Galileo Mono-Channel Simulator: A Tool for the New Generation of GNSS Receivers

C. Cornacchini, A. Vernucci, G. Franzoni and V. Gabaglio

Abstract:	This paper presents the main features and the implementation approach of the so-called Galileo Mono Channel Simulator (GMCS), an hardware device intended to produce Radio Frequency (RF) signals emulating those radiated by the satellites of the European radio positioning system -Galileo- once in orbit. The GMCS, which is primarily conceived to support the development and performance assessment of Galileo receivers, is currently being realized in the framework of the GARDA project (GAlileo user Receiver Development Activities). The relevant contract was awarded in year 2004 to a consortium led by Alcatel Alenia Space (formerly Laben) by the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU), a European Brussels-based body set-up by the European Commission (EC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) with the mandate of managing the Galileo program development phase. The GARDA project, funded under the EC 6th Framework Program, has broader scopes than just realizing the GMCS, its main aim being that of implementing a prototype Galileo receiver for generic applications. Designing and building the GMCS has been demanded to Space Engineering, acting as sub-contractor to Alcatel Alenia Space.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2005) September 13 - 16, 2005 Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, CA
Pages:	1878 - 1887
Cite this article:	Cornacchini, C., Vernucci, A., Franzoni, G., Gabaglio, V., "Galileo Mono-Channel Simulator: A Tool for the New Generation of GNSS Receivers," Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2005), Long Beach, CA, September 2005, pp. 1878-1887.
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