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  • NovAtel delivers signal generators to modernize FAA’s WAAS

    NovAtel delivers signal generators to modernize FAA’s WAAS

    Next-generation NovAtel ground uplink station signal generators delivered for SBAS modernization

    Photo: NovAtel
    Photo: NovAtel

    Hexagon/NovAtel announced that shipments of next-generation ground uplink station (GUS) signal generators have commenced in fulfillment of its contract with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support the FAA’s safety of life wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) navigation service.

    Developed by the FAA for civil aviation, WAAS is a safety-critical navigation aid that provides integrity monitoring and differential corrections for all phases of flight. The next-generation NovAtel GUS signal generator replaces the legacy product that has operated successfully for more than 15 years and ensures continued operation for years to come.

    Along with the GUS signal generator modernization, the contract includes ongoing engineering support services for the complete portfolio of NovAtel ground reference receiver products deployed by the FAA.

    “We have a long-standing relationship with the FAA and worked very closely with the WAAS program team to deliver this critical next-generation technology for SBAS modernization,” stated Jonathan Auld, NovAtel Vice President of Engineering and Safety Critical Systems. “We’re very pleased to continue our commitment to support the FAA and their safety of life WAAS service.”

  • Rohde & Schwarz exhibits SMW200A Vector Signal Generator

    Rohde & Schwarz’s Paul Denisowski discusses the company’s latest GNSS simulator, which is based on its SMW200A Vector Signal Generator, at ION GNSS+ 2018 in Miami. According to the company, the SMW200A has an optional integrated fading simulator with up to 160 MHz bandwidth, as well as options for all important digital communications standards.
     
     
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  • Vector Signal Generator Covers BeiDou

    Vector Signal Generator Covers BeiDou

    SMBV100A_GNSS_front-WThe R&S SMBV100A vector signal generator can generate Galileo, GPS, and GLONASS signals for up to 24 satellites in real time. With the SMBV-K107 option, the simulator covers the BeiDou standard as well.

    The R&S SMBV-K101 option allows developers in the automotive and wireless communications industries to test GNSS receivers for specific effects such as obscuration and multipath propagation. If the GNSS receiver of a navigation instrument or smartphone is located inside a vehicle, testing must also take into account the obscuring effect of the vehicle’s metal body. The R&S SMBV-K102 option can simulate this obscuration and, if required, the additional antenna pattern.

    In addition to test scenarios for A-GPS, smartphone developers have the Assisted Galileo (R&S SMBV-K67) and Assisted GLONASS (R&S SMBV-K95) options at their disposal.

    Contact Rohde & Schwarz to learn more.

    For more products ready for Galileo, see our Galileo Product Showcase.