• DocumentCode
    1117874
  • Title

    Algebraic two-satellite TOA/FOA position solution on an ellipsoidal Earth

  • Author

    Mason, Jeff

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radar & Signal Anal., Sandla Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1087
  • Lastpage
    1092
  • Abstract
    A direct algebraic solution is given for estimates of the ambiguous locations of an RF emitter on the surface of an ellipsoidal Earth given time-of-arrival (TOA) and frequency-of-arrival (FOA) measurements at two satellites.
  • Keywords
    radio direction-finding; satellite navigation; Earth; RF emitter; TOA-FOA measurements; algebraic solution; ellipsoid; frequency-of-arrival; location estimation; position solution; time-of-arrival; two-satellite communication; Difference equations; Earth; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Nonlinear equations; Polynomials; Position measurement; Radio frequency; Relays; Satellite ground stations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.2004.1337476
  • Filename
    1337476