Kalman Filtering Application to GNSS, GPS, INS, Navigation

Application of Kalman Filtering to GPS, INS, & Navigation


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reviews from past participants in their own words....



(Affiliations are given for reference and do not imply endorsement by participant's company. Some participants declined to cite their company in their evaluations. See below for a listing of companies.)

  • "I thought all of the information was incredibly relevant...Dr. Grewal was an excellent presenter of the information." Participant, MTSI
  • “Course was excellent. Give this course the highest rating. Very well structured and moves at a good pace. Professor Grewal makes the course material understandable and deserves a high rating as an instructor. The ‘value added’ to this course is the talent of Professor Grewal to open up the complexities of this material and provide tools for self-study following the course.” Participant, BAE Systems
  • "Provided a concise, but practical approach to applying Kalman filtering to relevant real-world applications. This will directly transfer to the work I do as a professional...I now have the tools and have an idea of how to start applying the course info to new problems." Participant
  • "Grewal is a GPS Superstar. It was an honor to be in this class." "This was a good course--Thanks--We need more like this." "Great course!" "The Instructor's clear expertise made the lectures very enjoyable." "Excellent course, excellent instructor. He literally 'wrote the book' on a lot of this stuff." "Best short course I have taken." Participants, Edwards AFB "On-Site Course“
  • Thanks to Professor Grewal for a great series of lectures!” “He is certainly knowledgeable and well-prepared.” “Very informative. Excellent book and software has been provided. Excellent visuals also.” (Most valuable aspects of course) “The algorithms and the potential errors and how to mitigate them...” “So much useful information.” “Excellent.” “Very good--easy to understand--took time to answer questions and explanations were helpful.” “It was clear, concise.” “Having the man who wrote the book--teach the class is great.” “Enjoyed the teacher. There are two types--instructors and teachers. Professor Grewal is (in my opinion) a teacher, who takes much pride in his work and students.” Participants from an on-site course at China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
  • ​“Lots of examples with well-organized materials… Hands on experience from instructor and relaying this to class…The professor’s willingness to answer questions and his ability to answer them was great. Also, the books and notes seem to be very complete and useful…Excellent, experienced, and friendly instructor…Materials were thorough. Instructor is very knowledgeable of material presented…” Participants from an on-site course at NASA Dryden
  • “The course was above and beyond my expectations and I am very glad I decided to take it. In addition, I plan on recommending the course to my colleagues..(the book and the notes) are very thorough and very useful for the applications I originally had taken the course for. Thank you for your time and all the useful knowledge provided.” Participant, SAIC
  • Excellent. It is a pleasure to learn the material from someone that is not just a mathematician, but a practicing, experienced veteran. The practical insights and intuition were invaluable and made the whole course. Participant, Sensor Platforms, Inc.
  • (Most useful will be) “help in model and noise formulations and advice on different implementations, and advice on how to use metrics (K, P, innovation)...” (Participant, Chevron)
  • (Most useful will be) “knowing how solutions got derived and the applications to real world problems. I wish I took this course many years ago.
  • (General comments) “Excellent. I definitely plan to recommend especially to practitioners of GPS. Dr. Grewal is an excellent teacher, did not bore me, kept the class interesting.” Participant
  • "The course was more than I expected. A+ ...The Kalman filter is a simple concept, but implementation is not straightforward if you have never done it before. I feel I will be able to design and implement a Kalman filter to solve my current problem." Participant, ITT




This 5 day, 40 hour short course has been offered two times annually since 1997.

This training or a version thereof has been offered "on-site" to Boeing OKC, Esterline CMC Electronics, Edwards AFB, University of Calgary, NASA Dryden, China Lake NAWCWD Raytheon Systems, and as a tutorial at ION and IEEE conferences and at IEEE PLANS.

Partial list of attendees:



• Academy of Armed Forces • Aerospace Corp • AF Research Lab • Ag Leader • Alico Systems • Allegro MicroSystems • Applanix • Apple, Inc. • Applied Research Labs, Univ. of Texas • ARCEC • ARETE • ARINC • Autoliv • Autonomous Solutions • BAE Systems • Blue Origin • Boeing Anaheim • Boeing OKC • Boeing Seattle • Boeing Utah • Castro Leite Consulting • Chevron Energy Technology Company • China Lake NACWD • CICESE Research Center Mexico • Cisco Systems, Inc. • Civitanavi Systems • Collision Analysis • Composite Engineering • Cybernet Systems Corporation • Czech Technical University in Prague • Defence Technology Institute • Defense Technologies, Inc. • Delphi • Department of the Navy (NY) • Dexcom • Dialog Semiconductor • Draper Laboratory • DRS Sensors &Targeting Systems • DSO National Laboratories • DTI, Inc. • Edwards AFB • Eglin AFB • Embedded Systems • Engility • ENSCO, Inc. • Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH • Exemplar Technology • Expedition Performance Systems, Ltd. • FAA • Fastrax Oy • Flanders Mechatronics Technology Centre • FLIR Systems Inc. • FMC Schilling Robotics • Ford Motor Co. • French German Research Institute • Garmin International • Gedex, Inc. • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems • Geo Century, Inc. • General Dynamics • Ghent University • GNSS Solutions • Goodrich • Goodyear Innovation Center • Hamilton Institute • Harris Corporation • Holloman AFB • Honeywell • Hydrometronics • HII Unmanned Systems • Imdex Ltd. • IMI Central Labs • Indian Space Research Org. • Inertial Sense • Infinity Systems Engineering • INHA University • Inprint A/S • Institute of Geomatics • INTA (National Institute of Aerospace Technology • Intel Labs • Israel Aerospace Industries • ISRO Satellite Centre • ITT Corporation Space Systems Division • ITT Industries • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) • John Deere • Johns Hopkins APL • JT3 Edwards • Kaman Aerospace Corporation • KiteFarms • Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) • KVH Industries • Kymeta Corporation • L-3 Aerospace Systems • L-3 Interstate Electronics Corp. • L3 Harris • Lockheed Martin • Loughborough University • MathWorks • Maxim Integrated • MBDA • McMaster University • Meggitt Avionics • Micro-g LaCoste • MILAD Technology • Milano Politechnich • Military Survey Dept. • MOASOFT, Corp. • Modern Technology Solutions (MTSI) • NASA Dryden • NASA Johnson Space Center • NASA Kennedy Space Ctr • National Geodetic Survey/NOS/NOAA • National Imagery & Mapping Agency • National Inst for Aerospace Technics • National Research Council of Canada • Nat'l Air and Space Intelligence Ctr • Nat'l Robotics Engrg Consortium, Carnegie Mellon Univ • NavAir • Naval Surface Warfare Fallbrook • NavCom Technology • NEC Corp • Nike • NOAA • North West Geomatics, Ltd. • Northrop Grumman • NovAtel • Now Solutions, Inc. • NSWCDD Coastal Systems Station • Ohio University School of EECS • Omnilink Systems • Optoknowledge.com • Orbital Sciences Corp • Organic Navigation • Pebblebee • Peterson AFB • Picatinny Arsenal • Pinnacle Technologies • PNI Sensor Corporation • Point Star • PROFEN • Progeny Systems • QinetiQ North America • Qualcomm • Raytheon • Redstone Arsenal • Robert Bosch Corporation • Roketsan Missile Industries, Inc. • Royal Netherlands Air Force • SAIC • Samsung • Samsung Electronics • Sandel Avionics • Sandia National Laboratories • Scaled Composites • Scientific Drilling • Scripps, UC San Diego • SeekTech, Inc. • Sensor Platforms, Inc. • Sierra Nevada Corp,Space Systems Group • Sigma Space • Simon Fraser University • Singapore Technologies Kinetics Limited • SiRF Technology • Space Dynamics Lab USU • Space Exploration Technologies • SPARTA, Inc. • Sparton • SPAWAR Systems Center • Sumitomo Precision Products, Ltd. • TeeJet® Technologies • The University of New South Wales • Thrane • Transportation Safety Board of Canada • Trimble Navigation • TRW Systems Integration Group • TUBITAK Space Technologies • U.S. Army, Redstone • U.S. Department of Interior • UC Santa Barbara • Universal Avionics Systems Corp. • Universidad Simón Bolivar • University of Colorado, Boulder • University of Michigan • University of Nebraska • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • University of North Florida • University of Texas • US Air Force • US Army (Night Vision) • US Army Aviation & Missile Command • US Army Aviation & Missile Command • US Naval Observatory • USNO • Veridian • (Partial listing)