Wireless communication systems and methods

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable instructions which, when executed by a processor in a wireless communication system, cause the processor to perform

• a method comprising the steps of:
• generating a first local signal;
• receiving, at a receiver, a first signal from a remote source;
• determining a movement of the receiver;
• generating a first correlation signal by correlating the first local signal with the received first signal;
• providing motion compensation of at least one of the first local signal, the received first signal, and the first correlation signal based on the determined movement of the receiver along a direction of interest to thereby generate a first motion compensated correlation signal;
• determining that the first signal has been received along the direction of interest, based on the first motion compensated correlation signal;
• following determining that the first signal has been received along the direction of interest, generating a second local signal, the second local signal having at least one parameter based on the first signal received along the direction of interest;
• receiving, at the receiver, a second signal along the direction of interest;
• and processing the received second signal using the second local signal in order to determine a metric of interest related to the receiver, and/or related to a communications link that includes the receiver.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• a receiver;
• a motion unit configured to determine a movement of the receiver;
• and
• one or more processors configured to perform the steps of:
• generating a first local signal;
• receiving, at the receiver, a first signal from a remote source;
• determining a movement of the receiver;
• generating a first correlation signal by correlating the first local signal with the received first signal;
• providing motion compensation of at least one of the first local signal, the received first signal, and the first correlation signal based on the determined movement of the receiver along a direction of interest to thereby generate a first motion compensated correlation signal;
• determining that the first signal has been received along the direction of interest, based on the first motion compensated correlation signal;
• following determining that the first signal has been received along the direction of interest, generating a second local signal, the second local signal having at least one parameter based on the first signal received along the direction of interest;
• receiving, at the receiver, a second signal along the direction of interest;
• and
• processing the received second signal using the second local signal in order to determine a metric of interest related to the receiver, and/or related to a communications link that includes the receiver.