Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver
The Lunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS) is the lunar equivalent of GNSS for future lunar explorations. It offers users accurate position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities on and around the Moon. The Augmented Forward Signal (AFS) is a standardized signal structure for LANS, and its re...
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| description | The Lunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS) is the lunar equivalent of GNSS for future lunar explorations. It offers users accurate position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities on and around the Moon. The Augmented Forward Signal (AFS) is a standardized signal structure for LANS, and its recommended standard was published online on 7 February 2025. This work presents software-defined radio (SDR) implementations of the LANS AFS simulator and receiver, which were rapidly developed within a month of the signal specification release. Based on open-source GNSS software, including GPS-SDR-SIM and Pocket SDR, our system provides a valuable platform for future algorithm research and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The receiver can operate on embedded platforms, such as the Raspberry Pi 5, in real-time. This feature makes it suitable for lunar surface applications, where conventional PC-based SDR systems are impractical due to their size, weight, and power requirements. Our approach demonstrates how open-source SDR frameworks can be rapidly applied to emerging satellite navigation signals, even for extraterrestrial PNT applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07ea91a5be34476da74d7fb7e4c347a12025-08-20T03:55:49ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102025-07-0112762010.3390/aerospace12070620Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS ReceiverRion Sobukawa0Takuji Ebinuma1Department of Astronautics and Aeronautics, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Aichi, JapanDepartment of Astronautics and Aeronautics, Chubu University, Kasugai 487-8501, Aichi, JapanThe Lunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS) is the lunar equivalent of GNSS for future lunar explorations. It offers users accurate position, navigation, and timing (PNT) capabilities on and around the Moon. The Augmented Forward Signal (AFS) is a standardized signal structure for LANS, and its recommended standard was published online on 7 February 2025. This work presents software-defined radio (SDR) implementations of the LANS AFS simulator and receiver, which were rapidly developed within a month of the signal specification release. Based on open-source GNSS software, including GPS-SDR-SIM and Pocket SDR, our system provides a valuable platform for future algorithm research and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The receiver can operate on embedded platforms, such as the Raspberry Pi 5, in real-time. This feature makes it suitable for lunar surface applications, where conventional PC-based SDR systems are impractical due to their size, weight, and power requirements. Our approach demonstrates how open-source SDR frameworks can be rapidly applied to emerging satellite navigation signals, even for extraterrestrial PNT applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/7/620LunaNetLunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS)Augmented Forward Signal (AFS)Software Defined Radio (SDR) |
| spellingShingle | Rion Sobukawa Takuji Ebinuma Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver Aerospace LunaNet Lunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS) Augmented Forward Signal (AFS) Software Defined Radio (SDR) |
| title | Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver |
| title_full | Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver |
| title_fullStr | Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver |
| title_full_unstemmed | Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver |
| title_short | Open-Source Real-Time SDR Platform for Rapid Prototyping of LANS AFS Receiver |
| title_sort | open source real time sdr platform for rapid prototyping of lans afs receiver |
| topic | LunaNet Lunar Augmented Navigation Service (LANS) Augmented Forward Signal (AFS) Software Defined Radio (SDR) |
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