Integrated GNSS laboratory

From RF signal to positioning result.

Experimental systems combining simulation, SDR receivers, inertial sensors, processing software, practical exercises and technical textbooks—for research groups, universities and engineering teams.

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GNSS engineering class and practical training

GNSS Lab & Training Hardware, software and experimental method

Experimental path

Do not hide the receiver behind coordinates.

The laboratory connects the complete chain so that signal conditions, receiver behaviour and navigation results can be examined within the same repeatable experiment.

Generate

Create repeatable GNSS RF scenarios, trajectories, errors and propagation conditions with ReGen.

Receive

Process live RF through PORTOS and ARAMIS, or use the conventional receiver selected for the experiment.

Inspect

Work with samples, correlator outputs, observables, navigation results and inertial data.

Develop

Modify algorithms, compare methods and validate results against a controlled scenario.

Integrated signal laboratory

One technology base. Several ways to work.

ReGen creates signals and scenarios. Replicator provides the RF simulator hardware. PORTOS is the configurable RF front end and recorder. ARAMIS is the SDR receiver and processing environment.

Software only

ReGen-DIF DIF file ARAMIS or user SDR

Generate and process GNSS signals without RF hardware.

“Now it is possible to learn how GNSS work by doing.”
Richard Langley, Professor of Geodesy and Precision Navigation, University of New Brunswick, quoted by Cambridge University Press Langley referred to the original free academic ReGen simulator and software receiver supplied with the 2012 Cambridge laboratory—the predecessor of today’s ReGen-DIF + ARAMIS software laboratory. Academic versions and book laboratory at Cambridge Core.

Recorded signals

PORTOS Recorded DIF ARAMIS or user SDR

Repeat the same captured signal environment in post-processing.

Real-time reception

Live GNSS RF PORTOS front end ARAMIS

Receive and process live signals through the configurable RF front end.

Real-time simulation

ReGen Replicator RF ARAMIS or conventional receiver

Run dynamic scenarios with real-time signal and RF power control.

Controlled playback

Saved DIF Simceiver™ / Replicator ARAMIS or conventional receiver

Play recorded or simulated files as RF using a separate playback system.

PORTOS recording and ReGen playback are separate and intentionally unsynchronized; there is no real-time record-to-transmit path.

ReGen simulator as part of an integrated GNSS laboratory

Laboratory configurations

Scale the system to the work.

A configuration is selected around the required signals, processing access, number of users and experimental objectives. Standard components can be combined with customer receivers, computers, IMUs and existing laboratory equipment.

Individual research laboratory A simulator–receiver system for algorithm development, thesis work and specialized experiments.

Classroom laboratory Shared simulation and multiple receiver workstations for structured practical teaching.

Customer-specific test laboratory Integrated hardware, interfaces and exercises built around a defined engineering or acceptance-test program.

Subjects & experiments

A laboratory, not a demonstration box.

GNSS signals, codes and observables Acquisition and tracking algorithms Positioning, velocity and timing Multi-constellation and multi-frequency processing Ionosphere and scintillation Multipath and receiver error analysis Interference and controlled spoofing tests Multi-antenna processing and CRPA GNSS–INS integration SDR data collection and post-processing

Courses & training

Connect theory to an instrumented experiment.

Training may accompany a delivered laboratory or be organized as a separate course. Content can range from GNSS fundamentals and receiver processing to simulator operation, SDR development, ionosphere studies and integrated navigation.

Courses for engineering teams and university groups
Practical exercises using supplied hardware and software
Programs adapted to available time and participant background
Published textbooks integrated with laboratory work
On-site or agreed remote preparation and support

Technical foundation

The equipment is supported by the same signal-processing, navigation and ionosphere material developed through our books, research and teaching.

Exercises can therefore move beyond operating instructions and expose the assumptions, algorithms and observables behind the result.

View books & technical resources

Laboratory enquiry

Define the users, experiments and accessible processing levels.

Tell us whether the system is for individual research, a class or an engineering team; the required signals and topics; the number of workstations; and the approximate budget and schedule.

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