ASEN 5090 Fall 2011 Schedule

Updated- 8/28/11

Readings & assigned homework problems are in textbook- Global Positioning System, Second Edition, 2006, by Misra & Enge

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Assignments

1. 8/22

1. Introduction

Lecture - pdf

2. Navigation History

Lecture - pdf

Reading - Ch. 1

3. GPS Basics

Lecture - pdf

Reading - Ch. 2

HW 1 - Book Problems 1-1, 1-4, 1-5

Due Friday

9/2 on-campus

9/9 CAETE

2. 8/29

4. Signal Structure

Lecture - pdf

Reading - Ch. 2.3 & problems 2.1 & 2.2

5. Constellation & Control Segment

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 2.2, 4.4

6. GPS User Basics

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 2

HW 2 - PRN Codes

Problem 2.1 Ignore HEX question

Problem 2.2 Useful codes-

Due Friday

9/9 on-campus

9/16 CAETE

3. 9/05

Labor Day – No school

7. Other GNSS

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 3

8. Coordinate Frames

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 4.1, 4.A

HW 3 - Visibility

Due Friday

9/23 on-campus

9/30 CAETE

4. 9/12

9. Time & Clocks

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 4.2

10. Orbits

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 4.3

11. Measurements

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 5.1

HW 4 - Handheld Lab

Due Friday

9/30 on-campus

10/7 CAETE

5. 9/19

12. Errors

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 5

13. Iono

Lecture - Klobuchar

Reading - Ch. 5.3, 5.8

14. Troposphere

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 5 (mainly 5.3.3)

HW 5 - Position Accuracy

data1, data2, drawellipse.m

Due Friday

10/6 on-campus

10/14 CAETE

6. 9/26

15. Multipath

Lecture - ,

Reading - see links

16. GNSS Network Data

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 5.4.2, 10.7

17. Observable Combos

Lecture -

Reading - 5.3, 5.7, 6.1

HW 6 - Broadcast Orbits

Due Monday

10/17 on-campus

10/24 CAETE

7. 10/3

18. Exam Review

19. Midterm Exam

Open Book, Open Notes

Bring a calculator

20. Least Squares (General)

Lecture -

Reading - Appendix 6.A

HW 7 - Error Lab

Due Monday

10/24 on-campus

10/31 CAETE

8. 10/10

21. GPS Point Positioning

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 6.1

22. DOPS & Comments on reports

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 5.8

23. DGPS & Carrier Phase Methods

Lecture -

Reading - beginning of Ch. 7

Homework 8- Expected Range

Due Monday

10/31 on-campus

11/7 CAETE

9. 10/17

24. Homework & Exam

Receiver Overview

Lecture -

Reading - beginning of Ch. 11

24. Receiver Overview & Antennas (Continued)

Lecture - (same #23)

Reading - beginning of Ch. 11

10. 10/24

25. Student Presentations

schedule

26. Student Presentations

schedule

27. Student Presentations

schedule

11. 10/31

28. Signals and Systems

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 8

29. Signals (continued) Reading - Ch 9

30. C/A and Modernized Codes

Lecture -

Reading - Ch 9

Homework 9 - Least Squares Solution

Due Monday

11/7 on-campus

11/14 CAETE

12. 11/7

30. C/A and Modernized Codes (continued)

Homework Discussion

31. Link Budget

Lecture -

Reading - Ch 10.1-10.4

32. Acquisition

Lecture -

Reading - Ch 11.2-3

HW 10 - Modulation Lab

Due Wednesday

11/30 on-campus & CAETE

13. 11/14

SIGNALS LAB

HW 11 - Final Least Squares Positioning Assignment

Due Wednesday

12/7 on-campus & CAETE

14. 11/21

FALL BREAK

15. 11/28

33. Code & Carrier Tracking

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 12

34. Tracking continued

35. Tracking Performance

Lecture -

Reading - Ch. 12

16. 12/5

36. Final Exam Review

Q&A

37. Radio Occultations

38. Applications

Final Exam, Sat., Dec 10, 4-30 p.m. – 7-00 p.m.