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- Patent Title: Protection level generation methods and systems for applications using navigation satellite system (NSS) observations
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Application No.: US17009521Application Date: 2020-09-01
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Publication No.: US11422271B2Publication Date: 2022-08-23
- Inventor: Nicholas Talbot , Xiaoming Chen
- Applicant: Trimble Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Trimble Inc.
- Current Assignee: Trimble Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Priority: EP19196386 20190910
- Main IPC: G01S19/44
- IPC: G01S19/44

Abstract:
Some embodiments of the invention relate to methods carried out by an NSS receiver and/or a processing entity capable of receiving data therefrom, for estimating parameters derived from NSS signals useful to determine a position, and for generating protection level(s) for an application relying on NSS observations to produce an estimate of said parameters. A float solution is computed using NSS signals observed by the NSS receiver. A best integer ambiguity combination that minimizes an error norm is identified based on the float solution. Additional integer ambiguity combinations are identified, which have the smallest error norms that, together with the error norm of the best integer ambiguity combination, jointly satisfy the integrity risk. A measure of spread of the best and additional integer ambiguity combinations is computed. The protection level(s) is then generated from the measure of spread. Systems and computer programs are also disclosed. Some embodiments may for example be used for safety-critical applications such as highly-automated driving and autonomous driving.
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