Abstract
This paper describes a GPS software receiver design made of inexpensive and physically small hardware components. The small embedded platform, known as the Parallella-16 computer has been utilized in conjunction with a commercial RF front-end to construct a 4-channel real time software GPS receiver. The Parallella-16 board is a kickstarter-funded platform consisting of a dual-core ARM A9 CPU, an integrated FPGA and a 16-core coprocessor known as the Epiphany. The main contribution in this paper has been the development of a GPS tracking algorithm, which utilizes the parallelism in the Epiphany processor. The total cost of the hardware is below 150$ and the size is comparable to a credit-card. The receiver has been developed for research in GNSS/INS integration on small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 28th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2015) |
| Publisher | The Institute of Navigation |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Pages | 3171 - 3177 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 28th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation - Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, United States Duration: 14 Sept 2015 → 18 Sept 2015 https://www.ion.org/gnss/past-meetings.cfm |
Conference
| Conference | 28th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation |
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| Location | Tampa Convention Center |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Tampa |
| Period | 14/09/2015 → 18/09/2015 |
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