Civil aviation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) systems require specialised attention to deliver high integrity and availability. Thorough testing and certification is therefore a key requirement. Unlike live flight trials, controlled laboratory testing is repeatable and controlled, as well as being less costly. Lab trials enable testing in extreme and error conditions that are not readily achieved in flight trials and simulation lends itself ideally to certification and type approval applications.

Spirent is widely recognized as the premier supplier of positioning and navigation simulation test systems to the civil aviation industry and is regularly used by leading aviation authorities and aircraft system developers.

Spirent systems are available with a wide range of features designed to enable development, integration, verification and certification testing. Test systems are available that simulate GPS, Galileo, GLONASS and SBAS signals in a controlled and repeatable way including actual historical GPS system problems. An Interactive remote control interface enables hardware in the loop testing. Furthermore, ground based augmentation systems, such as Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) can be tested using Spirent’s unique LAAS signal simulator.

With over 20 years’ experience in GNSS simulation, Spirent can provide the ideal test solution for your civil aviation application, no matter how extreme the test environment.