Exploiting multicore technology in software-defined GNSS receivers

22nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation 2009, ION GNSS 2009

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2108-2120

  Humphreys, Todd E ^a   Bhatti, Jahshan A ^a   Pany, Thomas ^b   Ledvina, Brent M ^c   O'Hanlon, Brady W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b IFEN GmbH   (Germany)

^c Coherent Navigation ^*  (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL-LEVEL; CORE PROCESSORS; GENERAL PURPOSE PROCESSORS; GNSS RECEIVERS; GNSS SIGNALS; GNSS SOFTWARE RECEIVER; LOAD-BALANCING; MULTI CORE; MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR; MULTICORE TECHNOLOGY; PARALLEL EXECUTIONS; SHARED MEMORIES; STEADY STATE TRACKING; TRACKING PROCESS; TRACKING TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTERS; NAVIGATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 77952215361     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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