GPS World, March 2018

SIMULATOR BUYERS GUIDE 2018 GPS Worlds 7th annual Simulator Buyers Guide features tools devices and software from leading providers 12 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM MARCH 2018 IFEN GMBH NCS TITAN AND NAVX NCS ESSENTIAL SIMULATORS NCS TITAN GNSS Simulator The NCS TITAN GNSS simulator is a leading edge satellite navigation testing and R D solution It is fully capable of multiconstellation and multi frequency simulation for a wide range of GNSS applications The NCS TITAN GNSS simulator consists of the TITAN RF signal generation unit and NCS Control Center navigation simulation software on MS Windows and Linux OS The NCS TITAN is flexible and offers exceptional performance With up to 256 channels and up to 4 RF outputs per chassis the extra complexity and cost of using additional signal generators or intricate architectures involving several hardware boxes is minimized For customers with advanced simulation needs several TITAN units can be combined CRPA testing with 8 12 or 16 RF outputs at several frequencies simultaneously The NCS TITAN GNSS simulator provides all current and future signals for GPS GLONASS Galileo BeiDou NavIC IRNSS QZSS SBAS L1 and L5 in one box All signals are available using a flexible licensing scheme NavX NCS Essential Simulatlor The NavX NCS Essential is an easy to use multi constellation GNSS simulator focused on R D system integration and production testing for single frequency applications such as consumer automotive and location based services LBS applications The NavX NCS Essential provides unique capabilities including emulating various vehicle motion sensors for todays multi sensor vehicle navigation systems It offers integration with Google Earth for accurate trajectory visualization superior high dynamic range for indoor and urban canyon simulation and Assisted GPS A GNSS performance test case support www ifen com email info@ ifen com phone 49 8121 223820 CAST NAVIGATION CAST 5000 GPS WAVEFRONT GENERATOR The CAST 5000 produces a single coherent wavefront of GPS RF signals to provide repeatable testing in the laboratory environment or anechoic chamber The basic system generates four independent coherent simulations that reference a single point and is upgradeable to support seven elements for CRPA testing With an intercard carrier phase error of less than 1 millimeter the CAST 5000 is extremely accurate The system generates a wavefront of GPS when its GPS RF generator cards are operated in a ganged configuration Each generator card provides a set of GPS satellites coherent with the overall configuration Several RF generator cards may be utilized together ensuring phase coherence among the bank of signal generator cards The CAST 5000 Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna CRPA tester allows a full end to end test of the antenna system The CRPA antenna antenna electronics and the GPS receiver can be tested as a unit with or without radiating signals Features Generates single coherent wavefront of GPS 6 DOF motion generation capability Complete SV constellation editing Post mission processing via ICD GPS 150 153 Differential relative navigation Antenna pattern modeling Waypoint navigation RAIM events Multipath modeling Spoofer simulation Satellite clock errors External trajectory input External ephemeris and almanac Several iono and tropo models Modifiable navigation message Modeled selective availability Time tagged satellite events Selectable host vehicle parameters www castnav com phone 978 858 0130 email sales@ castnav com