Generalized Theory and Decoupled Evaluation Criteria for Unmatched Despreading of Modernized GNSS Signals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Basic Principles of Code Tracking
3. Code Chip Waveform Mismatch
4. Signal Evaluation Approach under the Local Despreading Waveform Mismatch
4.1. Formulation and Statistical Properties of Correlator Output
4.2. Formulation and Statistical Properties of Discriminator Output
4.3. Multipath Effects under Unmatched Receiving
5. Decoupled Criteria for GNSS Code Tracking Evaluation
5.1. Anti-Interference Rate
5.2. Equivalent Gabor Bandwidth
6. The Evaluation of Unmatched Receiving of ACE-BOC
6.1. ACE-BOC Overview and Receiving Strategies
- Matched Receiving
- Independent Matched Receiving (IMR)
- BPSK-like Receiving (BLR)
6.2. Performance Evaluation
6.2.1. Acquisition Performance Evaluation
6.2.2. Tracking Performance under WGN
6.2.3. Tracking Performance under Interference
6.2.4. Multipath Resisting Performance
7. The Evaluation of BOC-Like Receiving of MBOC
7.1. MBOC Overview and Receiving Strategies
7.2. Performance Evaluation
7.2.1. Acquisition Performance
7.2.2. Tracking Performance under WGN
7.2.3. Anti-Interference Performance
7.2.4. Multipath Resisting Performance
8. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
Gabor bandwidth. | |
Equivalent Gabor bandwidth. | |
DSSS waveform from the received signal. | |
DSSS waveform from the local despreading signal. | |
Subcarrier frequency. | |
PRN chip rate, . | |
Pulse width of . | |
True value of TOA. | |
Fixed delay of correlators, stands for the branches of early, prompt and late. | |
White Gaussian Noise (WGN). | |
Double-sided spectral density of WGN. | |
Non-white Gaussian interference. | |
Gaussian noise and interference. | |
Normalized PSD of interference, satisfying . | |
Normalized PSD of signal , satisfying. | |
Average carrier power, defined on the infinite bandwidth. | |
Carrier to noise ratio. | |
Cross-spectrum between the received signal and the local signal. | |
Correlation loss under unmatched receiving, used to characterize the performance of acquisition and demodulation. | |
Code tracking spectral separation coefficient (CT-SSC). | |
Low bound of code tracking error, considering the unmatched despreading. | |
Anti-interference rate. | |
Average range error envelope caused by multipath. |
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Receiving Central Frequency(fr) | Receiving Components | |
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BLR | f0 − fsc | sLQ |
IMR | f0 | sLQ |
FMR | f0 | Integral signal |
Central Frequency of Narrowband Interference | Bandwidth of Narrowband Interference | Bandwidth of Bandlimited Interference |
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fr ± 1 MHz 1 | 10 kHz | 5 MHz |
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Zhang, J.; Yao, Z.; Lu, M. Generalized Theory and Decoupled Evaluation Criteria for Unmatched Despreading of Modernized GNSS Signals. Sensors 2016, 16, 1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16071128
Zhang J, Yao Z, Lu M. Generalized Theory and Decoupled Evaluation Criteria for Unmatched Despreading of Modernized GNSS Signals. Sensors. 2016; 16(7):1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16071128
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Jiayi, Zheng Yao, and Mingquan Lu. 2016. "Generalized Theory and Decoupled Evaluation Criteria for Unmatched Despreading of Modernized GNSS Signals" Sensors 16, no. 7: 1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16071128
APA StyleZhang, J., Yao, Z., & Lu, M. (2016). Generalized Theory and Decoupled Evaluation Criteria for Unmatched Despreading of Modernized GNSS Signals. Sensors, 16(7), 1128. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16071128