Blind GPS receiver with a modified despreader for interference suppression

• Published in: IEEE transactions on aerospace and electronic systems Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 503 - 513
• Main Authors: Suk-Seung Hwang, Shynk, J.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.04.2006; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Blinds; Estimates; Frequency modulation; Geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; Interchannel interference; Interference suppression; Jamming; Modulation coding; Narrowband; Position (location); Receivers; Satellite navigation systems; Satellites; Signal processing algorithms; Signal to noise ratio
• ISSN: 0018-9251; 1557-9603
• DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2006.1642567

The global positioning system (GPS) was designed to provide location estimates for various civilian and military applications using at least four satellites. Since GPS signals have a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), they also have a low signal-to-jammer ratio so that the accuracy of location estimates is influenced by cochannel interference and intentional jammers. We propose a low-complexity blind adaptive receiver that is based on a novel modified despreader and the constant modulus (CM) array. This system is capable of nulling directional interference and capturing the GPS signal of interest without requiring explicit angle-of-arrival (AOA) information. We also consider the multiple satellite problem and extend the proposed receiver to capture several GPS signals of interest. Representative computer simulation examples are presented to illustrate the performance of the multicomponent system for the suppression of different jammer types.