Apparatus and process for a global navigation satellite system meeting safety of life performance requirements
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1. A satellite system for providing a navigation service, said satellite system comprising:
- a ground segment; and
a user segment;
wherein,the ground segment provides information to enable the user segment to autonomously determine user position performance; and
the information comprises at least one of the parameters i) signal in space accuracy, ii) signal in space continuity, iii) signal in space static integrity, iv) signal in space dynamic integrity, v) signal in space monitoring accuracy, vi) signal in space alert limit, vii) time to alert, and viii) signal in space variation rate limit.
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A satellite system for providing a navigation service includes a ground segment and a user segment. The ground segment provides information to enable the user segment to autonomously determine the user position performance.
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1. A satellite system for providing a navigation service, said satellite system comprising:
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a ground segment; and a user segment;
wherein,the ground segment provides information to enable the user segment to autonomously determine user position performance; and the information comprises at least one of the parameters i) signal in space accuracy, ii) signal in space continuity, iii) signal in space static integrity, iv) signal in space dynamic integrity, v) signal in space monitoring accuracy, vi) signal in space alert limit, vii) time to alert, and viii) signal in space variation rate limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A process for determining user position performance, including at least user position integrity risk and user position continuity risk at a particular user location, for a user of a satellite navigation service that includes a ground segment and a user segment which communicate with satellites in a satellite navigation system, said process comprising:
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said ground segment determining information needed for evaluating user position performance at said particular user location; said ground segment broadcasting said information to said user segment via a broadcast process; and based on said information, said user segment autonomously determining current user position performance at said particular user location;
wherein,said information determined by said ground segment comprises satellite expected performance data for each satellite in view; and said user position performance comprises at least said user position integrity risk and said user position continuity risk; said satellite expected performance data includes a signal in space accuracy assessment, signal in space real time monitoring, a signal in space continuity risk assessment and a signal in space integrity risk assessment for each satellite that is in view. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A satellite system for providing a navigation service, said satellite system comprising a ground segment and a user segment that communicate with satellites in said satellite system, wherein:
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said ground segment determines satellite expected performance data for each of said satellites that is in view; said ground segment broadcasts said satellite expected performance data to said user segment to enable the user segment to determine user position performance, including at least user position integrity risk and user position continuity risk, for a user of the satellite navigation service; based on said satellite expected performance data, said user segment autonomously determines user position performance for said user segment at a particular time and user location; if said user position performance determined by said user segment satisfies preset performance requirements, said user segment determines that said satellite navigation service is available at said particular location; and said satellite expected performance data includes a signal in space accuracy assessment, signal in space real time monitoring, a signal in space continuity risk assessment and a signal in space integrity risk assessment for each satellite in view. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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