Satellite Communications and Navigation Systems (Signals and Communication Technology)

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Network Centric Operations: The Role of Satellite Communications....Pages 3-18
Comparison and Integration of GPS and SAR Data....Pages 19-24
Integration of Navigation and Communication for Location and Context Aware RRM....Pages 25-40
Convergence of Networks: An Aerospace-Friendly Strategic Vision....Pages 41-50
The Monitor Project: A GNSS Based Platform for Land Monitoring and Civil Engineering Applications....Pages 51-62
The Galileo C-Band Uplink for Integrity and Navigation Data....Pages 63-79
A GPS/EGNOS Local Element Integrated with the VHF Communication Infrastructure Under Development in the POP-ART Project....Pages 81-92
Optical Intersatellite Links Made Easier and Affordable by Precision 3D Spacecraft Localization via GPS/GNSS Constellations....Pages 93-105
A Satellite for the Galileo Mission....Pages 109-132
Galileo Rubidium Standard and Passive Hydrogen Maser Current Status and New Development....Pages 133-139
China-Europe Co-Operation Agreements for Navigation: SART and LRR Developments....Pages 141-149
The Impact of the Galileo Signal in Space in the Acquisition System....Pages 151-167
The Aalborg GPS Software Defined Radio Receiver....Pages 169-183
Ephemeris Interpolation Techniques for Assisted GNSS Services....Pages 185-197
GNSS Based Attitude Determination Systems for High Altitude Platforms....Pages 199-210
Galileo IOV System Initialization and LCVTT Technique Exploitation....Pages 211-229
Impact of Atmosphere Turbulence on Satellite Navigation Signals....Pages 231-239
GIOVE-A SIS Experimentation and Receiver Validation: Laboratory Activities at ESTEC....Pages 241-257
Overview of Galileo Receivers....Pages 259-271
Performance Assessment of the TurboDLL for Satellite Navigation Receivers....Pages 273-282
Analysis of GNSS Signals using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope....Pages 283-290
First Results on Acquisition and Tracking of the GIOVE-A Signal-in-Space....Pages 291-301
Precise Time Technology for Galileo 2006 TIWDC....Pages 303-311
Girasole Receiver Development for Safety of Life Applications....Pages 313-327
Galileo Performance Verification in IOV Phase....Pages 329-340
Different Acquisition Algorithms for the Galileo L1 Signal with BOC(1,1) Modulation....Pages 341-352
Galileo: Current Status, Prospects and Applications....Pages 355-359
The Galileo Test Range....Pages 361-367
Perspective of Galileo in Geophysical Monitoring: The Geolocalnet Project....Pages 369-385
Common—View Technique Application: An Italian Use Case....Pages 387-400
MARKAB: A Toolset to Analyze EGNOS SBAS Signal in Space for Civil Aviation....Pages 401-415
Hybridization of GNSS Receivers with INS Systems for Terrestrial Applications in Airport Environment....Pages 417-430
W Band Multi Application Payload for Space and Multiplanetary Missions....Pages 431-446
GNSS Bit-True Signal Simulator. A Test Bed for Receivers and Applications....Pages 447-460
RUNE (Railway User Navigation Equipment): Architecture & Tests....Pages 461-479
GPS, Galileo and the Future of High Precision Services: An Interoperability Point of View....Pages 481-494
GNSS ATC Interface....Pages 495-509
Advanced Satellite Communications Systems & Services....Pages 513-516
QOS-Constrained MOP-Based Bandwidth Allocation Over Space Networks....Pages 517-533
Carrier Pairing, a Technique for Increasing Interactive Satellite Systems Capacity. An Assessment of its Applicability to Different System Architectures....Pages 535-552
Reconfigurability for Satellite Terminals: Feasibility and Convenience....Pages 553-559
Link Cooperation Technique for DVB-S2 Downlink Reception with Mobile Terminals....Pages 561-572
Broadband Mobile Satellite Services: The Ku-band Revolution....Pages 573-588
Flower Constellations for Telemedicine Services....Pages 589-598
Analysis of the Robustness of Filtered Multitone Modulation Schemes Over Satellite Channels....Pages 599-612
VeRT Prototype Architecture and First Trials Campaign Results....Pages 613-625
ISI — The Integral SatCom Initiative Towards FP7....Pages 629-632
Diversity Reception Over Correlated Ricean Fading Satellite Channels....Pages 633-642
Application of Long Erasure Codes and ARQ Schemes for Achieving High Data Transfer Performance Over Long Delay Networks....Pages 643-656
Interconnection of Laboratory Equipment via Satellite and Space Links: Investigating the Performance of Software Platforms for the Management of Measurement Instrumentation....Pages 657-666
A Common Representation of QoS Levels for Resource Allocation in Hybrid Satellite/Terrestrial Networks....Pages 667-683
Broadband Satellite Communication in EHF Band....Pages 685-702
Iterative Demapping and Decoding for DVB-S2 Communications....Pages 703-716
New Perspectives in the WAVE W-Band Satellite Project....Pages 717-725
HAP-LEO Link Communication Systems Based on Optical Technology....Pages 727-739
Integrated Broadband Wireless Network....Pages 741-750
Unscented Filtering for LEO Satellite Orbit Determination....Pages 751-763
Back Matter....Pages 765-769