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Geometry-Based Doppler Analysis for GPS Receivers

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In this paper, the Doppler shift due to satellite vehicle motion in Global Positioning System (GPS) is investigated via a computational geometric analysis for a stationary GPS receiver, which resides on the surface of the earth. For an in-plane stationary receiver, the Doppler shift is derived as a function of the satellite vehicle’s central angle. For an off-plane stationary receiver, the visible region is calculated as a function of the elevation angle and the Doppler shift is derived as a function of the central angle and of the elevation angle. Also, the difference between the Doppler shift corresponding to an off-plane stationary receiver and the Doppler shift corresponding to an in-plane stationary receiver is calculated.

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  1. The iRadio Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada

    Donglin Wang, Michel Fattouche & Fadhel Ghannouchi

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Wang, D., Fattouche, M. & Ghannouchi, F. Geometry-Based Doppler Analysis for GPS Receivers. Wireless Pers Commun 68, 1–13 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-011-0435-z

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