GNSS Applications and Methods.

Placing emphasis on applications development, this unique resource offers a highly practical overview of GNSS (global navigation satellite systems), including GPS. The applications presented in the book range from the traditional location applications to combining GNSS with other sensors and systems...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Gleason, Scott
Other Authors: Gebre-Egziabher, Demoz
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Norwood : Artech House, 2009
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • GNSS Applications and Methods; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Present and Future; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Current and Planned GNSS Constellations; 1.1.2 GNSS User Architectures; 1.1.3 Current GNSS Applications; 1.1.4 Positioning Performance Measures; 1.2 GNSS Signal Improvements; 1.2.1 Additional GPS Frequencies; 1.2.2 Higher Accuracy Ranging; 1.2.3 Longer Ranging Codes; 1.2.4 Higher Transmit Power Levels; 1.3 Advanced Receiver Technology; 1.3.1 Conventional Receivers; 1.3.2 FPGA-Based Receivers; 1.3.3 Software-Defined GNSS Receivers.
  • 1.4 Road Map: How To Use This Book1.5 Further Reading; References; Chapter 2 GNSS Signal Acquisition and Tracking; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 GNSS Signal Background; 2.2.1 BOC Signal Modulation; 2.2.2 PRN Codes; 2.3 Searching for PSK Signals; 2.4 Tracking PSK Signals; 2.4.1 Phase-Locked Loop (PLL); 2.4.2 Frequency-Locked Loop (FLL); 2.4.3 Delay-Locked Loop (DLL); 2.5 Searching for BOC Signals; 2.6 Tracking BOC Signals; 2.6.1 BOC Tracking Using a Single Sideband (SSB); 2.6.2 BOC Tracking with Multiple-Gate Discriminators (MGD); 2.6.3 BOC Tracking with the Bump-Jumping (BJ) Algorithm.
  • 2.6.4 BOC Tracking with the Dual Estimator (DE)References; Chapter 3 GNSS Navigation: Estimating Position, Velocity, and Time; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Position, Velocity, and Time (PVT) Estimation; 3.2.1 Estimating Receiver Position and Clock Bias; 3.2.2 Impact of Ionosphere Errors; 3.2.3 Impact of Satellite-User Geometry (DOP); 3.2.4 Estimating Receiver Velocity and Clock Drift; 3.2.5 Estimating Time; 3.2.6 PVT Estimation Using an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF); 3.2.7 Enhanced Accuracy via Carrier Phase Positioning; 3.2.8 Error Sources; 3.3 GNSS Simulator; 3.3.1 GNSS Simulator Measurement Details.
  • 3.3.2 GNSS Simulator Interface Files3.3.3 Postprocessing GNSS Simulator Output Files; 3.4 GNSS Simulator Examples; 3.4.1 Example 1: Simple Navigation; 3.4.2 Example 2: Traveling Between Destinations; 3.4.3 Example 3: Waypoint Navigation Using FlightGear; 3.4.4 Example 4: Dual-Frequency Calculation; 3.4.5 Example 5: Adding Galileo Satellites; 3.4.6 Example 6: Spacecraft-Based Receiver; 3.5 Summary; 3.6 Programs and Tools Provided on the DVD; References; Chapter 4 Differential GNSS: Accuracy and Integrity; 4.1 Introduction to DGNSS; 4.2 Fundamentals of Differential GNSS.
  • 4.2.1 Error Sources and Degree of Spatial Correlation4.2.2 Local Versus Regional DGNSS Corrections and DGNSS Networks; 4.2.3 Means of Distributing DGNSS Corrections; 4.2.4 Managing the Latency of DGNSS Corrections; 4.3 DGNSS Integrity Threats and Mitigations; 4.3.1 Integrity Threats and GNSS Faults; 4.3.2 Integrity Threats from DGNSS System Faults; 4.3.3 Integrity Threats from Signal Propagation Anomalies; 4.4 Summary; 4.5 Data Provided on the DVD; References; Chapter 5 A GPS Software Receiver; 5.1 Introduction and Background; 5.2 License, Development Environments, and Tools; 5.2.1 License.