-
34,35 Geo Orbit determination
P290 9.5
9.5.1
Geometric analysis - covariance Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P283-
36,37 &
analysis P290
9.5.2
38,39 GPS /INS Integration Architectures Mohinder S.Grewal(2002),P252-264 8.6
GPS APPLICATIONS - Introduction
40 GPS in surveying E.D.Kaplan(2006),P647-648 12.3.1
41 GPS in Mapping E.D.Kaplan(2006), P648-649 12.3.2
42 GPS Navigation E.D.Kaplan(2006), P641-647 12.2
Precision approach Aircraft landing
43 system E.D.Kaplan(2006), P651 12.6.1
44 Military and Space application E.D.Kaplan(2006), P655 12.9.1
45 Intelligent transportation system E.D.Kaplan(2006),P654-657 12.9

Reference Books

1. Mohinder S.Grewal, Lawrence R.Weill, and Angus P.Andrews, "Global Positioning Systems -
Inertial Navigation and Integration", John wiely & Sons, 2002.
2. E.D.Kaplan, "Understanding GPS: Principles & Applications", ARTECH HOUSE, 2nd edition
2006.
3. G. S. Rao, "Global Navigation Satellite Systems", McGraw-Hill publications, New Delhi, 2010.
4. B. Hoffman-Wellenhof, H. Liehtenegger and J. Collins, "GPS-Theory and Practice", Springer -
Wien, New York, 2001.
5. James Ba and Yen Tsui, "Fundamentals of GPS receivers - A software approach", John Wiley
& Sons, 2001.

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