Build ultra-realistic PNT test scenarios with 3D terrain modeling in PNT X
Developers of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) equipment usually have to sacrifice realism when testing with simulators in the lab. No simulator can ever replicate the true richness of the real-world environment, making field testing an important part of the development cycle. But it’s now possible to get closer to real-world conditions in the lab […]
Ricardo Verdeguer Moreno | Sep 2024
Turn I/Q files into realistic signals with PNT X: SimIQ Spatial Awareness
Developers of positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signals have long used the I/Q file format to record signals and interference waveforms for replay in a simulator. The ability to inject I/Q-defined transmitters into a GNSS simulator is invaluable for research and development of future signals and custom waveforms, and to evaluate their impact on systems […]
Ricardo Verdeguer Moreno | Aug 2024
Beyond GNSS: Simulating alternative and complementary PNT signals in the lab
The ever-growing reliance on PNT technologies, and the emergence of new threats, means we need more sources of PNT to keep receivers robust and resilient. There are plenty of new sources to choose from, from PNT constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) like Xona PULSAR, to Locata’s ground-based service, which offer independent backup to GNSS. […]
Ricardo Verdeguer Moreno | Jul 2024
Inside the world’s most advanced PNT simulator: 8 key features of PNT X
With many applications demanding greater PNT precision and resilience, and moving “beyond GNSS” to incorporate new signals and sensors, Spirent has launched PNT X—a revolutionary new PNT simulation platform that combines unprecedented scalability, flexibility and fidelity to simulate ultra-realistic dynamic PNT environments. You can read about the high-level benefits of the PNT X in the launch […]
Ricardo Verdeguer Moreno | May 2024
Introducing PNT X: Our most powerful and flexible PNT simulator ever
Positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) are critical capabilities in an ever-growing range of systems – from military drones to communications satellites, and from autonomous cars to crewless container ships. Even lunar landers are now equipped with GNSS receivers. And while global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) like GPS were once the default source of space-based PNT, […]
Ricardo Verdeguer Moreno | Apr 2024
