Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile

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Master of Science Career opportunities

in Aerospace Systems Recent studies have shown that there will be a lack of graduate students to fill
the open positions in the GNSS industry in the near future. This MSc in GNSS
Navigation and provides students with a head start in the evolving and growing market of
satellite-based navigation and telecommunications.
Telecommunications Hence, graduate students can enter:
MSc AS-NAT (formerly GNSS) ¡  large companies,
¡  SMEs,
¡  national institutions,
¡  research laboratories.
Global Navigation Satellite System
(GNSSs) have gained a lot of worldwide Pedagogical approach
attention due to a significant increase in
applications using GPS for positioning MSc AS-NAT is a 2-year program offering scientific education in Satellite-based
and navigation (aeronautics, vehicular Positioning and Space Telecommunications. It combines lectures, tutorials,
and pedestrian navigation, location- research projects dealing with industrial needs. Students will develop expertise
based services, etc.) in: basic and applied sciences, modelling, design, specification, integration and
This international enthusiasm validation in signal processing systems, antennas, microwave systems, global
is confirmed by the worldwide navigation satellite systems, satellite networks, and radars
development of other global and The MSc AS-NAT consists in 4 semesters, including three academic semesters
regional satellite-based navigation and last semester for the carry-out of the master thesis in a company or a
systems in Europe, the USA, China, laboratory.
Russia, India and Japan, creating a After completion of the two-year program, students getting 120 ECTS are
strong need for experts in this field. awarded the Master of Science AS-NAT from ENAC.
The objective of this MSc AS-NAT is to
provide students with advanced skills
and knowledge in the field of GNSS
and its related applications, in order
to prepare them to enter the highly
dynamic GNSS and GNSS-dependant
industry. In addition, the students have
a training in telecommunications, as
both fields are strongly complementary.
After completion of the master,
graduates are able to specify,
design, validate, integrate, and take
part in standardisation activities in
aeronautical telecommunication or geo-
localisation systems.
Syllabus

Semester 1 30 credits Semester 4 30 credits

Fundamentals of Mathematics (6 ECTS) : Theory of
distributions for signal processing, probability/Statistics,
Stochastic Processes
Fundamentals of Signal Processing and
Electromagnetics (11 ECTS): Electromagnetics, Signal
theory and signal processing, Digital signal processing,
Analog filtering, Linear servo loop system
GNSS 1 (4 ECTS): Introduction to GNSS and its evolutions
Programming and C language (4 ECTS)
Applied Project 1 (3 ECTS): PVT computation project
Language and Human Science 1 (2 ECTS)
Semester 2 30 credits
Students conduct a master thesis in industry or laboratory,
in France or worldwide, supervised by two tutors – ENAC
professor and host company manager. Master thesis is
concluded by a written dissertation and an oral defense
in front of jury composed of professionals and ENAC’s
professors.
Entry Requirements MSc AS-NAT
Applicants must have bachelor’s degrees in Electronics and
Communications, Telecommunications, Mathematics or
equivalent.

Propagation Channel (3 ECTS): Antenna and propagation

for GNSS, Propagation Channels Modeling Duration of studies
Advanced Signal Processing 1 (8 ECTS): Estimation/ 2 years full time
Detection, Kalman Filtering, State Space
Modeling, Analysis and Control, Digital communications Courses beginning
GNSS 2 (9 ECTS): GNSS for Civil Aviation, Differential September
GNSS Methods, Inertial Sensors and Hybridization
Techniques, Astrodynamics Location
Applied Project 2 (8 ECTS): Applied project, Course ENAC Toulouse
project - Market your Ideas, Introduction to System
Engineering and Quality, Project Management Teaching Language
Language and Human Science 2 (2 ECTS) English

Semester 3 30 credits

Advanced signal processing 2 (7 ECTS): Digital

Receivers, Array signal processing, Parametric modeling,
Spread Spectrum Techniques
Telecommunications 2 (8 ECTS): Classical Channel
Coding, Modern Channel Coding, Space Communications,
Navigation and Communications Payload
GNSS 3 (5 ECTS): Future GNSS Signals, High Sensitive
Receivers - Urban positioning, Alternative Positioning,
GPS L1 C/A Receivers
Applied project 3 (7 ECTS)
Language and Human Science 3 (3 ECTS)
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