Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Methods of positioning with navigation satellites
- 2 Presentations and applications of GNSS orbits
- 3 GNSS signal generation in transmitters and simulators
- 4 Signal propagation throughthe atmosphere
- 5 Receiver RF front end
- 6 Real-time baseband processor on a PC
- 7 Multipath
- 8 Optimization of GNSS observables
- 9 Using observables in navigation-related tasks
- 10 Electromagnetic scintillation of GNSS signal
- 11 Geophysical measurements using GNSS signals
- 12 Aiding baseband and navigation processors using INS
- Next step – RF lab
- Index
- References
1 - Methods of positioning with navigation satellites
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Methods of positioning with navigation satellites
- 2 Presentations and applications of GNSS orbits
- 3 GNSS signal generation in transmitters and simulators
- 4 Signal propagation throughthe atmosphere
- 5 Receiver RF front end
- 6 Real-time baseband processor on a PC
- 7 Multipath
- 8 Optimization of GNSS observables
- 9 Using observables in navigation-related tasks
- 10 Electromagnetic scintillation of GNSS signal
- 11 Geophysical measurements using GNSS signals
- 12 Aiding baseband and navigation processors using INS
- Next step – RF lab
- Index
- References
Summary
“It is impossible to achieve theoretical understanding of the universe without instruction”
Claudius Ptolemy, Almagest.In this book we consider Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and their applications in navigation and geophysics. First established and up until today the main system is the American GPS, followed a little bit later by the Russian GLONASS. Both were created for navigational purposes. In this chapter we consider the principles and methods of navigation with GNSS satellites. We also give some main definitions here, which are used throughout the book.
Global and regional satellite navigation systems
Satellite navigation systems can be divided into two main categories: global and regional. There are also local systems, which are based on pseudolites. These systems, though not strictly satellite systems, are also considered in this book, because they may be used in conjunction with GNSS or they may use the same type of signal and the same user equipment as GNSS.
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- Digital Satellite Navigation and GeophysicsA Practical Guide with GNSS Signal Simulator and Receiver Laboratory, pp. 1 - 36Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012