Relay vehicle for transmitting positioning signals to rovers with an optimized dilution of precision
US10605927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention discloses a constellation of relay vehicles comprising a receiver of navigation signals and a transmitter of positioning signals to an area of service where a number of rovers manoeuver, wherein the position of the relay vehicle may be adjusted to optimize one or more of an SNR or a DOP index of the positioning signals. In some embodiments, the optimal configuration of the constellation of relay vehicles may be further defined based on priority indexes allocated to the rovers. The invention is applicable to terrestrial or underwater rovers, respectively serviced by aerial or nautical relay vehicles.
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