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Syllabus ( GEOD 534 )


   Basic information
Course title: Special Topics in Navigation Systems
Course code: GEOD 534
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail ÇÖLKESEN
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: Turkish
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: Topics will be selected with student based on his/her research needs of specialization area of research. Course may cover lessons, lab sessions, seminars and literature review of particular research area. Student may also prepare presentations and have opportunity to present their work.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand Navigation systems, and interpret their applications

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
    4. Operate modern equipments and hardwares, and use related technical skills in the field of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering.
    5. Acquire scientific knowledge
    6. Design and conduct research projects independently
    7. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    8. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    9. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Laboratory exercise/exam
    2. Seminar/presentation
    3. Term paper
  2. install and use GPS receivers

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
    4. Operate modern equipments and hardwares, and use related technical skills in the field of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering.
    5. Acquire scientific knowledge
    6. Design and conduct research projects independently
    7. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    8. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
    9. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    10. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc
    11. Demonstrate professional and ethical responsibility.

    Method of assessment

    1. Laboratory exercise/exam
  3. collect data and analyze

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering
    2. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results
    3. Operate modern equipments and hardwares, and use related technical skills in the field of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering.
    4. Design and conduct research projects independently
    5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    6. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
    7. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    8. Write progress reports clearly on the basis of published documents, thesis, etc

    Method of assessment

    1. Laboratory exercise/exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to Navigation Systems - Selecting Research Topics
Week 2: Review: Principles of modern satellite-based navigation systems
Week 3: Lab Session / Independent Research
Week 4: Review: Differential GPS (DGPS) and augmentation systems
Week 5: Lab Session / Independent Research
Week 6: Review: Carrier phase positioning and cycle ambiguity resolution algorithms. & Lab Session & Lab Session
Week 7: Navigation integrity monitoring (RAIM) & Lab Session
Week 8: Navigation integrity monitoring (LAAS ) & Lab Session
Week 9: Navigation integrity monitoring (WAAS) & Lab Session
Week 10: Midterm Exam
Week 11: Introduction to optimal estimation
Week 12: Review: Kalman filters, and covariance analysis
Week 13: Lab Session / Independent Research
Week 14: Inertial sensors and integrated navigation systems & Lab Session
Week 15*: Lab Session / Independent Research
Week 16*: Final Exam
Textbooks and materials:
Recommended readings: 1- P. Misra, and P. Enge, “Global Positioning System, Signals, Measurements, and Performance,” Gang Jamuna Press, 2001,

2-The Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation, Farrell and Barth, McGraw-Hill, 1999,

3- Global Positioning Systems, Inertial Navigation and Integration, Grewal, Weill and Andrews, Wiley Interscience, 2001
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 10 30
Other in-term studies: 3-5-10-12-14 40
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 30
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 16
Own studies outside class: 6 5
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 10 5
Term project: 30 1
Term project presentation: 3 1
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 10 1
Mid-term: 3 1
Personal studies for final exam: 10 1
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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