Enhanced detection of weak GNSS signals using spatial combining

Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-95

  Nielsen, John ^a   Shanmugam, Surendran K ^a   Mahfuz, M Upal ^a   Lachapelle, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; HAND HELD DEVICE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS; SIGNAL ATTENUATION; SIGNAL INTEGRATION; SINGLE ANTENNA SYSTEMS;

SATELLITE ANTENNAS;

EID: 77954592292     PISSN: 00281522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-4296.2009.tb01746.x     Document Type: Article

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