Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation

ABSTRACTDriven by improvements in satellite internet and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) navigation augmentation, the integration of communication and navigation has become increasingly common, and further improving navigation capabilities based on communication constellations has become a significant challen...

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Main Authors: Jingfang Su, Jia Su, Qingwu Yi, Cailun Wu, Weimin Hou
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2022.2121229
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author Jingfang Su
Jia Su
Qingwu Yi
Cailun Wu
Weimin Hou
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Jia Su
Qingwu Yi
Cailun Wu
Weimin Hou
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description ABSTRACTDriven by improvements in satellite internet and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) navigation augmentation, the integration of communication and navigation has become increasingly common, and further improving navigation capabilities based on communication constellations has become a significant challenge. In the context of the existing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication systems, this paper proposes a new ranging signal design method based on an LEO satellite communication constellation. The LEO Satellite Communication Constellation Block-type Pilot (LSCC-BPR) signal is superimposed on the communication signal in a block-type form and occupies some of the subcarriers of the OFDM signal for transmission, thus ensuring the continuity of the ranging pilot signal in the time and frequency domains. Joint estimation in the time and frequency domains is performed to obtain the relevant distance value, and the ranging accuracy and communication resource utilization rate are determined. To characterize the ranging performance, the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) is selected as an evaluation criterion. Simulations show that when the number of pilots is 2048 and the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) is 0 dB, the ranging accuracy can reach 0.8 m, and the pilot occupies only 50% of the communication subcarriers, thus improving the utilization of communication resources and meeting the public demand for communication and location services.
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spelling doaj.art-9c710528361249a0aaa3dd4357053cb92023-03-31T10:34:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeo-spatial Information Science1009-50201993-51532023-01-0126110712410.1080/10095020.2022.2121229Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellationJingfang Su0Jia Su1Qingwu Yi2Cailun Wu3Weimin Hou4School of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Satellite Navigation System and Equipment Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaThe State Key Laboratory of Satellite Navigation System and Equipment Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, ChinaABSTRACTDriven by improvements in satellite internet and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) navigation augmentation, the integration of communication and navigation has become increasingly common, and further improving navigation capabilities based on communication constellations has become a significant challenge. In the context of the existing Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) communication systems, this paper proposes a new ranging signal design method based on an LEO satellite communication constellation. The LEO Satellite Communication Constellation Block-type Pilot (LSCC-BPR) signal is superimposed on the communication signal in a block-type form and occupies some of the subcarriers of the OFDM signal for transmission, thus ensuring the continuity of the ranging pilot signal in the time and frequency domains. Joint estimation in the time and frequency domains is performed to obtain the relevant distance value, and the ranging accuracy and communication resource utilization rate are determined. To characterize the ranging performance, the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) is selected as an evaluation criterion. Simulations show that when the number of pilots is 2048 and the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) is 0 dB, the ranging accuracy can reach 0.8 m, and the pilot occupies only 50% of the communication subcarriers, thus improving the utilization of communication resources and meeting the public demand for communication and location services.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2022.2121229Integration of communication and navigationLEO communication constellationrangingLEO navigation augmentationsatellite internet
spellingShingle Jingfang Su
Jia Su
Qingwu Yi
Cailun Wu
Weimin Hou
Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation
Geo-spatial Information Science
Integration of communication and navigation
LEO communication constellation
ranging
LEO navigation augmentation
satellite internet
title Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation
title_full Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation
title_fullStr Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation
title_full_unstemmed Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation
title_short Design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an LEO satellite communication constellation
title_sort design and performance evaluation of a novel ranging signal based on an leo satellite communication constellation
topic Integration of communication and navigation
LEO communication constellation
ranging
LEO navigation augmentation
satellite internet
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2022.2121229
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