SL871 Family Product User Guide
1VV0301170 Rev. 9
Page 55 of 89
2021-07-15
Not Subject to NDA
Each GNSS satellite presents its own signal to the receiver, and best performance is
obtained when the signal levels are between -130 dBm and -125 dBm. These received
signal levels are determined by:
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Satellite transmit power
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Satellite elevation angle
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Free space path loss
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Extraneous path loss (such as rain)
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Partial or total path blockage (such as foliage or buildings)
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Multipath interference (caused by signal reflection)
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GNSS antenna characteristics
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Signal path after the GNSS antenna
The GNSS signal is relatively immune to attenuation from rainfall. However, it is heavily
influenced by attenuation due to foliage (such as tree canopies, etc.) as well as outright
blockage caused by buildings, terrain or other objects near the line of sight to each
specific GNSS satellite. This variable attenuation is highly dependent upon satellite
location. If enough satellites are blocked, say at a lower elevation, or all in one general
direction, the geometry of the remaining satellites will be worse (higher DOP) and will
result in a lower position accuracy. The receiver reports this geometry effect in the form
of PDOP, HDOP and VDOP numbers.
For example, in a vehicular application, the GNSS antenna may be placed on the
dashboard or rear package tray of an automobile. The metal roof of the vehicle will cause
significant blockage, plus any thermal coating applied to the vehicle glass can attenuate
the GNSS signal by as much as 15 dB. Again, both of these factors will affect the
performance of the receiver.
Multipath interference results when the signal from a particular satellite is reflected
from a surface (e.g. a building or the roof of a car) and is received by the GNSS antenna
either in addition to or in place of the line of sight signal. The reflected signal has a path
length that is longer than the line of sight path and can either attenuate the original
signal, or, if received in place of the original signal, can add error in determining a
solution because the distance to the particular satellite is actually shorter than
measured. It is this phenomenon (as well as the partial sky obscuration) that makes
GNSS navigation in urban canyons (narrow roads surrounded by high rise buildings) so
challenging. In general, the reflection of a GNSS signal causes its polarization to reverse.
The implications of this are covered in the next section.
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