Framework to emulate spacecraft orbital positioning using GNSS hardware in the loop

The paper presents a framework to emulate spacecraft orbits using GNSS hardware in the loop that enables the evaluation of new orbital positioning algorithms. The framework software generates the spacecraft orbit and the GNSS signals, including the most common perturbations. These signals are modula...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Forero, David, Esteban San Román, Segundo, Rodríguez Polo, Óscar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/73260
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73260
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:004.8
Navigation system
Satellite orbital simulation
Satellite orbital determination
Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
Software defined radio (SDR)
Hardware in the loop (HIL)
Inteligencia artificial (Informática)
1203.04 Inteligencia Artificial
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Sumario:The paper presents a framework to emulate spacecraft orbits using GNSS hardware in the loop that enables the evaluation of new orbital positioning algorithms. The framework software generates the spacecraft orbit and the GNSS signals, including the most common perturbations. These signals are modulated and transmitted by a software-defined radio and received by a commercial GPS receiver. The system is validated using a test orbit, where the GPS receiver accurately determines the spacecraft positions. Moreover, using raw data provided by the receiver, the spacecraft positions have also been determined by software for a low earth orbit, in which civil GPS receivers do not work.