[time-nuts] over-determined clock solution

Steve steve65 at suddenlink.net
Mon Jun 27 12:54:20 EDT 2016


Thanks all for the info about the GPS over-determined clock solution, 
helps me much. Bill's suggestion to internet search the term absent the 
hyphen turns up numerous hits as well.

Steve, K8JQ


On 6/25/2016 2:10 PM, Bill Hawkins wrote:
> Try overdetermined as one word. Also include GPS in the search string.
> Google has many hits.
>
> In timing receivers, once the position has been determined the receiver
> switches to using timing information from all of the satellites that it
> can see. Like the man with too many clocks, the clock time solution is
> calculated from too many satellites.
>
> That's what it looks like to me, anyway.
>
> Bill Hawkins
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2016 9:08 AM
>
> The phrase "over-determined clock solution" is used in the Trimble
> Thunderbolt user manual in describing operation of the Thunderbolt GPS
> receiver. The manual does not discuss the phrase in any detail,
> appearing to assume the reader understands its meaning. An internet
> search on "over-determined clock solution" did not turn up any
> substantive hits.
>
> What does "over-determined clock solution" mean?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve, K8JQ
>
>
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