Characterization of the Ground-to-Air Ranging Performance of the 960-1215 MHz ARNS Band Using OFDM Measurements in the 902-928 MHz ISM Band

Okuary Osechas, Nicolas Schneckenburger, Wouter Pelgrum, Elisabeth Nossek and Michael Meurer

Abstract:	In this paper we discuss the feasibility of prototyping radionavigation hardware, designed to operate in the ARNS band, by flight testing it in the 902-928 MHz ISM band. A central challenge in this effort was the shared nature of the ISM band, which causes high in-band interference levels and, consequently, a reduction in the signal-to-noise ratio. We propose mitigating strategies that enable operation in the ISM band, as well as a methodology for assessing the equivalence of results with ARNS band measurements.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 2016 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 25 - 28, 2016 Hyatt Regency Monterey Monterey, California
Pages:	117 - 124
Cite this article:	Osechas, Okuary, Schneckenburger, Nicolas, Pelgrum, Wouter, Nossek, Elisabeth, Meurer, Michael, "Characterization of the Ground-to-Air Ranging Performance of the 960-1215 MHz ARNS Band Using OFDM Measurements in the 902-928 MHz ISM Band," Proceedings of the 2016 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Monterey, California, January 2016, pp. 117-124. https://doi.org/10.33012/2016.13413
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