GNSS INTEGRATION TESTING ISSUES

Spirent GNSS simulators produce very challenging and realistic test scenarios which help to reduce test cycles and speed up product development.

The widespread integration of GPS chips into many consumer devices and commercial applications has made the selection and management of GNSS receiver vendors a complex process. Those involved need to consider:

• Benchmarking trials of different receivers, to allow comparative testing
• Selecting the correct test interface approach and determining which test mode to operate
• Testing your systems under a range of operational and extreme or error conditions

The GNSS test solution you choose must be able to provide you with reliable and accurate test results.

GNSS INTEGRATION TESTING SOLUTIONS

GNSS simulation is the most powerful test method for GNSS receivers and applications. Spirent’s GNSS simulation platforms enable you to repeat test scenarios exactly, allowing you to analyse and compare vendor performance.

Spirent's Multi-GNSS systems are designed to be flexible and scalable, to meet your individual needs. Our unrivalled domain experience, gathered over a 25 year history in the industry, is incorporated into all our Multi-GNSS test platforms to ensure your success.

GNSS INTEGRATION TESTING BENEFITS

Spirent’s market-leading Integration Testing solutions have been developed through listening to industry requirements, enabling you to select and integrate GNSS technology into your systems with confidence:

• Easy-to-use yet powerful and accurate testing solutions on field proven platforms give you complete confidence in the results generated
• Benchmark trials using a GNSS simulator can be run at weekends or overnight and do not require resources to be deployed on field trips
• Simulation reduces or eliminates the need for costly field testing
• The use of GNSS simulators has been demonstrated to be the most efficient method of testing during the development and integration process. The cost of field trials is nearly always grossly underestimated. For example, one global manufacturer of car navigation systems reduced its testing program from an average of eight to ten weeks, to an average of four to five weeks by changing from driving test cars to using GNSS simulators
• It is quick and easy to generate additional test cases or variations of existing test cases, which enables the speed of test development to be significantly enhanced

SPIRENT'S VALUE FOR GNSS INTEGRATION TESTING

Easy-to-use, powerful and accurate GNSS test systems to enable you to confidently select and integrate GNSS technology into your systems and applications.

• Repeatable, cost effective GNSS test solutions
• GNSS test solutions proven over 25 years provide validity and confidence
• A history of providing tried and tested test methodologies
• Portability of scenarios from Integration downstream to production
• Reduced costs through reduced project timescales
• GNSS Simulation assists speed of test development

eBooks

• The Role of Simulation in the Integration of GNSS Receivers
  Adding location awareness.
• Simulation vs. Real World Testing 
  How to undertake controlled testing of your GNSS receiver design.
• Testing Multipath Performance 
  How multipath simulation can be used to evaluate the effects of multipath on the performance of GNSS receivers.
• Quality Control for Location-Enabled Devices
  A guide to production testing.

White Papers

• Why Simulate?
  What is a GNSS Simulator? Why should you use one for testing?
• What is GNSS Simulation?
  How can simulation help reduce your time to market?

Brochures

• Multi-GNSS
  Test solutions for Multi-GNSS Navigation & Positioning.

Case Studies

• DLR Institute of Space Systems in Bremen
• DLR Institute of Communication and Navigation
• ipi-Institut