The GNSS Testbed of ISTA provides the capability of recording and transmitting signals in the L-Band. The flexibility is very high, so that new GNSS signals and RF interference tests can be carried out with UAVs as a kind of simulated satellites. The GNSS testbed consist of the following equipment:
- UAVs (DJI drone S1000+) for "simulated" satellites, plus one USRP as transmitter
- MultiStation (Leica Nova MS 60) for the precise position of the UAV transmitter
- RFI test bench: GNSS simulator (IFEN GmbH); VSA for calibration purposes (National Instruments); USRPs and VSG (National Instruments): record and reply function of any signals, pre-computed signals of any simulation tool could be re-transmitted
- Programmable attenuators (Mini Circuits)
- 2.4m dish antenna
- White Rabbit system for long distance time synchronization
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White rabbit time synchronisation |
Multisation MS60 recording the trajectory of the UAV |
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UAVlite in the air |
UAV payload. PC, SDR, prisma and antenna |
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