Abstract: A tones processing system including an interference tone determination module (ITDM), an interference tone tracker module (ITTM) and an interference tone removal module (ITRM) is provided. The ITDM sequentially searches for one or more continuous wave interference (CWI) tones in N samples of intermediate frequency (IF) data within a programmable signal frequency band. The ITTM tracks the detected CWI tones. The ITRM removes the tracked CWI tones from the N samples of IF data using one or more interference tone removal units (ITRUs). Each of the ITRUs includes a second signal generator, a second mixer, a tone filter for suppressing the tracked CWI tones, and a quantizer for reducing the number of processing bits in a tone suppressed output signal. The ITRM performs frequency shift compensation and phase rotation compensation with reduced logic area and power consumption in the global navigation satellite system, receiver.

Abstract: A tones processing system including an interference tone determination module (ITDM), an interference tone tracker module (ITTM) and an interference tone removal module (ITRM) is provided. The ITDM sequentially searches for one or more continuous wave interference (CWI) tones in N samples of intermediate frequency (IF) data within a programmable signal frequency band. The ITTM tracks the detected CWI tones. The ITRM removes the tracked CWI tones from the N samples of IF data using one or more interference tone removal units (ITRUs). Each of the ITRUs includes a second signal generator, a second mixer, a tone filter for suppressing the tracked CWI tones, and a quantizer for reducing the number of processing bits in a tone suppressed output signal. The ITRM performs frequency shift compensation and phase rotation compensation with reduced logic area and power consumption in the global navigation satellite system, receiver.

Abstract: A tones processing system including an interference tone determination module (ITDM), an interference tone tracker module (ITTM) and an interference tone removal module (ITRM) is provided. The ITDM sequentially searches for one or more continuous wave interference (CWI) tones in N samples of intermediate frequency (IF) data within a programmable signal frequency band. The ITTM tracks the detected CWI tones. The ITRM removes the tracked CWI tones from the N samples of IF data using one or more interference tone removal units (ITRUs). Each of the ITRUs includes a second signal generator, a second mixer, a tone filter for suppressing the tracked CWI tones, and a quantizer for reducing the number of processing bits in a tone suppressed output signal. The ITRM performs frequency shift compensation and phase rotation compensation with reduced logic area and power consumption in the global navigation satellite system receiver.

Abstract: A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver including a sequential chip mixed frequency correlator array system (SCMFCAS) is provided. The SCMFCAS includes P signal generators, each receiving N samples of intermediate frequency (IF) data of a GNSS signal. Each signal generator includes a primary mixer, a pseudo random noise code generator, and Q mixed frequency correlators (MFCs). Each MFC generates accumulated correlation components of the N samples of the IF data by processing the N samples of the IF data. Adders and subtractors operably connected to the SCMFCAS are time division multiplexed for generating correlation values of a positive frequency and a negative frequency of the N samples of the IF data by combining the accumulated correlation components. Time division multiplexing the adders and the subtractors across the SCMFCAS and generation of the correlation values reduce logic area of the SCMFCAS, thereby reducing power consumption of the GNSS receiver.

Abstract: A method and a system for detecting cross correlation in a satellite navigation receiver (SNR) in real tune are provided. The SNR parallelly receives navigation signals from multiple satellites via multiple input channels. The SNR extracts ephemeris data from sub-frames of navigation data of each of the navigation signals. The SNR compares the ephemeris data of each navigation signal with the ephemeris data of another navigation signal. The SNR detects cross correlation between the navigation signals when the ephemeris data comparison results in a match and discards the navigation signal with low signal strength. The SNR also retrieves a ranging code from the sub-frames of navigation data of each navigation signal. The SNR compares the ranging code with a pre-programmed satellite identity code of a corresponding satellite. The SNR detects cross correlation when the code comparison results in a mismatch and discards the navigation signal with the mismatched ranging code.

Abstract: A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signal tracking system (GNSSSTS), deployed in a tracking channel of a GNSS baseband engine, includes a piecewise down sampling module for generating code bit accumulated values (CBAVs) at different time instants at a reduced rate from samples of intermediate frequency data received at a high rate, and a pseudo random noise (PRN) code generation module for generating a PRN code bit sequence (PRNCBS) corresponding to a GNSS signal and storing arms of the PRNCBS. The GNSSSTS includes a primary mixer for generating a despread value for a selected arm of the PRNCBS and a phase component generation module (PCGM) for generating inphase and quadrature phase correlation components of the despread value for storage in a storage array. The primary mixer, the PCGM, and the storage array perform their functions continuously for each CBAV generated at a corresponding time instant in a time multiplexed manner.

Abstract: A time interval measurement code-division multiple access (CDMA) transceiver including a clock manager, a transmit channel, one or more receive channels, and a processor for performing time interval measurement in two-way satellite time and frequency transfer and satellite ranging, is provided. The transmit channel generates a spread signal that is digitally phase modulated to generate and transmit the modulated intermediate frequency signal. The baseband processing of the received signal from each of the remote ground stations is performed in receive channels. A transmission time generation module generates a transmission time measurement and a reception time generation module generates a reception time measurement. The transmission time measurement and the reception time measurement are generated on a latch measurement signal that is received from a latch epoch generation module in each of the receive channels.

Abstract: A method and a system for defecting cross correlation in a satellite navigation receiver (SNR) in real time are provided. The SNR parallelly receives navigation signals from multiple satellites via multiple input channels. The SNR extracts ephemeris data from sub-frames of navigation data of each of the navigation signals. The SNR compares the ephemeris data of each navigation signal with the ephemeris data of another navigation signal. The SNR detects cross correlation between the navigation signals when the ephemeris data comparison results in a match and discards the navigation signal with low signal strength. The SNR also retrieves a ranging code from the sub-frames of navigation data of each navigation signal. The SNR compares the ranging code with a pre-programmed satellite identity code of a corresponding satellite. The SNR detects cross correlation when the code comparison results in a mismatch and discards the navigation signal with the mismatched ranging code.

Abstract: A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna sharing receiver (GNSSASR) for sharing a GNSS antenna with one or more secondary GNSS receivers is provided. The GNSSASR includes an input radio frequency (RF) port for receiving a GNSS signal from the GNSS antenna, one or more output RF ports for transmitting the GNSS signal to the secondary GNSS receivers, a coupler for reducing attenuation in the GNSS signal transmitted to the secondary GNSS receivers, a power supply circuit for supplying a direct current (DC) voltage with reduced loss to the GNSS antenna based on availability of a secondary GNSS receiver, and a current monitoring circuit for monitoring DC flow to the GNSS antenna from the power supply circuit, limiting an increase in the DC flow due to a fault in the GNSS antenna, and indicating a fault in the GNSS antenna to the GNSSASR and the secondary GNSS receivers.

Abstract: A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver including a sequential chip mixed frequency correlator array system (SCMFCAS) is provided. The SCMFCAS includes P signal generators, each receiving N samples of intermediate frequency (IF) data of a GNSS signal. Each signal generator includes a primary mixer, a pseudo random noise code generator, and Q mixed frequency correlators (MFCs). Each MFC generates accumulated correlation components of the N samples of the IF data by processing the N samples of the IF data. Adders and subtractors operably connected to the SCMFCAS are time division multiplexed for generating correlation values of a positive frequency and a negative frequency of the N samples of the IF data by combining the accumulated correlation components. Time division multiplexing the adders and the subtractors across the SCMFCAS and generation of the correlation values reduce logic area of the SCMFCAS, thereby reducing power consumption of the GNSS receiver.