Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications (한국위성정보통신학회논문지)
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.64-68
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- 2007
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- 2384-3853(pISSN)
Design of RF Front-end for High Precision GNSS Receiver
고정밀 위성항법 수신기용 RF 수신단 설계
- Published : 2007.12.29
Abstract
This paper describes the development of RF front.end equipment of a wide band high precision satellite navigation receiver to be able to receive the currently available GPS navigation signal and the GALILEO navigation signal to be developed in Europe in the near future. The wide band satellite navigation receiver with high precision performance is composed of L - band antenna, RF/IF converters for multi - band navigation signals, and high performance baseband processor. The L - band satellite navigation antenna is able to be received the signals in the range from 1.1 GHz to 1.6 GHz and from the navigation satellite positioned near the horizon. The navigation signal of GALILEO navigation satellite consists of L1, E5, and E6 band with signal bandwidth more than 20 MHz which is wider than GPS signal. Due to the wide band navigation signal, the IF frequency and signal processing speed should be increased. The RF/IF converter has been designed with the single stage downconversion structure, and the IF frequency of 140 MHz has been derived from considering the maximum signal bandwidth and the sampling frequency of 112 MHz to be used in ADC circuit. The final output of RF/IF converter is a digital IF signal which is generated from signal processing of the AD converter from the IF signal. The developed RF front - end has the C/N0 performance over 40dB - Hz for the - 130dBm input signal power and includes the automatic gain control circuits to provide the dynamic range over 40dB.
본 논문에서는 기존의 GPS 항법 신호와 유럽에서 새롭게 추진되고 있는 갈릴레오 위성 항법 신호를 동시에 수신할 수 있는 광대역 고정밀 위성 항법 수신기의 RF 수신단 장치 설계 및 제작 결과에 대하여 기술하고 있다. 고정밀 광대역 위성 항법 수신기는 L - 대역 안테나, 항법 신호별 RF/IF 변환부, 그리고 고성능 기저대역 신호 처리부로 구성되어진다. L - 대역 안테나는