GPS World, November 2018

LAUNCHPAD OEM 1 SIMULATOR SIGNALS GPS L5 AND GALILEO E5 ADDED TO SIMULATOR Rohde Schwarz has added GPS L5 and Galileo E5 simulation capabilities to its R S SMW200A GNSS simulator The R S SMW200A GNSS simulator is designed for efficient test and characterization of multi constellation and multi frequency GNSS receivers It now enables generation of complex and highly realistic test scenarios with up to 144 channels in the GNSS frequency bands L1 L2 and L5 In addition to GPS L1 L2 L5 GLONASS L1 L2 Galileo E1 E5 and BeiDou L1 L2 the R S SMW200A also supports signal generation for QZSS and SBAS on L1 Channels can be routed to up to four RF outputs so that even multi antenna systems can be tested The R S SMW200A can generate complex coexistence and interference scenarios with multiple interferers Rohde Schwarz rohde schwarz com 2 GNSS FIREWALL PROVIDES SECURE CONTINUOUS TIMING INTEGRITY The BlueSky GNSS Firewall enables critical infrastructure providers to harden the security of their operations from GPS threats and deliver a more reliable and secure service The security hardened system provides protection against GPS threats such as jamming spoofing and complete outage It also supports a range of precision timing technologies including atomic clocks to enable continuous operation when GPS may be completely denied for extended periods The TimePictra software management suite provides centralized control and visibility of GPS reception across regional national and global geographic areas It can incorporate an optional internal miniature atomic clock Microsemi microsemi com 3 GNSS ANTENNA FOR REFERENCE DEPLOYMENTS CORS NETWORKS AND MONITORING The VeraChoke is a high accuracy choke ring antenna with a choice in form factor for reference and monitoring applications The VC6100 the first model variant of the VeraChoke shares a common high efficiency element design with its counterpart VeraPhase With the chokestyle form factor however the rings have been optimized for all GNSS signals and are slightly pyramidal in shape to improve reception of low elevation satellites The VC6100 offers a tight phase center variation PCV of no more than 1 mm for every frequency It is capable of receiving all GNSS signals and achieves a very low axial ratio The antenna also supports large and small SCIGN radomes Tallysman www tallysman com 14 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM NOVEMBER 2018 4 GNSS INS MODULE COMBINATION IMPROVES AVAILABILITY Duro Inertial is a ruggedized version of Swift Navigations Piksi Multi dualfrequency real time kinematic RTK GNSS receiver combined with Carnegie Robotics SmoothPose sensor fusion algorithm which fuses GNSS and inertial measurements into a combined solution The blending of GNSS and inertial measurements provides a dead reckoning capability that allows Duro Inertial to provide a highly accurate continuous position solution during brief GNSS outages and to deliver a robust precision navigation solution in harsh GNSS environments Swift Navigation www swiftnav com Carnegie Robotics carnegierobotics com 5 SMARTWATCH FEATURES GPS GLONASS AND GALILEO The durable Instinct has GNSS three axis compass barometric altimeter and wristbased heart rate sensor The watch includes a built in sports apps smart connectivity and wellness data It is built to endure challenging environments and is constructed to military standards for thermal shock and water resistance The multi GNSS feature helps users track their location in challenging environments while the Garmin Explore app helps plan and track a trip Garmin garmin com 1 2 3 4 5