Apparatus for navigation satellite signal quality monitoring
US6987820B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for the detection of positioning system satellite signal distortions includes a correlator that determines a plurality of correlation measurements at points along a correlation curve. The correlation measurements are based upon a correlation between a received satellite signal and a reference. A signal distortion detector determines differences between the correlation measurements along the correlation curve and detects a signal distortion from the differences.
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