Direction of Arrival Estimation of GNSS Signals Based on Synthetic Antenna Array

Jammer and interference are sources of errors in positions estimated by GNSS receivers. The interfering signals reduce signal-to-noise ratio and cause receiver failure to correctly detect satellite signals. Because of the robustness of beamforming techniques to jamming and multipath mitigation by placing nulls in direction of interference signals, an antenna array with a set of multi-channel receivers can be used to improve GNSS signal reception. Spatial reference beam forming uses the information in the Direction Of Arrival (DOA) of desired and interference signals for this purpose. However, using a multi-channel receiver is not applicable in many applications for estimating the Angle Of Arrival (AOA) of the signal (hardware limitations or portability issues). This paper proposes a new method for DOA estimation of jammer and interference signals based on a synthetic antenna array. In this case, the motion of a single antenna can be used to estimate the AOA of the interfering signals.

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