GPS receiver having an initial adjustment for correcting for drift in reference frequency
US5629708A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A GPS receiver having a rapid acquisition of a GPS satellite signal when a normal operational mode is entered after a low power standby mode. The GPS receiver includes an RF section for receiving the GPS satellite signal and providing an GPS IF signal, a correlator section for providing a correlation signal for the correlation between the GPS IF signal and an internally generated replica signal, and a microprocessor section for receiving the correlation signal and calculating a geographical location of the GPS receiver. The replica signal is based upon a reference frequency from a reference oscillator and a reference time of arrival (TOA) from a timer. In order to increase acquisition speed, the microprocessor section provides the correlator section with an initial frequency adjustment and an initial TOA adjustment to correct for drift in the reference frequency during the standby mode. The initial adjustments are based upon a learned corrections to the initial adjustments that result in acquisition of the GPS satellite signal after alternating one or more times between the standby mode and the normal mode or from stored temperature relationships and measured temperatures of the re…
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