/*! * \file lock_detectors.h * \brief Interface of a library with a set of code and carrier phase lock detectors. * * SNV_CN0 is a Carrier-to-Noise (CN0) estimator * based on the Signal-to-Noise Variance (SNV) estimator [1]. * Carrier lock detector using normalised estimate of the cosine * of twice the carrier phase error [2]. * * [1] Marco Pini, Emanuela Falletti and Maurizio Fantino, "Performance * Evaluation of C/N0 Estimators using a Real Time GNSS Software Receiver," * IEEE 10th International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and * Applications, pp.28-30, August 2008. * * [2] Van Dierendonck, A.J. (1996), Global Positioning System: Theory and * Applications, * Volume I, Chapter 8: GPS Receivers, AJ Systems, Los Altos, CA 94024. * Inc.: 329-407. * \authors * * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * GNSS-SDR is a Global Navigation Satellite System software-defined receiver. * This file is part of GNSS-SDR. * * Copyright (C) 2010-2020 (see AUTHORS file for a list of contributors) * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later * * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */ #ifndef GNSS_SDR_LOCK_DETECTORS_H #define GNSS_SDR_LOCK_DETECTORS_H #include /** \addtogroup Tracking * \{ */ /** \addtogroup Tracking_libs * \{ */ /*! \brief cn0_svn_estimator is a Carrier-to-Noise (CN0) estimator * based on the Signal-to-Noise Variance (SNV) estimator * * Signal-to-Noise (SNR) (\f$ \rho \f$) estimator using the Signal-to-Noise Variance (SNV) estimator: * \f{equation} * \hat{\rho}=\frac{\hat{P}_s}{\hat{P}_n}=\frac{\hat{P}_s}{\hat{P}_{tot}-\hat{P}_s}, * \f} * where \f$ \hat{P}_s=\left(\frac{1}{N}\sum^{N-1}_{i=0}|Re(Pc(i))|\right)^2 \f$ is the estimation of the signal power, * \f$ \hat{P}_{tot}=\frac{1}{N}\sum^{N-1}_{i=0}|Pc(i)|^2 \f$ is the estimator of the total power, \f$ |\cdot| \f$ is the absolute value, * \f$ Re(\cdot) \f$ stands for the real part of the value, and \f$ Pc(i) \f$ is the prompt correlator output for the sample index i. * * The SNR value is converted to CN0 [dB-Hz], taking into account the coherent integration time, using the following formula: * \f{equation} * CN0_{dB}=10*log(\hat{\rho})-10*log(T_{int}), * \f} * where \f$ T_{int} \f$ is the coherent integration time, in seconds. * * Ref: Marco Pini, Emanuela Falletti and Maurizio Fantino, "Performance * Evaluation of C/N0 Estimators using a Real Time GNSS Software Receiver," * IEEE 10th International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and * Applications, pp.28-30, August 2008. */ float cn0_svn_estimator(const gr_complex* Prompt_buffer, int length, float coh_integration_time_s); /*! \brief cn0_m2m4_estimator is a Carrier-to-Noise (CN0) estimator * based on the Second- and Fourth-Order Moments Method (M2M4) * * Signal-to-Noise (SNR) (\f$ \rho \f$) estimator using the Moments Method: * \f{equation} * \hat{\rho}=\frac{\sqrt{2 \hat{M}_2^2 - \hat{M}_4 }}{\hat{M}_2-\sqrt{2 \hat{M}_2^2 - \hat{M}_4 }}, * \f} * where * \f$ \hat{M}_2=\frac{1}{N}\sum^{K-1}_{k=0}|P[k]|^2 \f$, \f$ \hat{M}_4 = \frac{1}{K}\sum^{K-1}_{k=0}|P[k]|^4 \f$, \f$ |\cdot| \f$ is the absolute value, * and \f$ P[k] \f$ is the prompt correlator output for the sample index k. * * The SNR value is converted to CN0 [dB-Hz] taking into account the coherent integration time, using the following formula: * \f{equation} * CN0_{dB}=10*log(\hat{\rho})-10*log(T_{int}), * \f} * where \f$ T_{int} \f$ is the coherent integration time, in seconds. * * Ref: D. R. Pauluzzi, N. C. Beaulieu, "A comparison of SNR estimation * techniques for the AWGN channel," IEEE Trans. on Comm., vol. 48, * no. 10, pp. 1681–1691, Oct. 2000. */ float cn0_m2m4_estimator(const gr_complex* Prompt_buffer, int length, float coh_integration_time_s); /*! \brief A carrier lock detector * * The Carrier Phase Lock Detector block uses the estimate of the cosine of twice the carrier phase error is given by * \f{equation} * C2\phi=\frac{NBD}{NBP}, * \f} * where \f$ NBD=(\sum^{N-1}_{i=0}|Im(Pc(i))|)^2+(\sum^{N-1}_{i=0}|Re(Pc(i))|)^2 \f$, * \f$ NBP=\sum^{N-1}_{i=0}Im(Pc(i))^2-\sum^{N-1}_{i=0}Re(Pc(i))^2 \f$, and * \f$ Pc(i) \f$ is the prompt correlator output for the sample index i. * Ref: Van Dierendonck, A.J. (1996), Global Positioning System: Theory and * Applications, * Volume I, Chapter 8: GPS Receivers, AJ Systems, Los Altos, CA 94024. * Inc.: 329-407. */ float carrier_lock_detector(gr_complex* Prompt_buffer, int length); /** \} */ /** \} */ #endif // GNSS_SDR_LOCK_DETECTORS_H