Global navigation satellite system receiver system with radio frequency hardware component

    公开(公告)号:US09835729B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-05

    申请号:US14304822

    申请日:2014-06-13

    申请人: Trimble Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01S19/43 G01S19/41 G01S19/00

    CPC分类号: G01S19/43 G01S19/41

    摘要: A stand-alone radio frequency (RF) hardware component comprises first and second antennas, a digitizer, a serializer, and a serial output. The first antenna receives, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna receives, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. The digitizer digitizes the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and digitizes the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. The serializer serializes the digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal. The serial output communicatively couples the digitized GNSS signals, as the serialized output signal, directly from the RF hardware component to a communication device that is removably couplable with the stand-alone RF hardware component.

    Global navigation satellite system receiver system with radio frequency hardware component

    公开(公告)号:US09945959B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-17

    申请号:US14755717

    申请日:2015-06-30

    申请人: Trimble Inc.

    CPC分类号: G01S19/43 G01S19/32 G01S19/41

    摘要: A stand-alone radio frequency (RF) hardware component comprises first and second antennas, a digitizer, a serializer, and a serial output. The first antenna receives, over-the-air, a first analog Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna receives, over-the-air, at least a second analog GNSS signal in a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band and the second frequency band are separate and distinct. The digitizer digitizes the first analog GNSS signal into a first digitalized GNSS signal and digitizes the second analog GNSS signal into a second digitized GNSS signal. The serializer serializes the digitized GNSS signals into a serialized output signal. A wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the digitized GNSS signals, as the serialized output signal, from the radio frequency hardware component to a separate communication device.

    Mobile ionospheric data capture system

    公开(公告)号:US09923626B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-20

    申请号:US14882267

    申请日:2015-10-13

    申请人: Trimble Inc.

    摘要: A method for capturing ionospheric data is disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a plurality of phase-coherent signals transmitted by at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite is received via a mobile multi-frequency GNSS receiver. Respective code phase data and carrier phase data for each of said plurality of phase-coherent signals are derived using a software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of a first communication device of the multi-frequency GNSS receiver. Respective code phase data and carrier phase data for each of the plurality of phase-coherent signals is stored in a data storage device. The respective code phase data and carrier phase data is appended with a respective time-stamp and position fix. An ionospheric sample based upon respective code phase data and carrier phase data of said plurality of phase-coherent signals is wirelessly transmitted to a second location.

    System and methods for scanning with integrated radar detection and image capture

    公开(公告)号:US10254395B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US14096330

    申请日:2013-12-04

    申请人: Trimble Inc.

    摘要: A device and methods are provided for determining data points with an integrated radar sensor. In one embodiment, a method includes determining position of a device, scanning one or more objects, wherein scanning includes detecting data points by an integrated radar sensor of the device and capturing image data of the one or more objects, and determining data points for one or more objects based on the scanning. The method may also include correlating data points to one or more portions of the image data, assigning correlated data points to one or more portions of the image data, and storing, by the device, image data with data points. The device and methods may advantageously be employed for one or more of mapping, modeling, navigation and object tracking.

    Electronic tape measure on a cellphone

    公开(公告)号:US10101465B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US14849456

    申请日:2015-09-09

    申请人: Trimble Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01S19/43 G01S19/41 G01S19/00

    摘要: A radio frequency component receives and digitizes a first plurality of L1 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals and a second plurality of L2C GNSS signals from a plurality of GNSS satellites. A software defined GNSS receiver operating on a processor of a cellular telephone separate from the radio frequency component derives carrier phase measurements from the first plurality of L1 GNSS signals and the second plurality of L2C GNSS signals during an epoch. A wireless message from a communication device located at a base location is received conveying pseudorange and carrier measurements derived from the first plurality of L1 GNSS signals from said plurality of GNSS satellites during the epoch. The cellular telephone determines a distance from the base location to said first location.