Radiolocation using AM broadcast signals
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52060690-MIT.pdf
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Author(s)
Hall, Timothy Douglas, 1970-
Advisor(s)
Charles C. Counselman, III.
Alternative Title
Radiolocation using amplitude modulation broadcast signals
Date Issued
2002
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
(cont.) Previous attempts at signal-of-opportunity navigation using carrier phase sidestepped the ambiguity problem by requiring that the initial position of the rover be known and that phase variations be tracked without interruption. I designed and implemented an ambiguity-function method that enables the phase ambiguity to be resolved instantaneously without position initialization or signal-tracking continuity. I encountered several impediments to AM-broadcast-based radiolocation that, if not dealt with appropriately, reduce positioning accuracy, reduce ambiguity-resolution robustness, or both. AM transmitter position uncertainty directly causes receiver position-determination uncertainty. Since the error in published antenna positions sometimes exceeds 100 meters, I conducted sub-meter-accuracy geodetic surveys of 29 Boston-area AM-broadcast antennas. The directional radiation patterns of the array antennas of many AM broadcast radio stations have phases that vary with azimuth angle. I developed and implemented a model for the phase of a directional antenna that nearly eliminated theerrors caused by this effect. AM broadcast signals travel primarily as groundwaves, which propagate with phase velocities that depend on the electrical properties of the ground. Using simulations and empirical data, I designed and implemented a model for groundwave propagation that greatly reduced the errors caused by this effect over a broad geographic area ...
Description
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294).
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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