DocumentCode
2391810
Title
Fourth order array processing methods for GPS direction of arrival estimation
Author
Engel, Ulrich ; Okum, Manfred
Author_Institution
Dept. Sensor Data & Inf. Fusion (SDF), Fraunhofer Inst. for Commun., Wachtberg, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
7-8 April 2011
Firstpage
171
Lastpage
175
Abstract
The fourth order cumulants have been shown to increase the effective aperture of an antenna compared to second order cumulants. In this paper, we investigate the potential benefits of fourth order array processing methods for the direction of arrival estimation of GPS satellites. The purpose of this paper is to present the results obtained from real measurement data. The measurements have been carried out using our 7-element planar GPS antenna (L1-Band) and our 8-channel real-time recording system.
Keywords
Global Positioning System; aperture antennas; direction-of-arrival estimation; planar antenna arrays; 7-element planar GPS antenna; GPS direction of arrival estimation; effective aperture; fourth order array processing methods; real measurement data; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Covariance matrix; Direction of arrival estimation; Estimation; Global Positioning System; Satellites;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Positioning Navigation and Communication (WPNC), 2011 8th Workshop on
Conference_Location
Dresden
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0449-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WPNC.2011.5961036
Filename
5961036
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