Multi-path detection method for CDMA receivers
First Claim
1. A spread spectrum receiver, comprising:
- a receiving block, configured to perform a correlation analysis of a digital signal generated from a radio frequency signal comprising a multi-path component using at least two pairs of correlation signals, each pair being symmetrical relative to a prompt point, by maintaining equal the correlation signals of one pair of said two pairs and evaluating a difference between the correlation signals of another pair of said two pairs; and
a receiver processing block, configured to detect said multi-path component and determining whether a distortion of said radio frequency signal caused by said multi-path component meets a predetermined condition using said correlation analysis of said digital signal, and for making a decision whether to further process the received radio frequency signal using results of said multi-path detection analysis for implementing a multi-path detection analysis of said radio frequency signal by said spread spectrum receiver.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for a multi-path detection analysis and selectivity of CDMA signals using spread spectrum receivers using a correlation technique. The invention is based on determining by the spread spectrum receiver whether a distortion of a received radio frequency signal, caused by a multi-path component of said received signal, meets a predetermined condition using a pre-selected correlation analysis of said received signal. This invention is generally applicable to global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers and it is particularly useful in GNSS receivers, such as GPS (global positioning system) and Galileo receivers. The important goal of this invention is to provide a simple method for identifying signals that are corrupted by multi-path effects, and can be excluded from position calculation in the GNSS receivers.
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1. A spread spectrum receiver, comprising:
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a receiving block, configured to perform a correlation analysis of a digital signal generated from a radio frequency signal comprising a multi-path component using at least two pairs of correlation signals, each pair being symmetrical relative to a prompt point, by maintaining equal the correlation signals of one pair of said two pairs and evaluating a difference between the correlation signals of another pair of said two pairs; and a receiver processing block, configured to detect said multi-path component and determining whether a distortion of said radio frequency signal caused by said multi-path component meets a predetermined condition using said correlation analysis of said digital signal, and for making a decision whether to further process the received radio frequency signal using results of said multi-path detection analysis for implementing a multi-path detection analysis of said radio frequency signal by said spread spectrum receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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