POSITION ENGINE (PE) FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE GNSS RECEIVER PERFORMANCE
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1. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver comprising:
- a power control circuit operable to impress a power controlling duty cycle on the receiver;
a measurement engine operable to process an incoming signal to obtain a plurality of measurements; and
a position engine operable to use a set of the plurality of measurements to compute a position and provide feedback to the power control circuit for setting the duty cycle.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for making information in the position engine (PE) available to the measurement engine (ME). With the right information the ME can reduce its power consumption, and improve its performance. Other circuits, devices, systems, methods of operation and processes of manufacture are also disclosed.
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33 Claims
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1. A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver comprising:
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a power control circuit operable to impress a power controlling duty cycle on the receiver; a measurement engine operable to process an incoming signal to obtain a plurality of measurements; and a position engine operable to use a set of the plurality of measurements to compute a position and provide feedback to the power control circuit for setting the duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of power control comprising:
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processing a plurality of inputs to obtain an estimate of a position of a receiver; computing other parameters related to position and velocity of the receiver; feeding back at least one of these parameters to a power control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of power control comprising:
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processing a plurality of satellite vehicle (SV) signals; periodically generating outputs; reading inputs from a position engine; and adapting the behavior of a measurement engine. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method for detecting false peaks, said method comprising:
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filtering an estimated pseudorange error over time; declaring a false peak if the filtered pseudorange error is greater than a threshold;
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31. A method of 30, said method further comprising:
communicating the false peak declaration to a measurement engine.
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32. A method of 30, said method further comprising:
communicating the false peak declaration to a measurement engine and communicating a level of the filtered pseudorange error to a measurement engine.
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33. A method of 30, said method further comprising:
communicating a level of the filtered pseudorange error to a measurement engine and the measurement engine makes the determination when to check for the false peak.
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