Rockwell Collins has developed a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver capable of receiving signals from multiple satellite...
Rockwell Collins has developed a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver capable of receiving signals from multiple satellite navigation systems.
Rockwell successfully tested the prototype GNSS by receiving and tracking signal from a European Galileo navigation satellite.
GNSS typically refers to the collection of equipment that can receive signals from multiple navigation satellite systems including the United States NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), the Russian GLONASS system, the European Galileo system and the emerging Chinese Beidou system, as well as the various augmentation systems such as Wide Area Augmentation System and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System. By utilizing multiple available satellite signals, improved and more robust signal availability may be obtained, enabling a compatible GNSS receiver to deliver superior position determination that can improve navigation performance.
Rockwell Collins developed the GNSS under a $2 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the GPS Directorate to develop and demonstrate a Secure Software Defined Radio (S-SDR) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver capability.
The European Galileo constellation coming on line during 2015, including its open signals and secure Public Regulated Service, is expected to provide an opportunity for improved robustness in satellite based navigation, in both commercial and government applications.
