摘要:
The present invention is a system and method for accurately determining the distance (range and range rate) between one or more satellites (116, 118) and a user terminal (124, 126) in order to determine the location of the user terminal (124, 126). When one satellite is available, the present invention determines the range (516) and range rate (516) based on the Doppler frequency shift (504) between the satellite (116, 118) and the user terminal (124, 126), the round trip delay (510) from the satellite (116, 118) to the user terminal (124, 126) and back via a satellite to a gateway (120, 122), the Doppler frequency shift (512) between the satellite (116, 118) and the gateway (120, 122), and the timestamps of the measurements (506, 514). When a second satellite is available, the present invention determines the range (610) and range rate (610) between the second satellite and the user terminal (124, 126) based on the round trip delay, the Doppler frequency shift between the second satellite and the user terminal (124, 126), and the difference in arrival times (604) at the user terminal (124, 126) of the signals from the satellites (116, 118).
摘要:
The present invention is a system and method for accurately determining the distance (range and range rate) between one or more satellites (116, 118) and a user terminal (124, 126) in order to determine the location of the user terminal (124, 126). When one satellite is available, the present invention determines the range (516) and range rate (516) based on the Doppler frequency shift (504) between the satellite (116, 118) and the user terminal (124, 126), the round trip delay (510) from the satellite (116, 118) to the user terminal (124, 126) and back via a satellite to a gateway (120, 122), the Doppler frequency shift (512) between the satellite (116, 118) and the gateway (120, 122), and the timestamps of the measurements (506, 514). When a second satellite is available, the present invention determines the range (610) and range rate (610) between the second satellite and the user terminal (124, 126) based on the round trip delay, the Doppler frequency shift between the second satellite and the user terminal (124, 126), and the difference in arrival times (604) at the user terminal (124, 126) of the signals from the satellites (116, 118).