A geodetic approach to precise, accurate, available and reliable navigation 

    Parés Calaf, M. Eulàlia (Date of defense: 2021-01-14)

    The determination of a body position, velocity and attitude is the purpose of the navigation techniques. The most extended navigation systems (INS/GNSS), as any other HW and SW system, provide precise and accurate enough ...

    A network approach for strapdown inertial kinematic gravimetry 

    Termens Perarnau, Maria Assumpció (Date of defense: 2014-03-07)

    Compared to the conventional ground measurement of gravity, airborne gravimetry is more efficient and cost-effective. Especially, the combination of GPS and INS is known to show very good performances recovering the gravity ...

    A systematic approach to airborne sensor orientation and calibration: method and models 

    Blázquez González, Marta (Date of defense: 2012-07-03)

    Avui dia, s'estima que el mercat de la geom atica mou pels volts de 30 bilions d'euros. Al darrera del creixement d'aquest mercat hi trobem noves tecnologies,projectes i aplicacions, com per exemple, \Global Positioning ...

    Algorithms and Methods for Robust Geodetic kinematic Positioning 

    Talaya López, Julià (Date of defense: 2003-06-27)

    El sistema NAVSTAR/GPS ha desenvolupat un paper molt important en les tècniques de posicionament cinemàtic geodèsiques, especialment en la determinació de la trajectòries per a la orientació de sensors aerotransportats ...

    Análisis espacial colectivo como soporte a las decisiones espaciales : el sistema geoespacial de inteligencia colectiva = Collective spatial analysis as spatial decision-making support : the geospatial system of collective intelligence 

    Castillo Rosas, Juan Daniel (Date of defense: 2016-02-25)

    The spatial decision-making process for the purpose of planning, policies, plans, or territorial programs, is intimately tied to the concept of location in the respective geographical space, mainly because many aspects ...

    Aplicación de imágenes de satélite SAR,en los estudios de contaminación marina y de dinámica de las aguas en el mediterráneo noroccidental 

    Platonov, Alexei (Date of defense: 2002-07-19)

    This thesis presents diverse theoretical and practical applications of the ERS 1/2 and RADARSAT satellite images of the Synthetic Aperture Radar SAR sensor (near 330 images in the Northwest Mediterranean NWM and 980 in ...

    Aplication of Interferometric Radiometry to Earth Observation 

    Camps Carmona, Adriano José (Date of defense: 1996-11-22)

    La tesis contiene en primer lugar un estudio de las técnicas de interferometria radiometrica, con énfasis en las causas de error y su impacto en las características del sensor. A continuación se proponen y comparan varias ...

    Application of dynamical system methods to galactic dynamics : from warps to double bars 

    Sánchez Martín, Patricia (Date of defense: 2015-06-29)

    Most galaxies have a warped shape when they are seen from an edge-on point of view. In this work we apply dynamical system methods to find an explanation of this phenomenon that agrees with its abundance among galaxies, ...

    Atlas climático de irradiación solar a partir de imágenes del satélite NOAA. Aplicación a la península Ibérica 

    Vera Mella, Nelson (Date of defense: 2005-09-22)

    The study of solar radiation is a key process for the exploitation of solar energy systems. In most cases, however, the availability of information is insufficient and not up-to-date. In addition, the interpolation of ...

    Atmospheric Tomography Using Satellite Radio Signals 

    Flores Jiménez, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2000-02-04)

    Los sistemas de posicionamiento global GNSS (GPS y GLONASS) se han convertido en una herramienta básica para obtener medidas geodésicas de la Tierra y en una fuente de datos para el estudio atmosférico. Proporcionan cobertura ...

    Calibration Validation and Polarimetry in 2D Aperture Synthesis. Application to MIRAS 

    Ribó i Vedrilla, Serni (Date of defense: 2005-06-30)

    La missió SMOS de l'Agència Europea de l'Espai (ESA) té com a objectiu mesurar la humitat del sòl i la salinitat dels oceans, paràmetres fonamentals per tal d'entendre el canvi climàtic global.<br/>MIRAS (Radiòmetre de ...

    Consolidation and assessment of a technique to provide fast and precise point positioning (Fast-PPP) 

    Rovira Garcia, Adrià (Date of defense: 2016-01-21)

    The research of this paper-based dissertation is focused on the Fast Precise Point Positioning (Fast-PPP) technique. The novelty relies on using an accurate ionosphere model, in combination with the standard precise satellite ...

    Contributions to channel modelling and performance estimation of HAPS-based communication systems regarding IEEE Std 802.16TM 

    Palma Lázgare, Israel Romualdo (Date of defense: 2011-10-24)

    New and future telecommunication networks are and will be broadband type. The existing terrestrial and space radio communication infrastructures might be supplemented by new wireless networks that make and will make use ...

    Contributions to ionospheric determination with global positioning system: solar flare detection and prediction of global maps of total electron content 

    García Rigo, Alberto (Date of defense: 2012-12-17)

    Two research studies have been addressed in this thesis. Both of them are of actual scientific interest and are based on processing GNSS data. The first part of this thesis is devoted to GNSS detection and monitoring of ...

    Contributions to real-time monitoring of the ionosphere using GNSS signals 

    Timoté Bejarano, Cristhian Camilo (Date of defense: 2023-03-27)

    (English) This document presents the collection of four manuscripts published during my Doctoral academic formation, which main goal has been the real-time implementation of tools to monitor the ionosphere using Global ...

    Contributions to the 3D ionospheric sounding with GPS data 

    García Fernández, Miquel (Date of defense: 2004-03-15)

    La tesi proposa una sèrie d'algoritmes destinats a obtenir informació del contingut d'electrons lliures presents a la ionosfera. El tipus de dades que s'utilitzaran seran bàsicament les corresponents a receptors de dades ...

    Contributions to the Optimisation of aircraft noise abatement procedures 

    Prats, Xavier (Date of defense: 2010-01-29)

    Tot i que en les últimes dècades la reducció del soroll emès pels avions ha estat substancial, el seu impacte a la població ubicada a prop dels aeroports és un problema que encara persisteix. Contenir el soroll generat ...

    Design and assessment of a low-frequency magnetic measurement system for eLISA 

    Mateos Martín, José Ignacio (Date of defense: 2015-11-27)

    The primary purpose of this thesis is the design, development and validation of a system capable of measuring magnetic field with low-noise conditions at sub-millihertz frequencies. Such instrument is conceived as a part ...

    Dynamics and control for continuous low-thrust spacecraft near collinear libration points 

    Gao, Chen (Date of defense: 2022-05-18)

    Due to the rich dynamic properties of the equilibria of the Restricted Three Body Problem (RTBP), the libration point orbits (LPOs) around them are ideal locations for scientific missions. Fortunately, these invariant ...

    Elaboració de mapes de precipitació a partir d'imatges infraroges de satèl.lit 

    Tarruella Boixadera, Ramon (Date of defense: 2002-06-14)

    El present treball analitza l'aplicabilitat de diferents tècniques, originalment ideades per al tractament de xàfecs que fan ús d'imatges IR de satèl·lit per estimar la precipitació amb una finalitat climatològica en la ...