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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Inventors:
Nicolas Martin, Bourg les Valence, FR;
Vincent Chopard, Tournon sur Rhone, FR;
David Depraz, Valence, FR;
Assignee:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/29 (2010.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01); G01S 19/24 (2010.01); G01S 19/35 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/29 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01); G01S 19/24 (2013.01); G01S 19/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for receiving satellite radio-navigation signals comprising a plurality of receiving antennas forming an antenna array. The invention consists in using a plurality of antennas disposed around the circumference of a carrier and in demodulating the signals received by each antenna separately. The diversity of the demodulation chains is utilized to compensate the signal loss on one of the chains when the corresponding antenna experiences a signal loss due to the masking of the satellite by the carrier.