Addressing a wide range of
professional applications with
high-end GNSS receivers
Galileo Application Days
Brussels, 5 March 2010
Alain Suskind
Contents
Company introduction
Professional applications
Opportunities and trends
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Company overview
Spin-off of Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center
International team of GNSS HW, SW and navigation experts covering the full GNSS receiver development cycle
Leading European developer of high-end
GPS and Galileo receiver technology
MISSION
Design, develop & commercialize
High-end OEM satellite navigation products
Based on the company’s proprietary satellite navigation technology
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Our technology
Advanced Septentrio GNSS chipset (RF, digital)
AsteRx and PolaRx platforms :versatile receiver cards
Firmware for high performance and flexibility
GNSS/INS integrated solutions
Certifiable receiver technology
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Founding Member of Galileo Services
Participating in Galileo Receiver Design Program since beginning :
Delivered first Galileo receiver model to ESA (2004)
Delivered GSTBv2 receivers Used to receive very first Galileo Signal from Space Worldwide Galileo satellite tracking network
Leading Consortium for Test User Segment Delivered first full Test User Receiver to ESA
Participating in European GNSS application projects with receiver technology
Galileo and Septentrio:Involved from the start
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Target markets
precision
SurveyMapping
Military
Aviation
MarSurvey
PrecA
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Mach Ctl
PrecA
gGIS
Prof MarNav
Science
Consumer
(incl HH,
Mar, ...)
HH/911
LBS
Misc Precision
Nav/Autom.
Timing
Tracking
10m m dm cm mm
Car Nav
Land and aerial survey
Measure positions with accuracies down to a few cm for mapping,
engineering and construction,
seismic and exploration,
transport and utilities
...
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Machine control in mining, construction
and precision agriculture
Heavy off-road machines are equiped with GPS to assist in precise work or even full automation, resulting in increased productivity, higher yields, lower waste and higher safety.
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Marine survey and engineering
Precise off-shore positioning for
maritime survey
exploration
dredging
pipe and cable laying
offshore and deep sea construction
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Automation and robotics
e.g. Harbour automation
e.g. unmanned vehicles
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Aviation
Certifiable GPS for use in aircraft
navigation and GPS-assisted approach and landing
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Where am I on the world?
Instantaneous location information has become and will continue to be crucial in today’s and tomorrow’s economy, both for private and professional users.
GNSS is at the core of many practical solutions for meeting industrial/professional location needs.
Additional GNSS systems will expand and enhance critically the applicability of GNSSin ever more difficult applications.
Precision (better than 1m) and integrity (reliability) is becoming a critical requirement in many outdoor applications.
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Opportunities
The success of mass market consumer GPS, notably in the car navigation and PND (Personal Navigation Devices), has increased the awareness of the possibilities of GPS dramatically, also in the professional market.
The modernization of GPS, the rehabilitation of GLONASS and the development and deployment of Galileo and the Chinese Compass system, is creating a multi-constellation world that enables many new services, but also requires significant investment in new GNSS hardware.
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Addressing the trends and needs
Support present and future signals Multi-constellation receivers
Multi-antenna receivers
Availability and accuracy Algorithmic extensions
Hybridisation
Ease of use API
Wide range of interfaces
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Extending the application range
More and more users expect GPS to work everywhere, but are unaware of or don’t accept its limitations.
The ubiquity of location information will increase requested robustness beyond GNSS capabilities: hybridisation is increasingly considered as a solution to eliminate the limitations of (stand-alone) GNSS
Inertial sensors
Environmental sensors
Ranging information
Others?
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Septentrio’s technology: ready for the future
GNSS expertise over the full development cycle
State-of-the-art GNSS receiver hardware for precision location (cm-level)
Flexible and application-oriented team
Price competitive/high quality OEM receivers
Unique in Europe
Close contacts with ESA, EC and other European bodies
Ideal partner for advanced commercial user applications and Galileo developments
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Alain Suskind +32 16 300 800Program Manager [email protected] visit our website www.septentrio.com
Thank you !