Patents by Inventor Viktor Abramovich Veitsel

Viktor Abramovich Veitsel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11209552
    Abstract: GNSS receiver which includes RF front end, connected to GNSS antenna, an ADC converting the satellite signals into digitized signals, a digital section, including a processor receiving the digitized signals, forming raw measurements with pseudoranges measured between the antenna and satellites, and estimating target parameters, including receiver position and receiver time offset by (i) extrapolating the target parameters from previous epoch to current epoch using a dynamic model; (ii) computing a quasi-measurement for each satellite based on extrapolated target parameters and GNSS satellite positions; (iii) detecting and rejecting raw measurements with anomalous errors by testing differences between the raw measurements and respective quasi-measurements against predefined thresholds; (iv) substituting quasi-measurements for rejected raw measurements; (v) estimating target parameters using unrejected raw measurements and substituted quasi-measurements; (vi) outputting estimated target parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel, Mikhail Arkadievich Mironov, Alexey Vasilievich Bashaev, Amir Salikhovich Bakeev, Vladimir Viktorovich Beloglazov, Sergey Vladislavovich Averin
  • Publication number: 20210356604
    Abstract: GNSS receiver which includes RF front end, connected to GNSS antenna, an ADC converting the satellite signals into digitized signals, a digital section, including a processor receiving the digitized signals, forming raw measurements with pseudoranges measured between the antenna and satellites, and estimating target parameters, including receiver position and receiver time offset by (i) extrapolating the target parameters from previous epoch to current epoch using a dynamic model; (ii) computing a quasi-measurement for each satellite based on extrapolated target parameters and GNSS satellite positions; (iii) detecting and rejecting raw measurements with anomalous errors by testing differences between the raw measurements and respective quasi-measurements against predefined thresholds; (iv) substituting quasi-measurements for rejected raw measurements; (v) estimating target parameters using unrejected raw measurements and substituted quasi-measurements; (vi) outputting estimated target parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: MARK ISAAKOVICH ZHODZISHSKY, VIKTOR ABRAMOVICH VEITSEL, MIKHAIL ARKADIEVICH MIRONOV, ALEXEY VASILIEVICH BASHAEV, AMIR SALIKHOVICH BAKEEV, VLADIMIR VIKTOROVICH BELOGLAZOV, SERGEY VLADISLAVOVICH AVERIN
  • Patent number: 10613235
    Abstract: System for estimating carrier phases, including a receiver that receives radio signals from satellites; the radio signals are converted into digital signals; a plurality of channels, each including a correlator receives digital signals and outputs (I, Q) components for one satellite; a reset accumulator that receives (I, Q) components, accumulates them over multiple cycles of a pseudorandom code and outputs accumulated (Is, Qs); a discriminator that generates a tracking error signal; a CCLF (common controlled loop filter) receives the tracking error signal and outputs a frequency control signal and a phase control signal; NCO receives the frequency and phase control signals, and outputs a reference signal. CCLF also receives correction signals based on the radio signals due to shock, vibration or acceleration. NCO control signals depend on the correction signals due to a change in an effective bandwidth of the CCLF to reduce coordinate measurement dynamic distortions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Vladimir Viktorovich Beloglazov, Dmitry Markovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Publication number: 20180348377
    Abstract: System for estimating carrier phases, including a receiver that receives radio signals from satellites; the radio signals are converted into digital signals; a plurality of channels, each including a correlator receives digital signals and outputs (I, Q) components for one satellite; a reset accumulator that receives (I, Q) components, accumulates them over multiple cycles of a pseudorandom code and outputs accumulated (Is, Qs); a discriminator that generates a tracking error signal; a CCLF (common controlled loop filter) receives the tracking error signal and outputs a frequency control signal and a phase control signal; NCO receives the frequency and phase control signals, and outputs a reference signal. CCLF also receives correction signals based on the radio signals due to shock, vibration or acceleration. NCO control signals depend on the correction signals due to a change in an effective bandwidth of the CCLF to reduce coordinate measurement dynamic distortions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Vladimir Viktorovich Beloglazov, Dmitry Markovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Patent number: 10031236
    Abstract: A system for estimating carrier phases of radio signals in a satellite navigation system receiver for coordinate determination includes a complex of reference signals (CRS), wherein, in each jth satellite channel, a digital reference signal RefSigj, represents an output phase and frequency-controlled oscillation of a corresponding numerically-controlled oscillator (NCOj) for each jth satellite channel, the phase of the oscillation of the NCOj tracking a carrier signal received from the jth satellite; and an adaptation complex (AC) that, in response to vibration or movement of the receiver, changes (expands or reduces) an effective bandpass of the CRS, producing control signals that determine phase and frequency changes in the corresponding NCOj for reducing dynamic distortions in coordinate measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Vladimir Viktorovich Beloglazov, Dmitry Markovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Patent number: 9798017
    Abstract: A first plurality of differences (first differences or second differences) of carrier phase measurements of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals corresponding to a first measurement epoch is received. A plurality of differences of carrier phase ambiguities of the first plurality of differences of carrier phase measurements is resolved. A first fixed position of the rover is computed. A first plurality of sub-corrections is computed based at least in part on the first fixed position of the rover, a position of the base, a position of each specific GNSS satellite, and the first plurality of differences of carrier phase measurements. The first plurality of sub-corrections is then used to reduce the processing time for ambiguity resolution of carrier phase measurements in subsequent measurement epochs. The sub-corrections can be smoothed, aged, or smoothed and aged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Roman Anatolyevich Nevzorov, Sergey Vladislavovich Averin, Andrey Valerievich Plenkin, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Publication number: 20170261618
    Abstract: A system for estimating carrier phases of radio signals in a satellite navigation system receiver for coordinate determination includes a complex of reference signals (CRS), wherein, in each jth satellite channel, a digital reference signal RefSigj, represents an output phase and frequency-controlled oscillation of a corresponding numerically-controlled oscillator (NCOj) for each jth satellite channel, the phase of the oscillation of the NCOj tracking a carrier signal received from the jth satellite; and an adaptation complex (AC) that, in response to vibration or movement of the receiver, changes (expands or reduces) an effective bandpass of the CRS, producing control signals that determine phase and frequency changes in the corresponding NCOj for reducing dynamic distortions in coordinate measurements
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Vladimir Viktorovich Beloglazov, Dmitry Markovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Publication number: 20170254904
    Abstract: A first plurality of differences (first differences or second differences) of carrier phase measurements of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals corresponding to a first measurement epoch is received. A plurality of differences of carrier phase ambiguities of the first plurality of differences of carrier phase measurements is resolved. A first fixed position of the rover is computed. A first plurality of sub-corrections is computed based at least in part on the first fixed position of the rover, a position of the base, a position of each specific GNSS satellite, and the first plurality of differences of carrier phase measurements. The first plurality of sub-corrections is then used to reduce the processing time for ambiguity resolution of carrier phase measurements in subsequent measurement epochs. The sub-corrections can be smoothed, aged, or smoothed and aged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Roman Anatolyevich Nevzorov, Sergey Vladislavovich Averin, Andrey Valerievich Plenkin, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Patent number: 9664792
    Abstract: A navigation receiver operating in a differential navigation mode can change from one solution type to another. At each epoch, primary estimates of coordinates and the solution type are received. Each solution type has a corresponding accuracy. To improve the positioning quality when the solution type changes, smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated according to a two-branch algorithm. Two conditions are evaluated. If both conditions are satisfied, the current-epoch smoothed estimates of coordinates are set equal to the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates calculated from the sum of the previous smoothed estimates of coordinates and coordinate increments calculated from carrier phases. If at least one of the conditions is not satisfied, updated smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated based on the sum of the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates and a correction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Viktorovich Veitsel, Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel, Andrey Vladimirovich Veitsel, Dmitry Pavlovich Nikitin, Andrey Valeryevich Plenkin
  • Patent number: 9535161
    Abstract: A navigation receiver operating in a differential navigation mode transmits primary estimates of coordinates with an accuracy estimate that can vary during operation. To improve the positioning quality when the accuracy estimate changes, smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated according to a two-branch algorithm. The current-epoch accuracy estimate is compared to a current-epoch value of threshold accuracy. Upon determining that the current-epoch accuracy estimate is greater than or equal to the current-epoch value of threshold accuracy, the current-epoch smoothed estimates of coordinates are set equal to the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates calculated from the sum of the previous smoothed estimates of coordinates and coordinate increments calculated from carrier phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Viktorovich Veitsel, Andrey Vladimirovich Veitsel, Dmitry Pavlovich Nikitin, Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Andrey Valeryevich Plenkin, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Publication number: 20140139371
    Abstract: A navigation receiver operating in a differential navigation mode transmits primary estimates of coordinates with an accuracy estimate that can vary during operation. To improve the positioning quality when the accuracy estimate changes, smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated according to a two-branch algorithm. The current-epoch accuracy estimate is compared to a current-epoch value of threshold accuracy. Upon determining that the current-epoch accuracy estimate is greater than or equal to the current-epoch value of threshold accuracy, the current-epoch smoothed estimates of coordinates are set equal to the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates calculated from the sum of the previous smoothed estimates of coordinates and coordinate increments calculated from carrier phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Vladimir Viktorovich Veitsel, Andrey Vladimirovich Veitsel, Dmitry Pavlovich Nikitin, Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Andrey Valeryevich Plenkin, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel
  • Publication number: 20140132445
    Abstract: A navigation receiver operating in a differential navigation mode can change from one solution type to another. At each epoch, primary estimates of coordinates and the solution type are received. Each solution type has a corresponding accuracy. To improve the positioning quality when the solution type changes, smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated according to a two-branch algorithm. Two conditions are evaluated. If both conditions are satisfied, the current-epoch smoothed estimates of coordinates are set equal to the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates calculated from the sum of the previous smoothed estimates of coordinates and coordinate increments calculated from carrier phases. If at least one of the conditions is not satisfied, updated smoothed estimates of coordinates are generated based on the sum of the current-epoch extended estimates of coordinates and a correction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Vladimir Viktorovich Veitsel, Mark Isaakovich Zhodzishsky, Viktor Abramovich Veitsel, Andrey Vladimirovich Veitsel, Dmitry Pavlovich Nikitin, Andrey Valeryevich Plenkin