• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.337-345
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• 2020

In this paper, an efficient signal tracking method to simultaneously track both GPS L1 C/A and Galileo E1B CBOC(6,1,1/11) using a low cost GPU is proposed. In the existing method that each GNSS signal is processed within 1 ms, more than 2 ms processing time is required in GPU to process 4 ms CBOC signal. It means that real time operation is possible if only Galileo E1B CBOC signal is concerned. But when both GPS C/A and Galileo CBOC is required, it cannot process GPS C/A signal in real time. To process 1 ms GPS C/A and 4 ms Galileo CBOC signal in real time, 4 ms Galileo CBOC signal is divided into 4 by 1 ms signal block in the proposed method. Specially, a buffer that simultaneously manages 1 ms and 4 ms signals is designed. In addition, a module that accumulates the 1 ms correlation value of the Galileo CBOC by 4 ms and passes it to the PLL and DLL is implemented. The operation and performance are evaluated with real measurements in the GPU based SDR. The experimental results show that tracking of more than 16 satellites of GPS C/A and Galileo E1B is possible using the proposed method.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권3A호
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• pp.282-290
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 2.45GHz 대역 IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN(Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Network; ZigBee) 시스템의 수신기를 위한 개선된 방식의 Timing estimator의 알고리즘을 제안한다. 저가 구현을 지향하는 LR-WPAN 시스템의 특성상 고가의 오실레이터를 사용할 수 없으므로 반송파 중심 주파수의 80ppm에 해당하는 주파수 옵셋 환경에서 안정된 동작이 가능한 Timing estimator 알고리즘이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 수신 환경을 고려하여 Multiple delay differential filter를 적용함으로써 주파수 옵셋에 대한 강인성 및 수신 성능의 안정성을 증대시켰으며, Multiple delay differential filter의 출력 신호에 대한 reference 신호의 상관 결과가 I-channel 에만 국한되는 특성을 이용하여 일반적인 noncoherent 방식 대신 coherent 방식의 correlator를 적용함으로써 non-coherent 방식의 제곱 손실을 제거하여 검출 성능을 향상시킴과 동시에 복잡도를 감소시켜 초소형, 저전력, 저가를 지향하는 LR-WPAM 수신기에 보다 적합하도록 설계하였다. 다양한 채널 환경에서의 성능정가를 통하여 제안된 알고리즘이 differential detection 기반의 noncoherent 방식보다 평균적으로 2dB의 향상된 성능을 보임을 입증하였다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2012

A software GNSS signal generator for the GPS L1/L2/L5 and Galileo E1/E5 signals is proposed in this paper. And this signal generator is designed and implemented with several components by considering the reuse and expansion of components for similar GNSS signals. The characteristics of the reusability of the components are confirmed with the carrier generation and the band-pass filter components. And the functionality of the GNSS multi-band IF signal generator is validated by using the commercial software GPS L1 receiver, and the performance of signal acquisition, tracking and accuracy of horizontal position error are analyzed for this validation. As a result, the GPS L1 signal generator operates successfully and it could be expected that other signal generators also operate well because most of components are the same as those of the GPS L1 signal generator.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

In this study, to design a multi-GNSS receiver using single RF front-end, the receiving performances for various frequency plans were evaluated. For the fair evaluation and comparison of different frequency plans, the same signal needs to be received at the same time. For this purpose, two synchronized RF front-ends were configured using USRP X310, and PC-based software was implemented so that the quality of the digital IF signal received at each front-end could be evaluated. The software consisted of USRP control, signal reception, signal acquisition, signal tracking, and C/N0 estimation function. Using the implemented software and USRP-based hardware, the signal receiving performances for various frequency plans, such as the signal attenuation status, overlapping of different systems, and the use of imaginary or real signal, were evaluated based on the C/N0 value. The results of the receiving performance measurement for the various frequency plans suggested in this study would be useful reference data for the design of a multi-GNSS receiver in the future.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.980-987
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• 2009

IEEE 802.11a 무선 LAN OFDM 시스템을 위한 시간 동기 처리 방법을 연구한다. 먼저 연속되는 두 개의 윈도우 내에 존재하는 OFDM 수신 신호의 에너지를 계속 측정하여 비교함으로서 신호의 시작 시간을 검출한다. 이어서 짧은 훈련 신호와 수신된 신호간의 상관성을 측정하는 방법으로 정확한 OFDM 심볼 동기가 수행된다. 훈련 신호와 수신 신호 간의 상관값에 대한 분산과 평균값을 구하고, 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션에 의한 결과 값과 비교한다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2014

A graphic processing unit (GPU) can perform the same calculation on multiple data (SIMD: single instruction multiple data) using hundreds of to thousands of special purpose processors for graphic processing. Thus, high efficiency is expected when GPU is used for the generation and correlation of satellite navigation signals, which perform generation and processing by applying the same calculation procedure to tens of millions of discrete signal samples per second. In this study, the structure of a GPU-based GNSS simulator for the generation and processing of satellite navigation signals was designed, developed, and verified. To verify the developed satellite navigation signal generator, generated signals were applied to the OEM-V3 receiver of Novatel Inc., and the measured values were examined. To verify the satellite navigation signal processor, the performance was examined by collecting and processing actual GNSS intermediate frequency signals. The results of the verification indicated that satellite navigation signals could be generated and processed in real time using two GPUs.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2019

This paper analyzes the signal acquisition performance of the legacy GNSS spreading codes and a polyphase code. The code length and chip rate of a polyphase code are assumed to be same as those of the GPS L1 C/A and Galileo E1C codes. The autocorrelation and cross correlation characteristics are analyzed. In addition, a way to calculate a more accurate probability of false alarm for a code with sidelobe non-zero auto-correlation function is proposed. Finally, we estimate the probability of detection and the mean acquisition time for a given signal strength and the probability of false alarm.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2019

Recently, number of intentional jamming has increased significantly. If GNSS jammers are activated, user receivers can be largely influenced due to the vulnerable characteristic of the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) signal. When the reception power of the jamming signal and that of the navigation signal are similar, the C/A (Coarse Acquisition) chip delay error can occur in the delay locked loop. To evaluate the jamming effect, a new measurement model is formulated based on previous research works. The new model explains how the jamming to signal ratio affects the ranging measurement accuracy and other parameters. To evaluate the validity of the newly formulated model, the experiment results of the previous research works under actual jamming environment are utilized. By evaluating the consistency of the carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N0) and the position error with the actual jamming environment, the validity of the newly formulated model is verified.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.319-324
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• 2022

항법 장치가 존재하지 않거나 전파 방해가 발생할 경우, 고속 이동체의 전파 항법은 불가능해진다. 그럼에도 불구하고, 다수의 지상국이 존재하며 고속 이동체와 지상국간의 정밀 거리 측정치를 확보할 수 있다면 이동체의 위치 추정이 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 텔레메트리 (TLM; telemetry) 신호를 사용하여 생성한 고정밀 TDOA (time difference of arrival) 측정치를 이용한 위치 추정 방식을 제안한다. 제안한 방식에서는 TDOA 측정치를 사용하여 이동체의 공통 오차를 제거하였다. 또한 SOQPSK (shaped offset quadrature phase shift keying) PN (pseudo random noise) 심볼을 포함하여 정밀 시각 동기 및 측정이 가능한 TLM 신호를 기반으로 한 측정치를 사용하였다. 따라서 시스템 내 정밀 시각 동기가 이뤄진 상태이므로 지상국간의 시각 동기 오차가 매우 작은 값을 가진다. 이는 측정치의 정밀도를 높여 위치 추정 성능을 향상시킨다. 제안한 방식은 소프트웨어 기반의 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증되었으며, 고속 이동체의 위치 추정 성능이 목표했던 성능을 만족함을 확인하였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2003

2R 광/전/광 파장변환기는 이미 검증된 기술을 사용하여 간단히 구현할 수 있으며 데이터 전송율을 제한하지 않는다는 장점이 있다. 그러나, 이 방식은 각 파장변환기를 통과하면서 타이밍 지터 성분이 계속 누적되어 cascadability가 제한된다 본 논문에서는 통상적인 정현파 신호 모델 대신 보다 현실적인 비선형 신호 모델을 제안하여 시스템 성능에 미치는 타이밍 지터의 영향 및 2R 광/전/광 파장변환기의 cascadability를 이론적으로 분석하였으며, 40-km re-circulation loop 실험 장치에서 10 Gb/s 신호에 대한 cascadability를 측정하여 계산 결과와 비교하였다.