By Len Jacobson The first time I ever heard of the Magnavox Research Laboratory in Torrance, California, was in 1966, as a young engineer working at Hughes Aircraft. We were building large (46-foot diameter) ground stations for the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS). Magnavox was supplyi...
Read More →The L5 Signal I wish to second Jim Spilker’s comments in his recent letter to the editor regarding the two wonderful GPS history articles by Brad Parkinson. My endorsement of his comments also includes those about the origins of the L5 signal with reference to the 1999 paper by Spilker and Van Die...
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A performance assessment demonstrates the ability of a networked group of users to locate themselves and each other, navigate, and operate under adverse conditions in which an individual user would be impaired. The technique for robust GPS positioning in a dynamic sensor network uses a distributed G...
Read More →Covers from 1990, 1994, and 1998. Two Decades of GNSS Products Question: How has your product and services mix changed, with the evolution of GNSS technology and users, since 1990 (or since your company was founded, or entered the GNSS market)? Hemisphere GPS replies: Like GPS World, Hemisphe...
Read More →A Close Look at GPS SVN62 Triple-Frequency Signal Combinations Finds Carrier-Phase Variations on the New L5 By Oliver Montenbruck, André Hauschild (DLR/German Space Operations Center), Peter Steigenberger (Technische Universität München), and Richard B. Langley (University of New Brunswick) Th...
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By Tyler Brown Learning how to control a car as a race driver does, at its very limits of handling, can ultimately assist ordinary drivers who enter a turn too quickly or are driving on a wet road and don’t realize when they need to brake. DGPS and inertial sensors drive feedback and feedforward s...
Read More →By The Masked Engineer In a few weeks, we will again observe the tragic anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. This will mark nearly a full decade since that terrible day that changed the lives of people around the world, forever. Many will remember. Many will mourn. Many will work t...
Read More →By Alan Cameron The Elephant Charge (“Dust, Sweat, and Gears”), an annual off-road motorsport charity event, brings together competitors, their families, and supporters for a wilderness weekend of GPS-driven fun and frenzy in the Zambian bush. I’m for fun, but I always wince when I see...
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