Fast Iterative Maximum-Likelihood Algorithm (FIMLA) for multipath mitigation in the next generation of GNSS receivers

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4362-4374

  Sahmoudi, M ^a   Amin, M G ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

CDMA systems; Cramer Rao bound; GNSS; GPS; Maximum likelihood; Multipath; Synchronization; Tracking

Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CORRELATION METHODS; CRAMER-RAO BOUNDS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; MODEL STRUCTURES; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SEMANTICS; TIME DELAY;

CDMA SYSTEMS; GNSS; GPS; MULTIPATH; TRACKING;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 57149126964     PISSN: 15361276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-WC.2008.070700     Document Type: Article

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