Title :
Software Defined Radio technology for GNSS receivers
Author :
Presti, Letizia Lo ; di Torino, Politecnico ; Falletti, Emanuela ; Nicola, Mirela ; Gamba, Micaela Troglia
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Telcomunicazioni, Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
The Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology, applied to the reception of Global Navigation Satellite Signals (GNSS), allows the implementation of a positioning device with a high flexibility level. The advantage is twofold: not only the GNSS SDR receiver can be easily updated during its operational life, but it becomes an outstanding tool in prototyping innovative algorithms for signal processing and signal quality monitoring. These aspects have been the key-drivers to the implementation of the NGene fully software receiver, developed by the NavSAS group in Torino. This paper exemplifies some of the opportunities opened by SDR in the field of GNSS receivers.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; radio receivers; software radio; GNSS receiver; NGene fully software receiver; NavSAS; SDR; global navigation satellite signal; positioning device; prototyping innovative algorithms; signal processing; signal quality monitoring; software defined radio technology; Computer architecture; Field programmable gate arrays; Global Positioning System; Receivers; Satellites; Signal processing algorithms; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865941
