On-Site at Your Location Course 313
Communications Theory Basis of GPS, DGPS and Nav/Com Systems (0.6 CEUs) Course 313
Dr. Stephen Heppe, Telenergy, Inc. 8:30 Fundamentals
● Domain of Communications Engineering ● Estimation problems vs detection problems ● Layered hierarchy of communication systems ● Fundamentals of probability theory, transformation of random variables, Bayes' theorem Communications Theory I ● Survey of popular modulation techniques for communications and navigation systems ● Geometric representation of signals ● Receiver design and optimum decision rules ● The Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) detector ● Calculation of bit error rate and examples Communications Theory II ● Fourier analysis: time domain and frequency domain representation of signals ● Spread spectrum techniques and applications to navigation ● Interference analysis of overlapping signals ● BOC and MBOC codes
Lunch is on your own 12:00-1:30 PM Coding Theory and Information Theory ● Historical perspective ● Correction and detection of errors ● Information content of signals ● Source coding and data compression ● Duality between source coding and channel coding Message Formatting and Network Transport Considerations ● Network and transport layer features ● Case studies: GPS, WAAS, and the Internet ● Security and authentication considerations ● Network delays and queueing theory Link Budget Analysis and Case Studies ● Link budget shell ● Impact of waveform, coding, diversity, and error sources ● Co-channel interference and adjacent channel interference ● Case studies: GPS and WAAS ● Summary and review
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Course Objectives
This course is for technical and scientific professionals and managers. It is structured along the lines of a master’s-level curriculum in modern communications theory, with each hour summarizing the key concepts in a typical graduate-level course. Taken together, the six segments provide a technical summary of the key theories and techniques which underpin all modern radio and data communications systems – including the GPS and augmented GPS navigation systems.
Prerequisites
An understanding of basic engineering terms and concepts is desirable. Most mathematical concepts are presented graphically, but some derivations are performed. Nontechnical attendees will gain an understanding of the sub-domains and disciplines of modern Communications Theory. This course can be paired with courses on receiver design, jamming, modern GNSS signals, and unmanned aircraft.
Materials You Will Keep
● An electronic copy of all materials provided on USB Drive.
Instructor
Dr. Stephen Heppe