ML estimator and hybrid beamformer for multipath and interference mitigation in GNSS receivers

This paper addresses the estimation of the code-phase(pseudorange) and the carrier-phase of the direct signal received from a direct-sequence spread-spectrum satellite transmitter. The signal is received by an antenna array in a scenario with interference and multipath propagation. These two effects...

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Autores: Seco Granados, Gonzalo, Fernández Rubio, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-1494-5366, Fernández Prades, Carlos
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1560
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/1560
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Signal processing
Antenna arrays
Electromagnetic compatibility
Computational complexity
Direction-of-arrival estimation
Interference migration
Interference suppression
Iterative methods
Maximum likelihood principle
Phase estimation
Radio receivers
Radiofrequency interference
Satellite navigation
Spread spectrum communication
ML estimator
Hybrid beamformer
Interference mitigation
GNSS receiver
Code-phase estimation
Carrier-phase estimation
Direct-sequence spread-spectrum satellite transmitter
Multipath propagation
Iterative algorithm
Mean squared error method
Adaptive signal estimation
Array signal processing
Calibration
Code division multiaccess
Delay estimation
Early-late estimator
Global Positioning System
Multipath channel
Pseudorandom code
Radio navigation
Radio receiver
Satellite navigation system
Gaussian channel
Channel coding
Satèl·lits artificials -- Comunicacions
Processament del senyal
Antenes -- Agrupacions
Compatibilitat electromagnètica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
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Resumo:This paper addresses the estimation of the code-phase(pseudorange) and the carrier-phase of the direct signal received from a direct-sequence spread-spectrum satellite transmitter. The signal is received by an antenna array in a scenario with interference and multipath propagation. These two effects are generally the limiting error sources in most high-precision positioning applications. A new estimator of the code- and carrier-phases is derived by using a simplified signal model and the maximum likelihood (ML) principle. The simplified model consists essentially of gathering all signals, except for the direct one, in a component with unknown spatial correlation. The estimator exploits the knowledge of the direction-of-arrival of the direct signal and is much simpler than other estimators derived under more detailed signal models. Moreover, we present an iterative algorithm, that is adequate for a practical implementation and explores an interesting link between the ML estimator and a hybrid beamformer. The mean squared error and bias of the new estimator are computed for a number of scenarios and compared with those of other methods. The presented estimator and the hybrid beamforming outperform the existing techniques of comparable complexity and attains, in many situations, the Cramér–Rao lower bound of the problem at hand.