# Presentation: 486869

## Centre for Satellite Navigation

- A national focus for internationally leading research and cooperation with industry

## Centre of Excellence in Satellite Navigation

- PINPOINT Faraday Partnership in *GNSS and its Applications*
- Leading academic partners  / Steering Committee
- SPACE Project (£650k + >£900k industry)
- Centre for Satellite Navigation
- National Centre of Excellence in GNSS
- IESSG, UCL, University of Leeds, Imperial College London
- Leading European academic players
- GARNET Network of Excellence
- East Midlands Development Agency
- Galileo Centre of Excellence

## Why Centre for Satellite Navigation?

- Rapid increase in industrial and user interest
- New applications and environments emerging
- Numerous fundamental and applied research questions and issues still remain
- Most effective research benefits (both solutions and effective IPR) will be realised through collaboration
- Establish a GNSS / Galileo Business Hub in the UK

## Centre for Satellite Navigation will provide:

-   Unique *National Centre of Excellence* for    academic research and training expertise
-   Industry/academic collaboration
-   Cutting Edge multi-disciplinary research for     commercially focussed applications
-   A stimulating research environment for    entrepreneurial development
-   Expert training to meet skills shortages in industry
-   Test-bed facilities and support expertise

## GNSS Applications Test-bed Facilities

**Regional RTK/LBS Test-bed**

**GNSS Signal Simulator**

**SPACE ****1****st**** Prototype Mobile GNSS ****Test-bed**

**UAV Test-bed**

## Robust, Accurate Positioning in Difficult Environments‘Centimetres Everywhere’
Higher sensitivity algorithms for signal acquisition and tracking in harsh environments
Exploitation of new signals
Improved sensor error modelling
Robust integrity and quality monitoring algorithms
Integration of different sensors and data sources

- Higher sensitivity algorithms for signal acquisition and tracking in harsh environments
- Exploitation of new signals
- Improved sensor error modelling
- Robust integrity and quality monitoring algorithms
- Integration of different sensors and data sources

**SPACE**** – Aim and Objectives**

## BAe Systems
Civil Aviation Authority
EADS Astrium
Leica Geosystems
Ordnance Survey
Nottingham Scientific Ltd
QinetiQ
Thales
Pinpoint Faraday

- Civil Aviation Authority
- EADS Astrium
- Leica Geosystems
- Ordnance Survey
- Nottingham Scientific Ltd
- QinetiQ
- Thales
*Pinpoint Faraday*

**SPACE**** ****– Industry ****Partners**

## WP1: Propagation in the Man-Made Environment 
WP2: Sensor Level Integrity (Quality) 
WP4: “Plug-and-Play” Optimal Navigation Filter
WP5: GNSS Sensor
WP6: Pre-Development of Test Bed 

- WP2: Sensor Level Integrity (Quality)* *
- WP4: “Plug-and-Play” Optimal Navigation Filter
- WP5: GNSS Sensor
- WP6: Pre-Development of Test Bed

**SPACE**** ****- Work Packages**

## SPACE Environment – Transition Zone

- Indoor and Urban are key areas
- We define scenarios around *transitions*
- A transition is where the quality of the GNSS signal changes significantly

| Good environment |
| --- |
| Good environment with local masking and some multipath |
|  |
| Indoors: Significant masking and multipath |
| Very little signal penetration |

## Seamless Positioning in All Conditions and Environments
A collaborative project linking industry and academia
To develop the science behind high quality, high accuracy and high availability positioning based around the next generation satellite navigation systems
To integrate these developments in a first generation GNSS test bed
Centre for Satellite Navigation

- A collaborative project linking industry and academia
- To develop the science behind high quality, high accuracy and high availability positioning based around the next generation satellite navigation systems
- To integrate these developments in a first generation GNSS test bed
*Centre for Satellite Navigation*

**SPACE**** - Summary**

## Centre for Satellite Navigation Development Plan

-   Phase 1
-  Virtual Centre of Excellence (VKP)
-  Four leading university groups
-  Close collaboration, joint projects
-  Strong industrial links
-  Portfolio, staff, projects, funding, resources
-  High Level MoU

-  Phase 2
-  Physical manifestation(s) of CSN
-  Clustering of Industry
-  Possible ‘Industry Club’ business model (similar Mobile VCE)
-  Link to proposed Pinpoint KTN
-  Management / Staffing

## East Midlands Development Agency Regional Strategy for GNSS

-   Galileo Centre of Excellence
- Research Laboratory
- Research Infrastructure
- Collaborative Research Projects & Networks
- Test Facilities
- Approved Test Sites and Approval Services
- Incubation and Business Services

-  Galileo Related Entities
- Galileo Supervisory Authority
- Galileo Applications Centre
- Galileo Innovation / Incubation Facility
- Galileo Observatory (Performance Evaluation)
- Galileo Testbed
- Galileo Centre of Excellence

- Professor Terry Moore
- Director IESSG
- The University of Nottingham
- University Park
- Nottingham
- NG7 2RD
- United Kingdom
- 			Telephone:	+44 (0) 115 951 3886
- 			Fax:		+44 (0) 115 951 3881
- 			Email:		terry.moore@nottingham.ac.uk
- 			Web:		www.nottingham.ac.uk/iessg