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Satellite radiodetermination
Assignee: Inmarsat Global Ltd
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Filing: 1996-10-15
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Granted: 2000-03-21
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Expires: 2016-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A satellite radiodetermination system comprises global navigation service (GNSS) satellites 2 such as GPS satellites, which generate GNSS ranging signals R n , geostationary satellites 6 which retransmit ranging signals R g generated at a navigation land earth station (NLES) 8, including augmentation data A, and medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites 10 which generate ranging signals R m including regional augmentation data RA transmitted from a satellite access node (SAN) 14. The regional augmentation data RA is supplied by regional augmentation systems 21a, 21b. A navigation receiver 11 receives the ranging signals R g , R m , R n and calculates ionospheric delay values for those ranging signals which are provided on dual frequencies. Using these ionospheric delay values, and optionally the regional augmentation data RA and the augmentation data A, the navigation receiver estimates ionospheric delay values for those ranging signals which are provided on single frequencies. The navigation receiver uses the ranging signals, corrected for ionospheric delay and errors indicated by the augmentation data A and regional augmentation data RA, to calculate position and time accurately.
Inventors
- 👤 George Vladimir Kinal
- 👤 II James Robert Nagle
- 👤 Claudio Soddu
- 👤 Fintan Richard Ryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:32
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S19/00; G01S19/01; G01S19/02; G01S19/03; G01S19/07; G01S19/071; G01S19/072; G01S19/38; G01S19/39; G01S19/40; G01S19/41; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/009; G01S19/13; G01S19/23; G01S19/235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
Satellite radiodetermination apparatus, comprising: a radio receiver for receiving a multiple frequency ranging signal from a first satellite and a further ranging signal from a second satellite, the radio receiver including; deriving means for deriving first ionospheric delay data from said multiple frequency ranging signal; and estimating means for estimating second ionospheric delay data for the further ranging signal on the basis of said first ionospheric delay data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
Satellite radiodetermination apparatus, comprising: a radio receiver for receiving a multiple frequency ranging signal from a first satellite and a further ranging signal from a second satellite, the radio receiver including; deriving means for deriving first ionospheric delay data from said multiple frequency ranging signal; and estimating means for estimating second ionospheric delay data for the further ranging signal on the basis of said first ionospheric delay data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising data receiving means for receiving ionospheric data, said estimating means being operable to estimate the second ionospheric delay data additionally on the basis of said ionospheric data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data receiving means is arranged to receive said ionospheric data from a satellite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein said ionospheric data represents a plurality of ionospheric delay values corresponding to a plurality of spatially separated points.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said estimating means includes modelling means for generating a model of spatial variation of ionospheric delay on the basis of said first ionospheric delay data, said estimating means being operable to estimate said second ionospheric delay data on the basis of said model.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said modelling means is operable to generate said model on the basis of said ionospheric data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said model comprises a function which is variable in accordance with one or more parameters, said modelling means being arranged to calculate said one or more parameters such that said function is fitted to said first ionospheric delay data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein said modelling means is arranged to calculate said one or more parameters such that said function is additionally fitted to said ionospheric data.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of satellite radiodetermination, comprising receiving at a receiver a multiple frequency ranging signal from a first satellite; receiving at the receiver a further ranging signal from a second satellite, deriving at the receive first ionospheric delay data from said multiple frequency ranging signal; and estimating at the receiver second ionospheric delay data for the further ranging signal on the basis of said first ionospheric delay data.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
68 words
A method of satellite radiodetermination, comprising receiving at a receiver a multiple frequency ranging signal from a first satellite; receiving at the receiver a further ranging signal from a second satellite, deriving at the receive first ionospheric delay data from said multiple frequency ranging signal; and estimating at the receiver second ionospheric delay data for the further ranging signal on the basis of said first ionospheric delay data.
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