Summary
Tool Name
SimAUTO (In-Vehicle navigation System (IVNS) software)
Short Description

SimAUTO is a ready-to-use solution to testing integrated in-vehicle navigation systems comprising GPS and dead reckoning (DR) sensors.

Version
N/A
Category
Test bench for receivers
Other
Conditions of Access
Buy
Location
Paignton, United Kingdom (tool location is not fixed)
Coordinates
50.4408, -3.58632
Website
https://www.spirent.com/Products/SimAUTO
Status
Operational
How to get it

The SimAUTO is available to purchase from Spirent and its distributors as a commercial product.

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Specifications
Supported other signals
INS
Other
Target users
Technology suppliers, developers or researchers
Receiver (module or device) suppliers
Application, Service or Terminal suppliers
Environment of uses
Rural vehicle user
Aeronautical user
Contact
Provider name
Spirent (Spirent Communications plc)
Provider address
Devon, UK
Provider website
http://www.spirentfederal.com/
POC Name
Mr Stuart Smith
Other Information
Costs

A quotation is made on request.

References

SimAUTO provides a turnkey solution to testing integrated navigation systems comprising
GPS and dead reckoning (DR) sensors.  Fully integrated with Spirent’s SimGEN for Windows
software suite, SimAUTO allows parameters such as wheel track, wheel base, wheel
diameter, odometer pulse rate & dead band to be set and saved to a vehicle personality file
for future use.

Spirent, the leading provider of navigation and positioning test solutions, have developed SimAUTO as a ready-to-use solution to testing integrated in-vehicle navigation systems (IVNS) comprising GPS and dead reckoning (DR) sensors

The demand for fast signal acquisition, accuracy and functionality through GPS blackouts is motivating the development of hybrid systems using DR sensors. In order to test these, DR and GPS signals must be coherently generated. SimAUTO effectively emulates DR sensors such as compasses, gyros, and wheel pulses and precisely coordinated these with Spirent’s range of GPS/GNSS constellations simulators - providing a complete test environment for integrated navigation systems. The coherent GPS and DR sensor emulation means SimAUTO facilitates rapid and comprehensive system testing, accelerating time to market while improving demonstrated system resilience to real-life challenges.

SimAUTO is also fully compatible with Spirent’s SimGEN for Windows® software suite allowing parameters such as wheel track, wheel base, wheel diameter, odometer pulse rate and dead band to be set and saved to a vehicle personality file for future use. Field trials can be captured as motion files meaning identical journeys can be reproduced many times without deploying people back into the field.