Research Article

Combined Acquisition and Tracking Methods for GPS L1 C/A and L1C Signals

Table 8

Summary of the results for the static tests of the Kalman filter.

MethodPerformance
Test 1Test 2

Traditional trackingHigh noise varianceNot able to track
One channel Kalman filterLow noiseIncreased noise variance,
increased convergence time
Combined Kalman filterVery low noiseNoise variance less affected by
low , fast convergence