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The Motorola PowerStrike GPS Receiver

Learn about the Motorola PowerStrike GPS receiver, its features, testing, and performance. Explore the WinOncore software and its interface. Findings, conclusions, and remarks discussed.

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The Motorola PowerStrike GPS Receiver

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  1. The Motorola PowerStrike GPS Receiver By Patrick Svatek May 8, 2001 The University of Texas at Austin, Dept. of ASE/EM

  2. Overview • Why the PowerStrike? • What IS the PowerStrike? • About the PowerStrike Receiver • WinOncore Software • Receiver Testing • Single Receiver • Dual PowerStrike Receivers • Simulator Data Testing • Findings, Conclusions, Remarks Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  3. Goals for this Project • To understand the PowerStrike receiver • To understand the WinOncore Software • Characterization of the Receiver • Creation of a website not just to meet the class requirements, but for the Oncore World to use as a reference • Gain expertise on CSR’s new receiver and pass this knowledge on Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  4. Why the PowerStrike? • Motorola Product • Donated Hardware to CSR • Development potential • Interesting to see engineering development product before market • Something new and unexplored Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  5. What IS the PowerStrike? • 12-Channel L1 C/A Only • Used in terrestrial applications • Vehicle Navigation / Moving Map • OnStar and similar services • Vehicle Theft Locator (motorcycles too) • Shipping Tracking • Serial Interface, DGPS capable (receive only) Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  6. PowerStrike Kit Receiver is actually a combination of components, including RF Module, downconverter, oscillator, correlator, and processor. Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  7. Other Kit Components • Active Antenna (preamp internal) • Power • Serial • Software Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  8. WinOncore GUI Software Gives exclusive access to the receiver. Can be used to “start” the receiver in order to use other vendor software Software is standalone and configurable Datalogging Graphical Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  9. Various Features Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  10. Receiver Testing • Single Receiver • 18-hour data log @ 15 sec intervals • Show accuracy of measurements • Dual Receiver (simultaneous) • Completely separate hardware, same location • Accuracy and Robustness of hardware • Simulated with Single Receiver specs • Use start time of single test, use average LLH as reference LLH for sim run • Show pseudo-precision of measurements Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  11. Single Receiver • Logged NMEA GPS Time, LLH • Parse data file, post-process for: • MAX, MIN, AVG, STDEV Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  12. Single Receiver LAT Results Variation Of Approx. 11.6 ft Or 3.53 m Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  13. Single Receiver LON Results Variation Of Approx. 8.0 ft Or 2.47 m Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  14. Single Receiver ALT Results Variation Of Approx. 24.6 ft Or 7.5 m Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  15. Dual Receiver • Data collected simultaneously with single receiver experiment • Separate hardware Receiver 2 Receiver 1 Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  16. Second Receiver LAT Results Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  17. Second Receiver LON Results Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  18. Second Receiver ALT Results Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  19. Comparison of Both Receivers Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  20. Simulated Position • LLH from AVG • 2-Hour Simulation from Start Time Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  21. Simulated Position Results Post-Analysis and LLH 2 XYZ gives: • Latitude absolute average difference of 0.0125 sec (1.27 ft) • Latitude absolute variation difference of 0.0543 sec (5.50 ft) • Longitude absolute average difference of 0.0652 sec (5.71 ft) • Longitude absolute variation difference of 0.0923 sec (8.09 ft) • Altitude absolute average difference of 3.12 ft (.95 m) • Altitude absolute variation difference of 18.4 ft (5.62 m) NOTE: Diff. Almanac, No Tropo & Iono, No Multipath Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  22. PowerStrike is a well-designed receiver operating at the limits of the GPS system Not designed for Space Applications, but never tested in space either Testing shows PowerStrike is susceptible to noise from operation near TVs and AC outlets WinOncore Software is an excellent interface tool Software has some bugs Pseudorange not available during testing No easy way to extract data to convert to RINEX for advanced processing and file-sharing Conclusions & Remarks Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

  23. PowerStrike Questions? http://www.ae.utexas.edu/~svatek/gps/index.html Motorola PowerStrike Receiver

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