基于FPGA技术的微弱GPS信号捕获实现方法

当GPS信号载噪比低于44dB-Hz时,捕获难度较大,利用FPGA技术来解决软件GPS接收机难于捕获微弱信号的问题是主要目的。首先介绍了中频GPS信号,描述了传统捕获方法的数学模型,接着提出了基于FPGA的微弱信号捕获方法,方法采用傅立叶变换和反变换算法在频域内搜索微弱信号,最后给出设计流程并详细介绍大规模相关器的构建过程。仿真结果表明方法能够成功捕获载噪比低至25dB-Hz的微弱GPS信号;如果将适当的采样率与批处理相结合,可以进一步抑制噪声,达到更好的捕获效果。对FPGA的捕获方法能够有效提高软件GPS接收机捕获微弱信号的能力。

Implementation of FPGA-Based Acquisition of Weak GPS Signals

When GPS signal's carrier-to-noise ratio is below 44dB-Hz,acquisition becomes difficult,so it is significant to present a new method based on FPGA to improve software GPS receiver's acquisition performance. In this paper,characteristics of intermediate frequency GPS signal are given,and the mathematical model of traditional acquisition method is described. Then a method based on FPGA is developed to acquire weak GPS signal. The method employs FFT and IFFT algorithms to produce large scale correlators,search...