The radiant angle of GPS satellite antenna affecting the applied altitude of GPS in a space vehicle

Author

Li, Xiangpeng ; Wang, Yongsheng ; Gao, Lu

Author_Institution

Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xian, China

Volume

11

Issue

7

fYear

1996

fDate

7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

38

Abstract

In this paper, the advantages and development of GPS applied in a space vehicle are introduced first. Then, the software employed to calculate the applied altitude of GPS in a space vehicle is explained. The detailed software flowchart is also given, and the process of choosing used GPS satellites is described in detail. In order to study the receiving condition in a space vehicle, we also make a simulating calculation with our software. The results of receiving GPS satellites over a certain place are given. The paper has not only the value for using GPS in a space vehicle, but also the significance for an aircraft whose navigation system is GPS

Keywords

Global Positioning System; aerospace computing; antenna radiation patterns; flowcharting; satellite antennas; software engineering; GPS satellite antenna; altitude; navigation system; radiant angle; software flowchart; space vehicle; Aircraft navigation; Artificial satellites; Earth; Flowcharts; Global Positioning System; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite navigation systems; Space vehicles; Transmitting antennas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.533971

Filename

533971