Advanced Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments

This cutting-edge course by Embention UAM School dives into the critical world of GNSS-Denied Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). We break down complex aerospace concepts to explore how autonomous aircraft maintain flight stability and absolute positioning when satellite signals are jammed, spoofed, or completely unavailable. You will learn about the vulnerabilities of standard orbital constellations and focus deeply on alternative local tracking architectures, including inertial dead reckoning and visual-inertial odometry. Discover the advanced visual map-matching, terrain relative sensing, and sensor fusion algorithms that enable drift-free, high-integrity navigation, and explore the safety-critical software standards driving the future of autonomous flight.