GNSS Receiver Development for Space Applications

SkolkovoMay 2015

Source: http://www.sei.aero/eng/papers/uploads/archive/SpaceWorks_Nano_Microsatellite_Market_Assessment_January_2014.pdf

Fast growing number of small satellites

Emerging range of Earth orbiting micro and

nano-satellites

ProblemFast growing number of inexpensive micro- and nano-satellites need inexpensive navigation

Niche market opportunity

Spaceborne Receivers:• Radiation Hard• Expensive• High or Acceptable Accuracy

Consumer Market Receivers:• Small and Cheap• Extremely Sensitive• Very Fast• Acceptable Accuracy

Market demand is not covered by existing technologies

Problem and SolutionFast growing need for small form factor low cost space borne GNSS receivers

They don’t exist now.

We will offer a solution based on proven technologies having on hands good deal of prerequisites.

Technology to solve the problemfor micro- and nano-satellites

GPSGLONASS

GALILEOFPGA MICROCONTROLLER

RF AFE

Key Technology:

• SW Correlation Processing

• Massive Parallel DSP

• Small Radiation Hard FPGA Accelerator to Assist in Massive Parallel DSP

Key Features:

• Low cost, low power

• Small form factor

• Radiation tolerant

(up to 100 krad)

Proposed solution is based on our strong background

• SW Correlation Processing Core

• Orbital Missions from LEO to GEO

• One of world’s most successful space borne GNSS receivers (>40 units launched)

Space-Borne Receiver MosaicGNSS (Astrium GmbH)

Consumer Market DualStar MSB series (Mstar / Mediatek)

• Massive Parallel DSP

• Over 6M units sold

• ~50% of Chinese PND market (2012)

• Massive Parallel DSP

• LEON3 CPU (has fault tolerant version for space applications)

• FPGA-Proven Design

Current challenge for Consumer Market

R&D Team• 10 people covering the whole development cycle • All with advanced degrees, 3 +1 Ph.D.•Highly specialized in GNSS with over 200 man years direct GNSS development experience• Applied GNSS research – 5 US patents, over 50 papers • Customers and partners in USA, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway• Industrial experience in both space and terrestrial GNSS

Use of proceedsStep Date Cost

Functional prototype - fully functional model with commercial components to verify design and algorithms

12 months

30M

First samples for qualification 15 months

8M

Qualified/tested receiver 20 months

10M

Business Model• Global markets, no emphasis to Russia• Revenue generators• IP licensing (to strategic partners only)• GNSS Receivers• GNSS modules• Design services

• Exit • Acquisition by players in space industry• Strategic partnership with GNSS receiver

manufacturers

Summary•New emerging market•High barriers to entry•No technology to address market demand•Market enabling technology is the best competitive advantage

Andrey Bochkovskiy+7 921 3141104info@nav-technology.com