SPACE ECONOMY TECHNOLOGIES
Brindisi office
To Whom?
The workshop is designed for students who want to:
- elaborate on satellite navigation, GNSS and RF chain applied;
- working with geospatial data and professional GIS tools;
- design and test positioning applications for ground vehicles, drones, and autonomous systems;
- experiment with embedded development on STM32 microcontrollers with GNSS, inertial and environmental sensors;
- acquire marketable skills in the sectors space, telecommunications, mobility, environmental monitoring, smart cities.
It is the ideal context for those who wish to combine electronics, programming, data analysis, and space applications in a single laboratory course.
The space technologies laboratory is dedicated to design, simulation and testing of satellite navigation systems and the RF chain, with a specific focus on applications downstream.
Here students learn to work with real-world geospatial data (GIS) and design services based on GNSS: from signal pre-processing to cartographic theming, up to field validation of positioning and navigation solutions.
The aim is to train profiles capable of integrating skills space, data and software, ready to contribute to the development of applications for intelligent mobility, drones (UAS), land monitoring and location-based services.
In the space technologies laboratory, students follow a complete path, which goes from raw data to functioning service:
Downstream & GIS
- ingestion and management of geospatial data from various sources;
- georeferencing, data cleaning and manipulation;
- theming and map production digital and cartographic reports;
- publication of results and integration with other territorial databases.
GNSS and navigation services
- design and prototyping of applications positioning and navigation for terrestrial and UAS scenarios;
- integration of GNSS receivers with inertial sensors (IMU) and environmental sensors;
- performance evaluation (accuracy, continuity, integrity) in realistic scenarios.
RF chain simulation and testing
- generation of realistic GNSS scenarios with vector signal generator;
- hardware-in-the-loop test setup to verify navigation algorithms and devices;
- waveform and signal analysis on digital oscilloscope;
- generation of test signals and functional validation of the RF chain.
Embedded development and prototyping
- programming of STM32 Nucleo boards and use of GNSS expansion boards, IMUs and environmental sensors;
- development of smart service prototypes (tracking, monitoring, geolocalized alerts);
- use of communication buses, cabling and laboratory instruments to integrate the various modules.
The laboratory is equipped with professional instrumentation aligned with space and telecom industry standards.
Computing infrastructure
- HP notebook for GIS, simulation and software development activities.
GNSS signal generation and testing
Oscilloscope and waveform generator
- 4-channel oscilloscope, 200 MHz, 12-bit ADC (18 bit in HD mode), 400 Mpts memory, 5 GSa/s, with 700 MHz passive probes;
- Arbitrary waveform generator integrated (2 analog channels, 100 MHz, 16 bit, 312,5 MSa/s) for generating complex signals and test scenarios;
- extended warranty and calibration coverage.
Development boards and sensors
- 15 NUCLEO-H563ZI – STM32 Nucleo-144 for firmware and control logic development;
- X-NUCLEUS-GNSS2A1 – GNSS/GPS expansion board with Teseo-VIC3DA dead-reckoning form;
- X-NUCLEO-IKS01A3 e X-NUCLEO-IKS4A1 – board for inertial and environmental sensors (Motion MEMS, multiple sensors);
- Cable and pin kit for rapid prototyping on breadboards and shields.
Training and support
- dedicated training sessions to make technical staff independent in the use of signal generators and oscilloscopes;
- complete technical documentation for the development of exercises, projects and theses.
COURSE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.