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GPS antenna

The global positioning system (GPS) has enjoyed increased attention being utilized in a variety of different applications requiring precise measurement of location on the surface of the earth. Signals sent from GPS satellites may be used by location measuring applications to determine latitude and longitude of a receiving device. GPS receivers are used to determine the geographic location of the receiver by receiving microwave radio signals from a group of earth-orbiting GPS satellites. The geographic location of the GPS receiver may be computed by calculating its distance from each satellite as the result of determining how long the signals take to travel from the satellite to the receiver. GPS systems need a GPS antenna for receiving radio waves from satellites in the constellation of GPS satellites. Typically, antennas used for receiving GPS satellite signals use either a microstrip antenna, patch antenna, or quadrifilar antenna element for receiving the signal that contains the GPS location determination information. Generally, a flat GPS antenna element is utilized by GPS receivers to receive the signals transmitted. In order for the GPS receiver to compute its geographic location, the antenna element of the receiver must be oriented to receive an acceptable level of the signals.

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