Unambiguous Tracker for GPS Binary-Offset-Carrier Signals

Abstract

Binary-offset-carrier waveforms have autocorrelation functions containing multiple peaks, thus leading to potential tracking ambiguities. We have developed a discriminator that is monotonic over the entire range of delays where the correlation function has significant support; thus eliminating ambiguities. The price paid is the need for additional gates, some loss in sensitivity, and some additional computations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1126166

Entities

People

  • Ronald L. Fante

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Ambiguity
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Autocorrelation
  • Bandwidth
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Complexity
  • Computations
  • Corporations
  • Correlation Techniques
  • Correlators
  • Cross Correlation
  • Data Science
  • Discriminators
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Science
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Modulation
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • Sensitivity
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects