While GPS receivers abound in numerous applications, much of the information on their design is scattered in disparate and hard-to-find places. This new work provides engineers who use and design GPS systems with a much-needed comprehensive reference on the operational principles guiding this important technology.

With an emphasis on software-based signal processing-a cutting-edge approach expected to dominate future integration of GPS receivers into cellular phones-the book covers all aspects of receiver technology as well as the relevant navigation schemes. Concentrating on civilian C/A code used by commercial GPS receivers (rather than military code), Fundamentals of Global Positioning System Receivers

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Basic GPS Concept
Chapter 3 Satellite Constellation
Chapter 4 Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed Coordinate System
Chapter 5 GPS C/A Code Signal Structure
Chapter 6 Receiver Hardware Considerations
Chapter 7 Acquisition of GPS C/A Code Signals
Chapter 8 Tracking GPS Signals
Chapter 9 GPS Software Receivers