Aeroflex推出面向GPS/Galileo接收器的便携式位置模拟器

<正>日前,Aeroflex推出首款真正的便携式GPS与Galileo位置模拟器GPSG-1000。GPSG-1000重量轻、易于使用、可配置,并且价格低廉。通过提供可创建三维模拟的低成本12信道测试,该产     

Galileo: financial aspects

Given the present policy of the US to provide the basic GPS signal free of charge, it would be illusory to imagine that Galileo could be developed and provided exclusively by the private sector.     

Galileo: organisational framework

The Commission's Communication of January 1998 summarised the roles and responsibilities which should be included in a GNSS organisational framework. The GNSS-2 Forum has further refined the work on these questions.     

Ground-multi path mitigation via polarization steering of GPS signal

Multipath (MP) is the dominant error source in Global Positioning System (GPS) code-based position solutions requiring high accuracy. A technique is introduced here to mitigate error due to ground-reflected MP signals. The technique uses two orthogonal dipoles to capture the direct GPS signal and the ground-reflected GPS signal. Adjusting the amplitude and phase of the received voltage between the two dipoles can reduce the impact of MP error. Theoretical derivations of this technique are performed for a GPS signal upon reflection from dry soil, seawater, and fresh water. The theoretical results are verified with a real world experiment on the aforementioned surfaces. GPS pseudo-range (PR) and carrier-to-noise ratio (C/No) measurements for specific satellites are used to verify the predicted theoretical results.     

Galileo系统对卫星导航系统的增强作用

介绍了正在建设的Galileo系统，从卫星导航系统的星座、完备性、通讯能力、求解载波相位整周模糊数能力以及对系统轨道漂移影响抑制能力五个方面入手，研究了Galileo系统对空间飞行器导航的增强作用。最后通过仿真研究．进一步分析了Galileo系统在空间飞行器导航应用中的增强作用。     

Satellite navigation services. Galileo: introduction

In its conclusions of 17 March 1998 on the European Commission's communication ‘Towards a Trans-European Positioning and Navigation Network — including a European strategy for Global Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS)’, the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers requested the Commission to present recommendations on the future European approach to global satellite navigation.     

Galileo: system architecture and technical features

This article considers which architecture would be best suited to meet the demands of users in a cost-effective manner. It represents the first outline of Galileo.     

Galileo: the way forward: implementing the strategy

In line with the conclusions of the previous articles in this dossier, the following scheme to develop a European GNSS-2 constellation (Galileo) is recommended. It is envisaged that the EU Council of Ministers, and perhaps the European Council, will take decisions on the main issues by the end of June 1999. The European Parliament also has a crucial role to play. Within this framework, the meeting of the ESA Council in May should provide clarification of the role ESA can play in the technical, financial and organisational development of Galileo.     

Codes cross-correlation analysis and data/pilot code pairs optimization for Galileo E1 OS and GPS L1C

The Galileo E1 open service (OS) and the global positioning system (GPS) L1C are intending to use the multiplexed binary offset carrier (MBOC) modulation in E1/L1 band, including both pilot and data components. The impact of data and pilot codes cross-correlation on the distortion of the discriminator function (i.e., the S-curve) is investigated, when only the pilot (or data) components of MBOC signals are tracked. It is shown that the modulation schemes and the receiver configuration (e.g., the correlator spacing) strongly affect the S-curve bias. In this paper, two methods are proposed to optimize the data/pilot code pairs of Galileo E1 OS and GPS L1C. The optimization goal is to obtain the minimum average S-curve bias when tracking only the pilot components a the specific correlator spacing. Figures of merit, such as S-curve bias, correlation loss and code tracking variance have been adopted for analyzing and comparing the un-optimized and optimized code pairs. Simulation results show that the optimized data/pilot code pairs could significantly mitigate the intra-channel codes cross-correlation, and then improve the code tracking performance of MBOC signals.     

AeroSME - help for sMEs to join european R&TD programmes

The European Commission and the aerospace industry in Europe have set up AeroSME, a joint activity to encourage and support the participation of small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in European Research Programmes.     

The european aerospace industry: a key sector at the cross-roads

The present article is the text of the speech given by Javier Alvarez Vara, on the occasion of the AECMA (European Association of Aerospace Industries) Evening Lecture, 15th September 1998 in Brussels.     

Using GPS to calibrate Loran-C

Various techniques for using simultaneous Global Positioning System (GPS)/Loran data to estimate the propagation uncertainties that limit the absolute accuracy of Loran-C are discussed. Significant improvements in the absolute accuracy of Loran can be achieved with very simple calibrations. The absolute accuracy of Loran in the Gulf of Maine without calibration is presented. The maximum and RMS absolute errors are between 700 and 500 m, depending on the choice of land model. Simple calibrations greatly improve the absolute accuracy of Loran. As shown, if the land conductivities are fixed a priori and a single parameter is optimized, the maximum and RMS absolute errors fall to around 250 and 60 m, respectively. Alternatively, land can be treated as a single conductivity which can be adjusted to reduce offshore additional secondary phase factor errors. The performance of this practice is summarized in tables which show maximum and RMS errors of around 300 to 100 m, respectively     

对GPS／INS制导巡航导弹GPS干扰方法的探讨

目前GPS/INS制导已成为精确制导武器的核心。本文根据GPS信号特点及GPS/INS制导机理,通过对压制干扰和欺骗干扰技术及其对GPS接收机影响的分析,着重探讨对GPS/INS制导巡航导弹GPS干扰的方法。若要提高对GPS/INS制导巡航导弹实施远距离干扰的效果,而又使干扰机功率不是很大,则需建立多层次、分布式、立体式、小功率GPS干扰体系。     

Civil Access to NAVSTAR GPS

US government policy is established and procedures are being formulated to direct the implementation of techniques providing limited civil access to full GPS accuracy. The results of these efforts balance the conflicting needs of civil GPS navigation and positioning against national security requirements. Granting this access will require sufficient and demonstrable user need, must clearly provide for both national and security interests, and may lead to the imposition of a user service charge. This access will only apply to Precise Positioning Service configured, code-tracking GPS receivers.     

BOC信号的相关跟踪研究及GALILEO接收机设计初探

Galileo卫星导航系统是欧盟组织研发的新一代完全面向民用的卫星导航系统,使用了BOC(二进制副载波)这一独特的调制方式,研究BOC信号的相关峰特性,对设计接收机捕获跟踪通道是至关重要的。本文简要介绍了Galileo系统导航信号的特征和频率规划,对多种BOC信号的自相关性能、码跟踪方法进行了仿真,并探讨了接收机开发中的关键问题。     

GPS M码综述

M码信号是GPS系统采取的主要抗干扰措施,M码信号设计是未来军用GPS基础设施的核心问题,美国GPS联合计划办公室已于2001年8月批准了M码信号结构,计划在2004年发射第一颗M码卫星。本文介绍GPSM码信号的设计要求,M码信号调制方式设计以及信号捕获设计。