Development of a prototype, experimental single‐channel sequencing navstar gps receiver: Part I—Hardware implementation

Abstract

AbstractLate in 1988 the Navstar GPS satellite navigation operational phase is planned to commence, offering world‐wide, continuous and precise position‐fixing and timing information to observers on land, sea, air and in space. This paper describes the development of a particular type of Navstar receiver—a single‐channel, single‐frequency, sequencing C/A code unit—and results of various tests carried out on the present phase‐II satellite constellation. Part I of the paper deals essentially with the NAVSTAR satellite system and receiver hardware implementation, whereas Part II concentrates on receiver software and system performance.