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Fundamentals of GPS Receivers

A Hardware Approach

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Dan Doberstein

    1. DKD Instruments, Nipomo, USA

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  • Explains how GPS works from the basics through operation and implementation of the GPS 100SC receiver, a custom single-channel receiver

  • Delivers complete details of a functional design with detailed schematics plus all CAD files

  • Offers a full chapter on the ZARLINK chip set, an open software source receiver and new material on the Turbo Rogue receiver designed by JPL

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Fundamental Concepts of Distance Measurement Using Synchronized Clocks

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 3-22

    3. Introduction to the Global Positioning System

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 23-37

    4. GPS Signal Structure and Use

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 39-54

    5. Solving for SV Position

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 55-69

    6. Solving for User Position

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 71-81

  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. GPS Receiver Hardware Fundamentals

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 85-103

    3. Functional Implementation of a GPS Receiver

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 105-131

  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. GPS Time and Frequency Reception

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 135-166

    3. The Zarlink 12-Channel GPS Receiver

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 167-189

    4. Carrier Phase Measurements and Turbo Rogue Receivers

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 191-220

    5. JPL Turbo Rogue Receivers

      • Dan Doberstein
      Pages 221-241

    6. The L2C Signal

      • Dan Doberstein, Danilo Llanes
      Pages 243-269

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 271-329
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About this book

Fundamentals of GPS receivers covers GPS receivers' theory and practice. The book begins with the basics of GPS receivers and moves onward to more advanced material. The book examines three types of GPS receiver implementations: first is the custom design by the author; second is an industry standard design, now part of the open source network; the third relates to the receiver designed by JPL /NASA. Each receiver is unique allowing the reader to see how each design solves the same problems. Chapters discuss carrier phase measurements and GPS time and frequency measurements. The overall text is measurement oriented as opposed to processing the measurements. With a focus on the fundamentals of measurements the reader will be building their intuition for the physical phenomenon at work.

Authors and Affiliations

  • DKD Instruments, Nipomo, USA

    Dan Doberstein

About the author

Mr. Doberstein is currently President of DKD Instruments. DKD Instruments primary product has been RF test equipment. DKD Instruments is a leader in the field of small and portable RF test equipment. DKD Instruments has also introduced a variety of new RF signal processing components from frequency multipliers to bandpass filters.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals of GPS Receivers

  • Book Subtitle: A Hardware Approach

  • Authors: Dan Doberstein

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0409-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-0408-8Published: 21 October 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9910-8Published: 25 November 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-0409-5Published: 22 October 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 329

  • Topics: Communications Engineering, Networks, Geophysics/Geodesy, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering

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