Project:	DSN Receiver Modeling and Simulation in Simulink and Matlab Program (JPL AO No. 16177)
Disciplines:	Electrical and Computer Eng, Applied and Computational Mathematics
Mentor:	Wanqing Huang, (JPL), Wanqing.Huang@jpl.nasa.gov, Phone: (818) 393-0597
Background:	The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is an international network of facilities that support interplanetary spacecraft missions, radio science, and Earth-orbiting missions. One of the DSN's responsibilities is to download spacecraft data and to determine a spacecraft's trajectory and distance from Earth using range measurements. The Downlink Telemetry & Tracking (DTT) Subsystem performs the receiver functions (demodulation and decoding) to recover spacecraft telemetry data as well as the tracking functions to implement spacecraft ranging. This AO is a chance for a student to assist with modeling and simulation of the DSN receiver in Simulink and Matlab in both floating point and fixed point.
Description:	The student has an opportunity to help with the DTT subsystem design modeling and simulation. The student will get a chance to 1) learn the fundamentals of a digital communications system, 2) learn the design modeling in Simulink and Matlab script 3) learn simulation and implementation techniques for communication systems.
References:	https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/space-communications-navigation-program/dsn-functions/#hds-sidebar-nav-1 https://www.mathworks.com/products/communications.html https://www.amazon.com/Simulation-Communication-Systems-Applications-Communications/dp/0306439891
Student Requirements:	Probability and Statistics, Signals and Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communications, Digital System Design, Suggested skills: C/C++, MATLAB (or Python), Linux OS, Verilog/VHDL (optional).
Location / Safety:	Project building and/or room locations: . Student will need special safety training: .
Programs:	This AO can be done under the following programs:   Program    Available To        SURF@JPL    Caltech students only  Click on a program name for program info and application requirements.