Preliminary results of FENIX: front-end GNSS interference eXcisor

Abstract

The number of applications based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) has been increasing in last years. In the passive remote sensing field, GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) systems have been revealed as cost-effective solutions to retrieve a number of geophysical parameters. However, GNSS-based devices are prone to suffer from Radio-Frequency Interference (RFI) effects due to the extreme low power of involved signals. This paper shows the preliminary results of the Front-End GNSS Interference eXcisor (FENIX), a system designed to mitigate the RFI problem in GNSS-based systems. FENIX is composed by two stages: the RF stage and the SP stage. The former conditions the signal from the antenna, throw the SP stage, and to the receiver; and the latter excises the RFI from the GNSS signal combining thresholding with the Multiresolution Fourier Transform (MFT). Preliminary results show that FENIX can mitigate up to 30 dB a chirp RFI signal generated from commercial jammers.