Title :
Work in progress — GnssEduPack: An innovative approach to education and training in the field of Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Author :
Phuong, Xuan Quang ; Povero, Gabriella ; Belforte, Gustavo
Author_Institution :
Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is to introduce the GnssEduPack, which is a training kit in the field of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) which is oriented towards university students and GNSS application developers. The whole idea behind the GnssEduPack is to provide students with a new tool, which, beside providing theoretical background and explanations, allows for consistent experimental activity with real GNSS signals thus bringing the student directly in contact with practice. The key feature of the GnssEduPack is the emphasis on practical problems of real GNSS oriented engineering, which is made possible by the use of the SAT_SURF Suite, a light, compact and easy-to-use hardware/software experimental platform.
Keywords :
computer based training; educational institutions; satellite navigation; work in progress; GNSS application developers; GNSS oriented engineering; GNSS signals; GnssEduPack; SAT_SURF Suite; consistent experimental activity; education; global navigation satellite systems; hardware-software experimental platform; training kit; university students; work in progress; Global Navigation Satellite Systems; Global Positioning System; Materials; Satellites; Training; Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS); practice-oriented education; use of real data;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6261-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2010.5673509