MSc Aerospace Systems - Navigation and Telecommunications

Presentation

Presentation

The Master of Science in GNSS, Global Navigation Satellite System, defines a satellite-based system that allows autonomous positioning and navigation of a suitably equipped user everywhere and at all times.

The Master of Science (MSc) in GNSS is a 2-year programme offering advanced education in Satellite-based Positioning and Space Telecommunications.

It aims at training students for the steadily growing GNSS industry.

Objectives

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) have gained a lot of worldwide attention due to a significant increase in applications using GPS for positioning and navigation (aeronautics, vehicular and pedestrian navigation, location-based services, etc).

This international enthusiasm is confirmed by the worldwide development of other global and regional satellite-based navigation systems in Europe, the USA, China, Russia, India and Japan, creating a strong need for experts in this field.

The objective of this MSc in GNSS is to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge in the field of GNSS and its related applications, in order to prepare them to enter the highly dynamic GNSS and GNSS-dependent industry. In addition, the students will have a grounding in telecommunications, as both fields are strongly complementary.

Additional information

An International Cooperation

The Master AS-NAT was developed with the support of the European Commission and the European GNSS Agency, GSA (7th Framework Program under grant agreement nbr. 248016).

It has been achieved in partnership with the Institute of Space Technology and Space Applications of the Universität der Bundeswehr München (Germany) and Politecnico di Torino (Torino, Italy), both recognized for their leading international roles in education and research in the GNSS field. These two universities also contribute to the MSc teaching and provide their international links with the GNSS industry.The MSc has also received the industrial support of Thales Alenia Space (France), Airbus (France), GMV (Spain), ISMB (Italy); as well as the institutional support of the UN.

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Program

Organization

• Year 1 (60 ECTS credits)
  • Semester 7 (30 ECTS credits)
    • Fundamentals of Mathematics (10 ECTS credits)
      • MA414E - Theory of distributions for signal processing
      • MA405E - Probability/Statistics
      • MA406E - Stochastic Processes
      • IP405E - Programming and C language
    • Fundamentals of Signal Processing and Electromagnetics (11 ECTS credits)
      • MO404E - Electromagnetics
      • SP4002E - Signal theory and signal processing
      • SP4003E - Digital signal processing
      • EE4002E - Analog filtering
      • AU408E - Linear servo loop system
    • GNSS 1 (7 ECTS credits)
      • NA402E - Introduction to GNSS and its evolutions
      • NA497E - PVT computation project
    • Language and Human Science 1 (2 ECTS credits)
      • LV401 - Culture and language French
      • LV406E - Culture and Language - English
      • LV409 - Culture and Language - other language
  • Semester 8 (30 ECTS credits)
    • Intermediate Electromagnetism and Surveillance (3 ECTS credits)
      • MO4006E - Antenna and Propagation for GNSS
      • MO4004E - Propagation Channels Modeling
      • SV4010E - Surveillance Principles
    • Advanced Signal Processing 1 (8 ECTS credits)
      • SP4004E - Estimation/Detection
      • SP5004E - Kalman Filtering
      • AU409E - State Space Modeling, Analysis and Control
      • SP4006E - Digital communications
    • GNSS 2 (9 ECTS credits)
      • NA404E - GNSS for Civil Aviation
      • NA403E - Differential GNSS Methods
      • NA406E - Inertial Sensors and Hybridization Techniques
      • NA4007E - Astrodynamics
    • Applied Project 2 (8 ECTS credits)
      • NA491E - Applied project
      • CP4005E - Course project - Market your Ideas
      • CS406E - Introduction to System Engineering and Quality
      • CS407E - Project Management
    • Language and Human Science 2 (2 ECTS credits)
      • LV402 - Culture and Language - French
      • LV407E - Culture and Language - English
      • LV410 - Culture and Language - other language
      • DD101E - Climate change days
• Year 2 (60 ECTS credits)
  • Semester 9 (30 ECTS credits)
    • Advanced signal processing 2 (6 ECTS credits)
      • SP5005E - Digital Receivers
      • SP5015E - Array signal processing
      • SP5002E - Parametric modeling
      • SP5009E - Spread Spectrum Techniques
      • NA5012E - Advanced concepts : GPS L1 C/A Receivers
    • Telecommunications 2 (8 ECTS credits)
      • SP514E - Modern Channel Coding
      • SP513E - Classical Channel Coding
      • SP5007E - Spatial Technology
      • AV5002E - On-board systems
    • GNSS 3 (6 ECTS credits)
      • NA5020E - Future GNSS Signals
      • NA5021E - High Sensitive Receivers - Urban positioning
      • NA5022E - Alternative Positioning
      • NA5023E - Business in GNSS
      • NA5920E - GPS L1 C/A Receivers project
    • Applied project 3 (7 ECTS credits)
      • NA499E - Applied project
    • Language and Human Science 3 (3 ECTS credits)
      • LV501 - Culture and Language - French
      • LV504E - Culture and Language - English
      • LV411 - Culture and Language - other language
      • DD102E - Societal issues
  • Semester 10 (30 ECTS credits)
    • TX5900 - End of studies project internship (30 ECTS credits)

And after

Job opportunities

Recent studies have shown that there will be a lack of graduate students to fill the open positions in the GNSS industry in the near future. This MSc in GNSS provides students with a head start in the evolving and growing market of satellite-based navigation and telecommunications.

Hence, graduate students can join:

• large companies,

• SMEs,

• national institutions,

• research laboratories.

Contact(s)

Places

• Toulouse

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