How Does a GPS Receiver Work?

In 1973, the Department of Defense developed the All-around Positioning System as a aggressive apparatus that could advice cars and soldiers actuate their area at any time. Today, laypeople use GPS technology all the time. Not alone that, but scientists use GPS technology as well. For example, meteorologists use GPS technology to anticipation the acclimate and abstraction all-around climate.

A GPS receiver works because it communicates with satellites orbiting Earth. The job of anniversary digital is to address advice about its accepted area (latitude, breadth and height) to the GPS receivers on Earth. The signals move at the acceleration of ablaze and are synchronized so that they access at the receivers at about the aforementioned instant. The satellites are operated by the U.S. Air Force, and there are 24 satellites in apogee at any accustomed time.

An antenna on Earth receives the signals from the satellites and transmits them to the receiver via electric currents. Through a algebraic assumption alleged trilateration, the receiver calculates its own location. It does this by barometer the ambit amid itself and anniversary satellite. This adding anchorage down the area of the receiver to a assertive sphere. Anniversary point on that apple is the aforementioned ambit from the satellite. By repeating this action with at atomic two added satellites, the receiver can account area the three spheres overlap. This action will accommodate the receiver with its location.

Par epathchina le mercredi 13 juillet 2011

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