G.P.S.
SYSTEM
WHAT IS GPS?
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GPS means
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A space-based satellite navigation system
provides location and time information in all
weather.
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Maintained by the United States government and
HISTORY:
• Navigating by stars (requires clear nights and careful measurements)
most widely used for centuries
• The GPS project was developed in 1973 to overcome the limitations of previous navigation systems.
• GPS was created and realized by the U.S. Department of
Defense and was originally run with 24 satellites.
FPGA
A
Field Programmable Gate Array
(FPGA) is a
Programmable Logic Device(PLD) with higher densities and
capable of implementing different functions in a short period
of time
– Low-cost
– Fast-turnaround prototype implementation
– Supported by CAD/EDA tools
– High density
– High speed
– Programmable and versatile
– Flexible
– Reusable
– Large amounts of logic gates, registers, RAM and routing resources
– Quick time-to-market