GNSS-technologies, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

COMM.SYS.620

Language of learning

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Simona Lohan

Responsible teacher:

Jari Nurmi

Responsible teacher:

Heidi Kuusniemi

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %

Content

Core content

GNSS signal acquisition and tracking
GNSS signal structure: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou
Software receiver design principles
Integration of GNSS with
other positioning sensors (e.g., inertial)
Position estimation from GNSS and uncertainty, estimation techniques

Complementary knowledge

Receiver design issues
GNSS augmentation systems
Multisystem receivers.
Kalman filter, tight vs. loose integration
Robustness and integrity issues.

Specialist knowledge

Practical software GNSS receiver design
Integration with other wireless positioning sensors
GNSS applications

Learning outcomes

Prerequisites

Recommended prerequisites

Further information

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

Exercises 30%, final project assignment report 24%, exam in Moodle 40%, attendance on web lectures 6%.

Participation in teaching

Scheduled online teaching, Hybrid teaching, Contact teaching, Blended teaching, Online-oriented blended teaching, Unscheduled online learning, Online or distance self learning, On-site self learning

Online teaching (English)

18.09.2026 – 05.12.2026