- Docente: Alessandro Vanelli Coralli
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-INF/03
- Language: English
- Moduli: Alessandro Vanelli Coralli (Modulo 1) Alberto Ginesi (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Telecommunications Engineering (cod. 9205)
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from Mar 25, 2024 to May 14, 2024
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from May 20, 2024 to Jun 06, 2024
Learning outcomes
Understanding of the architecture of satellite communication systems and satellite positioning systems and the main design principles and performance trade-off. The class covers the ground, space, and user segments fundamentals from a Communication Theory perspective.
Course contents
The course is organized into two main parts: Satellite Communications Systems and Satellite Positioning and Navigation Systems.
The first part addresses the main elements of a Satellite System Communication Architecture
- ground, space, user segments
- user and feeder links
- orbits and constellations
- link budget
- payload
- antennas
- Multibeam and single beam systems
- SatCom services: broadcast and broaband, fixed and mobile
- 5G and 6G Non-terrestrial Networks
- IoT via Non-Terrestrial Networks
The second part, using several principles and concepts introduced in the first part, focuses on Satellite Positioning systems:
- Positioning principles
- Positioning principles applied to satellite systems
- the GPS system
- the Galileo system
Readings/Bibliography
- G. Maral, M. Bousquet, and Z. Sun, Satellite Communications Systems: Systems, Techniques and Technology. John Wiley & Sons
- B. Sklar, Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications. Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA: Prentice-Hall, Inc
- E. Kaplan and C. Hegarty, Understanding GPS/GNSS: Principles and Applications, Third Edition:, ser. Engineering professional collection. Artech House Publishers, 2017.
- Slide of the lectures with professor's notes
Teaching methods
- Lectures based on slides
Assessment methods
- Written test and interview. The written test is mandatory, but not blocking.
Teaching tools
- Students will be invited to use Matlab programming to better understand concepts presented during the lectures
- Matlab tools will also be used as a teaching tool during the lectures
Office hours
See the website of Alessandro Vanelli Coralli
See the website of Alberto Ginesi