Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gerald B. Hollnis
  • Patent number: 6195328
    Abstract: An improved acquisition and tracking system for Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. The system relies on block adjustment of the synchronizing signal of the bi-phase shift keying (BPSK) signal in order to obtain correct carrier frequency and phase angle. This improved system has the advantages of being more robust in the presence of noise than conventional approaches and also of lending itself to simplified implementation since synchronization of the Coarse/Acquisition (C/A) code need only be within half of a chip in order to maintain lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: James B. Y. Tsui, Dennis M. Akos, Michael H. Stockmaster