System for simultaneously deriving position information from a p

Details System for simultaneously deriving position information from a p System for simultaneously deriving position information from a p

1991-01-22

1993-03-16

Sotomayor, John B.

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

Directive

Including a satellite

342352, 342450, 342463, G01S 508, H04B 7185

Patent

active

051948710

ABSTRACT:
A method and a system are disclosed for measuring the baseline vector b between a pair of survey marks on the ground by radio interferometry using radio signals broadcast from the earth orbiting satellites of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), the radio signals broadcast by the satellites being double-sideband modulated with their carriers suppressed. An antenna is positioned at each survey mark. The signals received by one antenna during a predetermined time span are separated into upper and lower sideband components. These separate components are filtered, converted to digital form, and then multiplied together. Their product is analyzed digitally by means of correlation with quadrature outputs of a local oscillator to determine the power, and the phase relative to that local oscillator, of the carrier wave that is implicit in the double-sideband signal being received from each satellite. Differences in Doppler shift are utilized to distinguish the carriers of different satellites. The signals received at the same time by the other antenna are processed in the same manner. Thus, the powers and carrier phases of the signals from a plurality of satellites are measured simultaneously and numerical data representing the measurement results are obtained at each survey mark. The measurements are performed in real time at each mark without reference to signals that are received at any other place and without knowledge of any of the coded signals that modulate the GPS carriers. The data from the measurements performed simultaneously but independently at the two survey marks, once per second for a predetermined time span, are then processed together to determine the baseline vector that extends from one mark to the other. Two methods of processing are disclosed in either method, an "ambiguity function" is computed which is a function of the measurement data and of a trivial value of the baseline vector. The vector space of b is systematically searched to find the unique value of b that maximizes the computed function. This value of b is taken to be the desired determination of b. By using signals from a plurality of five satellites and a time span of about 5000 seconds, a baseline vector determination can be obtained by the method of the present invention with an accuracy of about 5 millimeters in each coordinate for a baseline length of about 100 meters.

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