GNSS signal acquisition in harsh urban environments

Matthias Wildemeersch, Cornelis H. Slump, Tony Q.S. Quek, Alberto Rabbachin

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Abstract

In urban environment, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are impaired by non-line-of-sight fading conditions and by the presence of potential sources of electromagnetic disturbance. This paper analyzes the impact of the wireless propagation medium and aggregate network interference by measuring the degradation of the acquisition performance expressed in terms of receiver operating characteristics (ROC). The presented framework allows to realistically evaluate the GNSS acquisition performance by jointly considering the effect of radio signal propagation conditions, interfering nodes spatial distribution, and other relevant environment dependent parameters. By means of numerical examples we elucidate the need for alternative positioning techniques in harsh urban environments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC 2013
Pages62-67
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC 2013 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 2013 Jun 92013 Jun 13

Publication series

Name2013 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC 2013

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC 2013
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period13-06-0913-06-13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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