Control of clock signals

M Farina, S Bittanti, P Tavella, L Galleani - Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2009 - Elsevier
Precision and reliability of timescales are of importance in many situations, in particular in
satellite navigation systems (ie, Galileo system). Motivated by the necessity to improve the …

A clock steering method: using a third-order type 3 DPLL equivalent to a Kalman filter with a delay

Y Wu, H Gong, X Zhu, G Ou - Metrologia, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper we propose a new clock steering method, which uses a third-order type 3
digital phase locked loop (DPLL) which is equivalent to a Kalman filter with a delay. A …

Comparison between simulation and hardware realization for different clock steering techniques

M Gödel, TD Schmidt, J Furthner - Metrologia, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Clock steering is an important discipline within the time and frequency community as well as
in cognate disciplines such as global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs). In the latter …

Advanced Timing Monitoring and Control Systems in Space

A Zenzinger, N Rentzsch, M Lantschner… - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2012 - ion.org
In this paper the importance of timing monitoring and control systems for satellite navigation
systems is explained and the current design and performance is detailed. Based on this, the …

A DPLL method applied to clock steering

Y Wu, H Gong, X Zhu, G Ou - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several closed-loop control methods have dealt with clock steering problems, but
parameters for these methods are not easy to choose. In this paper, we propose a new clock …

Comparing clock steering technique performances in simulations and measurements

TD Schmidt, C Trainotti, J Furthner - Proceedings of the 50th Annual Precise …, 2019 - ion.org
Robust, reliable and stable time scales are needed in a wide field of applications, ie in the
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sector. The performance of GNSSs for ground …

New concept for the on-board master clock generation unit for future Galileo satellites

F Soualle, T Beck, H Trautenberg, D Felbach… - Proceedings of the 2010 …, 2010 - ion.org
Measurements based on the Galileo experimental sensor stations have confirmed the
expectations regarding the stability of the atomic clocks on-board the GIOVE-A and GIOVE-B …

Satellite clocks characterization and monitoring for global navigation satellite systems

A Cernigliaro, I Sesia - 2011 XXXth URSI general assembly …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) the user's position is determined measuring
the time of flight of the signals broadcast from satellites, which is proportional to the distance …

Novel composite clock algorithm for the generation of galileo robust timescale

P Roldan, S Trilles, X Serena, A Tajdine - … Meeting of the Satellite Division of …, 2022 - ion.org
The synchronization of satellite clocks is one of the key functions for the satellite geolocation
provided by the navigation systems. This time synchronization is carried out with respect to a …

Clock Requirements and Trade-Off for Satellite-Based Navigation Systems

E Detoma, A Godone, F Levi, P Tavella… - 33 rd Annual Precise …, 2001 - apps.dtic.mil
Satellite-based navigation systems, such as GPS, Glonass, and the planned Galileo
European system rely on stable atomic clocks for their operation. Space-borne and ground …