Multilateration Algebraic GPS Equations (S. Bancroft method)

Version 1.0.3 (3.63 KB) by Aaron T. Becker's Robot Swarm Lab
Calculates the position of a receiver given the time delay of arrival to at least 4 satellites in 3D (or at least 3 satellites in 2D).
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Calculates the position of a receiver given the time delay of arrival to at least 4 satellites in 3D (or at least 3 satellites in 2D).
INPUTS:
  1. satPos is Cartesian location of satellites (in 1D, 2D, or 3D). Each row is the position of one satellite.
  2. tVals is the arrival time of the signal = distance from
  3. satellite to reciever + offset b
OUTPUTS:
  1. eX estimated position of the user
  2. eb estimate of the offset time b
Implements the solution of Stephen Bancroft, "An Algebraic Solution of the GPS Equations," in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. AES-21, no. 1, pp. 56-59, Jan. 1985, doi: 10.1109/TAES.1985.310538. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4104017
pdf athttps://cas.tudelft.nl/Education/courses/ee4c03/assignments/indoor_loc/Bancroft85loc.pdf
Aaron T. Becker, University of Houston
Version 1.0.2: Feb 23, 2021 initial submission
Version 1.0.3: Feb 05, 2023 updated by adjusting the documentation

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Aaron T. Becker's Robot Swarm Lab (2024). Multilateration Algebraic GPS Equations (S. Bancroft method) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/87744-multilateration-algebraic-gps-equations-s-bancroft-method), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2020b
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Version Published Release Notes
1.0.3

Corrected some grammar and inconsistency in the comments. Also added debugging code when the code is run in default form.
1.0.2

Added plotting in 3D (and in 1D). the original only plotted in 2D. Also added some logic because in 1D one can only determine the correct position if the user is within the span of the satellites.
1.0.1

Added plotting in 3D and 1D (original version only plotted in 2D)
1.0.0