| 摘要 |
<p>The present invention is related to an apparatus for performing spread spectrum-based communication and navigation, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of programmable tracking units, a receiver comprising means for receiving spread spectrum-based communication signals and means for receiving satellite navigation signals, and a processor to control said apparatus, characterized in that said tracking units are programmable in a navigation mode to receive and process said satellite navigation signals or in a communication mode to receive and process said spread spectrum-based communication signals. <??>The present invention is also related to a method for performing spread spectrum-based communication and navigation with a single device, comprising the steps of: Operation of the device in communication mode; Reconfiguration of the receiver of the device for tracking navigation signals; Acquisition the navigation signals; Synchronization of the receiver's tracking units; Dumping the correlation data of the pseudo-range measurements; Determination of the position fix; and Reconfiguration to communication mode. <IMAGE></p> |
