%******************************************************* % % DESCRIPTION: % This script contains many useful constants for GPS % and related work. It should be kept in only % one place so that updates are immediately available % to all other scripts/functions. % % ARGUMENTS: % None, just call this script to place % the constants in your workspace. % % OUTPUT: % Variables in your current workspace. % % CALLED BY: % Many other codes. % % FUNCTIONS CALLED: % None. % % MODIFICATIONS: % XX-XX-02 : Jan Weiss - Original % 07-25-04 : Jan Weiss - updated header. % 10-19-04 : Jan Weiss - Cleanup and added % some conversion factors. % : See SVN log for further updates. % % Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research % Copyright 2005 University of Colorado, Boulder %******************************************************* % GENERAL CONSTANTS % ========================================================================= c = 299792458; %----> Speed of light (meters/s). Re = 6378137 ; %----> Earth Radius (meters) % ========================================================================= % CONVERSION FACTORS % ========================================================================= Hz2MHz = 1E-6; MHz2Hz = 1E6; s2ns = 1E9; ns2s = 1E-9; s2micros = 1E6; micros2s = 1E-6; s2ms = 1E3; ms2s = 1E-3; dtr = pi / 180; rtd = 180 / pi; m2cm = 100; cm2m = 1 / 100; m2mm = 1000; mm2m = 1 / 1000; ft2m = 0.3048; % Source: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/ucg/ m2ft = 1 / 0.3048; ns2m = c * ns2s; % Converts time in nano-sec to distance, % assuming the speed of light. % ========================================================================= % GNSS SPECIFIC CONSTANTS % ========================================================================= L1 = 1575.42e6; %----> Freqs in Hz. L2 = 1227.60e6; L5 = 1176.45e6; L1MHz = 1575.42; %----> Freqs in MHz. L2MHz = 1227.60; L5MHz = 1176.45; L1GHz = 1.57542; %----> Freqs in GHz. L2GHz = 1.22760; L5GHz = 1.17645; LAMBDA_L1 = c / L1; %----> Wavelengths in meters. LAMBDA_L2 = c / L2; LAMBDA_L5 = c / L5; CA_CODE_RATE = 1.023e6; %----> C/A and P code chipping rate in chips/s. P_CODE_RATE = 10.23e6; CA_CHIP_PERIOD = 1 / CA_CODE_RATE; %----> C/A & P code chip periods in s. P_CHIP_PERIOD = 1 / P_CODE_RATE; CA_CHIP_LENGTH = c / CA_CODE_RATE; %----> C/A & P code chip lengths in meters. P_CHIP_LENGTH = c / P_CODE_RATE; CA_CODE_LENGTH = 1023; % chips % =========================================================================