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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Trimble Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Adam Clare, Westminster, CO (US);
Shawn Weisenburger, Westminster, CO (US);
Yu Jiao, Westminster, CO (US);
Trimble Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and apparatus are provided for determining the amount of obstruction of a view of a satellite. An estimated satellite location from a satellite signal is mapped to a matrix of obstructions. A window is determined around the satellite location and all the obstructions within the window are considered in determining whether the satellite is obstructed, with the window considering the degree of possible error within the various measurements. In embodiments, the window size if varied based on the estimated amount of error and location of the satellite within the matrix.