电子与通信技术 知识专业英语（第4版）Unit 3 lesson 16.pptVIP

PART1 GPS is the Global Positioning System. GPS uses satellite technology to enable a terrestrial terminal to determine its position on the Earth in latitude and longitude. GPS receivers do this by measuring the signals from three or more satellites simultan- eously and determining their position using the timing of these signals（Fig.16-1）. Lesson 16　Global Positioning System (GPS) Text New word Notes Exercises Translation Vocabulary Fig.16-1 Global Positioning System (GPS) PART1 Lesson 16　Global Positioning System (GPS) GPS operates using trilateration. Trilatera- tion is the process of determining the position of an unknown point by measuring the lengths of the sides of an imaginary triangle between the unknown point and two or more known points. In the GPS system, the two known points are provided by two GPS satellites. These satellites constantly transmit an identifying signal. The GPS receiver measures the distance to each GPS satellite by measuring the time each signal took to travel between the GPS satellite and the GPS receiver. The GPS system is divided into three segments: ? The Space Segment ? The Control Segment ? The User Segment Text New word Notes Exercises Translation Vocabulary PART1 Lesson 16　Global Positioning System (GPS) GPS uses twenty-one operational satellites, with an additional three satellites in orbit as redundant backup. GPS uses NAVSTAR satellites manufactured by Rockwell International. Each NAVSTAR satellite is approximately 5 meters wide (with solar panels extended) and weighs approximately 900kg. GPS satellites orbit the earth at an altitude of approximately 20,200km. Each GPS satellite has an orbital period of 11 hours and 58 minutes. This means that each GPS satellite orbits the Earth twice each day. These twenty-four satellites orbit in six orbital planes, or paths. This means that four GPS satellites operate in each orbital plane. Each of these six orbital planes is spa