Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2019, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 2710-2716.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-506X.2019.12.07

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Unambiguous acquisition algorithm for BOC arbitrary modulation order

JING Rudong1, WANG Jian2, LIU Ruihua3, QI Hantian1   

  1. 1. Sino-European Institute of Aviation Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China;
    2. Civil Aviation Air Traffic Management Research Institute, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China;
    3. College of Information Engineering and Automation, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
  • Online:2019-11-25 Published:2019-11-25

Abstract:

By studying the characteristics of binary offset carrier (BOC) autocorrelation function, an unambiguous acquisition algorithm suitable for BOC arbitrary modulation order is proposed. The BOC autocorrelation function is flipped, intercepted, and superimposed to construct a new correlation function. After adding the absolute value of the original autocorrelation function, the side peak can be completely eliminated. Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is applicable to BOC signals with arbitrary modulation orders. By comparing the detection performance between new algorithms and other algorithms in different BOC modulation orders, under the same carrier to noise ratio, the detection probability of the new algorithm is higher; the complexity of the algorithm is low, and does not increase with the increasing modulation order; the acquisition result maintains a narrow main peak width; the discriminator output does not cause a false lock phenomenon, and the signal can be accurately tracked.

Key words: binary offset carrier (BOC), autocorrelation function,  unambiguous acquisition,  detection probability

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