Code tracking is an important attribute of receivers for Global Positioning System (GPS) and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). This paper and its sequel provide analytical expressions for performance of code-tracking loops using early-late discriminators, under small-error conditions. Expressions are provided for output signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SNIR) and code-tracking error for arbitrary signal spectra, and Gaussian noise and interference having arbitrary spectral shapes. This first paper addresses coherent early-late processing (ELP) for given receiver precorrelation bandwidth and given early-late spacing, also providing a tight lower bound on code-tracking error independent of discriminator design. Theoretical expressions are derived, showing that code-tracking accuracy depends on more than merely signal-to-noise ratio and early-late spacing - the shape of signal and interference spectra are important, as is the receiver precorrelation bandwidth.
Generalized Theory of Code Tracking with an Early-Late Discriminator Part I: Lower Bound and Coherent Processing
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; 45 , 4 ; 1538-1556
01.10.2009
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Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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