System for determining position from pseudorandomly modulated radio signals
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1. A method for determining position from pseudorandom code modulated, suppressed carrier signals received from satellites, comprising:
- forming a digital composite of said signals received from a plurality of satellites at a first point;
processing said composite to measure the carrier phase of the signal from each of said plurality of satellites, to derive computer data; and
combining said data, in order to determine position, with data derived from measurements of signals received from the same plurality of satellites at an other point.
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This invention provides a method and apparatus for determining position from code modulated, suppressed carrier signals received from satellites, in which a digital composite of the signals received from a plurality of satellites is formed at a first point, the digital composite is processed to measure the carrier phase of the signal from each of the plurality of satellites to derive computer data, and said computer data are combined with data derived from measurements of signals received from the same plurality of satellites at another point, to determine position data.
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1. A method for determining position from pseudorandom code modulated, suppressed carrier signals received from satellites, comprising:
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forming a digital composite of said signals received from a plurality of satellites at a first point; processing said composite to measure the carrier phase of the signal from each of said plurality of satellites, to derive computer data; and combining said data, in order to determine position, with data derived from measurements of signals received from the same plurality of satellites at an other point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus for determining position from pseudorandom code modulated, suppressed carrier signals received from satellites, comprising:
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an analog to digital converter responsive to a composite of said signals received from a plurality of satellites at a first point, for forming a digital representation of said composite; a digital signal processor for deriving computer data from said digital representation in response to the carrier phase of the signal from each of said plurality of satellites; and a data processor for determining position by combining said data with data derived from signals received from the same plurality of satellites at an other point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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