SVN-49 Signal Anomaly Presented by Tom Stansell GPSW POC: Lt. Col. James Lake, Ph.D

SVN-49 Signal Anomaly

Presented by Tom Stansell

GPSW POC: Lt. Col. James Lake, Ph.D.

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DraftIntroduction

• GPS IIR-20, SVN-49 (PRN 01), carries an L5 Demonstration Payload – The L5 signal was not for operational use– The intent was to “bring L5 into use” for ITU purposes

• The demonstration payload made use of an Auxiliary Payload port on the spacecraft

• No impact on the L1 and L2 signals was intended or expected

• However, 2SOPS and Aerospace reported unusually high and elevation angle dependent Pseudo Range Residuals (PRR) from the monitor stations

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DraftPseudorange Residuals

• Ionospheric refraction corrected pseudoranges• Relative to a “best fit” orbit determined early in the test program• Roughly a 4+ meter spread from 10 to 80 degrees

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DraftGPS IIR Antenna Farm

L-Band Antenna Array with 12

Helical Antennas

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DraftL-Band Antenna Element Locations

Outer Ring

Inner Ring

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Draft

Outer Ring Inner Ring

L5 Filter162 In. Cable

Antenna Coupler Network

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DraftJ1 and J2 Antenna Patterns at L1

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Elevation Angle (deg)

L1

Ga

inl (

dB

)

J1 Signal Gain

J2 Signal Gain

Range Measurement Data

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DraftReflected Relative to Direct L1 Signal Power

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-38

-36

-34

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-26

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L1

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(d

B)

Reflected to Direct Signal Power Ratio


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DraftModel of L1 Signal Difference

-40

-38

-36

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-26

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L1

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(d

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Interpreted Power Difference

Delayed Signal Polarity Reversal

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DraftEarly Minus Late Tracking

Effect of Half Voltage Amplitude Multipath Signal - C/A Code Scale

-0.25

-0.20

-0.15

-0.10

-0.05

0.00

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

Multipath Delay (C/A Code Chips)

Pseu

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rro

r (C

/A C

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s)

C/A Code, Wide Correlator

C/A Code, 0.1 Narrow Correlator

293 MP Code Correlator

Max Code Error w/Opposite Polarity

Max Code Error w/Same Polarity

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DraftIonospheric Refraction Calculation

2

2

2 2

2 2 2 21 2

1 2

2 2

1/ 2 1575.42 /1227.6 77 / 60

77 5929

60 3600

77 60 2329

( 77 60 ) /(77 60 )

2.55 1.55

2.55 1.55 2.984.... 3

L L

L L

L L

PR PR PR

PR PR PR

Ionospheric correction amplifies code noise

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DraftMax Impact on L1 P(Y) Autocorrelation

0.0

0.2

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1.0

1.2

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Pseudorange (meters)

L1

P(Y

) A

uto

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rre

lati

on

Sum of the Two

P(Y) Autocorrelation

30 nsec Delay

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DraftEarly Minus Late L1 P(Y) Code Track Error

-1.0

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.0

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Ea

rly

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La

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rro

r F

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cti

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Wide Dif

Narrow Dif

Narrow Sum

Wide Sum

1.62 m offset x 2.55 = 4.14 m error

Same Phase

Opposite Phase

Iono Correction Factor

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DraftUseful Observation

• Receivers with early minus late correlators having similar spacing will have essentially the same tracking error for all signals at one frequency – e.g., L1 P(Y) and L1 C/A exhibit the same error

• However, different types of correlators and different correlator spacings very likely will produce different tracking errors– See next slide with figures from 13 July ’09 GPS World Article

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DraftTracking Error with Different Correlators

L1 Typical Semi-Codeless Correlator

L2 Typical Semi-Codeless Correlator

L1 Using Multipath Mitigation w/ 20 nanosecond correlator spacing

L2 Using Multipath Mitigation w/ 20 nanosecond correlator spacing

Figures courtesy of GPS World, receivers are JAVAD GNSS Triumph receivers

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DraftJ1 and J2 Antenna Patterns at L2

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Ga

inl (

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L2 J1 Signal Gain

L2 J2 Signal Gain


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DraftModel of L2 Signal Difference

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L2

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Interpreted Power Difference

Delayed Signal Polarity Reversal

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DraftEarly Minus Late L2 P(Y) Code Track Error

Same Phase

Opposite Phase

Iono Correction Factor

-1.0

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

-14 -12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14


Ea

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Min

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r F

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Wide Dif

Narrow Dif

Narrow Sum

Wide Sum

~.95 m offset x 1.55 = 1.48 m error~1.1 m offset x 1.55 = 1.69 m error

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DraftRefraction Corrected Error Possibilities

• Assume the direct and reflected L1 signals are in phase so at zenith the L1 pseudorange is 1.62 m too long

• If the direct and reflected L2 signals are in quadrature, the L2 pseudorange error is negligible

• Therefore, the refraction corrected pseudorange error is (2.55 x 1.62 – 1.55 x 0) = 4.14 m

• If the direct and reflected L2 signals are in the same phase, the L2 pseudorange error is ~0.95 m

• Therefore, the refraction corrected pseudorange error is (2.55 x 1.62 – 1.55 x 0.95) = 2.66 m

• If the direct and reflected L2 signals are in opposite phase, the L2 pseudorange error is ~ -1.1 m

• Therefore, the refraction corrected pseudorange error is (2.55 x 1.62 – 1.55 x –1.1) = 5.84 m

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DraftPseudorange Error Model

-1.0

-0.5

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Iono w/ L2 direct and delayed opposed

L2

L1Iono w/ L2 direct and delayed aligned

Iono w/ L2 direct and delayed in quadrature

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DraftCurves and Residuals Overlay

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DraftA Partial Fix

• In order to reduce the elevation-dependent tracking residuals, 2SOPS has experimented with placing the antenna phase center about 152 meters above the satellite rather than slightly below as normal– (How can you fix a 4-5 meter problem with a 152 meter solution?)

• The Kalman filter then provides orbit and clock parameters which best fit the tracking data– The key parameter is clock offset

• Over the next few weeks, different values will be tried and transmitted in the NAV messages

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DraftRaise the Orbit, Offset the Clock

• If Rs effective = Rs +

• The impact on pseudorange is cos(b)

• The following plot shows the effect of = 152.586 m with a clock offset of 496.2 nsec (148.754 m)

Rs =26578

Re =6378

Xr = Re Sin(a)Yr = Re cos(a)

a

bb = atan(Xr/(Rs - Yr))

El

Sin(90+El)/Rs = Sin(b)/Re

Cos(El)/Rs = Sin(b)/Re

El = acos(Rs Sin(b)/Re)

Rs ~ 26,560,601 meters

Re ~ 6,378,137 meters at equator

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DraftNet Compensation

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

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(m

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- Antenna Phase Center 152.586 m above SV- Clock offset 496.2 nsec or 148.754 m

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DraftUncompensated Residuals

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DraftCompensated Residuals

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DraftCompare Compensation with Error Models

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

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Ma

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e E

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Iono w/ L2 direct and delayed opposed

L2

L1Iono w/ L2 direct and delayed aligned

Iono w/ L2 direct and delayed in quadrature

Orbit and Clock Compensation

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DraftSpirent Simulation

• Note for organizations with a Spirent simulator– Spirent is preparing a scenario, based on these models, to simulate

the SVN-49 problem and enable laboratory testing– The scenario provides normal L1 and L2 signals plus a delayed

signal with the proper relative amplitude and phase relationships as a function of elevation angle in accordance with these models

– Several parameters can be modified by the operator– The scenario will available directly from Spirent by request

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SVN-49 Signal Anomaly Presented by Tom Stansell GPSW POC: Lt. Col. James Lake, Ph.D