GNSS VERIFICATION TESTING ISSUES

GNSS simulation replicates the complex GNSS satellite and augmentation signals used in so many applications from military and space through to cell phones and vehicles, to provide a completely controlled testing environment.

The ability to conform to quality standards and regulatory requirements, where applicable, is an important requirement. You need to be sure that your GPS/GNSS Verification Testing environment will enable you to:

• Reproduce GNSS quality and performance tests consistently in a repeatable and controlled manner
• Effectively analyse the results
• Manage the Quality Assurance processes to control and minimise expensive warranty and return issues
• Manage any issues and challenges with traceability, calibration records, fault rate analysis or field support that you might encounter

GNSS VERIFICATION TESTING SOLUTIONS

Spirent GPS/GNSS verification and testing platforms offer control and accuracy, using re-playable scenarios. Importantly, the signals from the GNSS simulator are exact known quantities, which have in themselves been verified and certified right down to bit level. This is a very important requirement for any piece of test equipment which is to be used for verification and certification activities. By providing the ability to test different performance parameters of the system individually, the simulated GNSS environment will provide a much clearer insight into the true system performance. Multiple tests can be scripted and run automatically, with test cases and scenarios being portable between R&D, Integration and Verification environments as well as with customers.

GNSS VERIFICATION TESTING BENEFITS

Spirent’s tried and trusted Verification-focused GNSS testing solutions can help to ensure a smooth product transition from R&D through to the production stage, and so accelerate time-to-market:

• Performance assurance with consistency, control and accuracy
• Controlled and repeatable testing
• Ability to solve identified issues through a logical and progressive testing approach
• Economic benefit, in terms of both time and cost saving, creates improved profitability
• Improved Quality Assurance leads to a significant reduction in the cost of warranties
• Increased end product reliability generates improved customer satisfaction
• GNSS simulation enables regression testing of software and firmware releases

SPIRENT'S VALUE FOR GNSS VERIFICATION TESTING

Spirent can help you plan and proactively manage your device through cost-effective GPS verification testing.

• Reduction in project timescales leads to reduced costs and improved profitability
• Consistency, control and accuracy within GNSS test environment
• Performance assurance
• Controlled, repeatable tests
• Warranty cost reduction through improved QA
• Improved customer satisfaction

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.