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Multipath mitigation for improving GPS narrow-lane uncalibrated phase delay estimation and speeding up PPP ambiguity resolution / Kai Zheng in Measurement, vol 206 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inMeasurement > vol 206 (January 2023) . - n° 112243 Titre : Multipath mitigation for improving GPS narrow-lane uncalibrated phase delay estimation and speeding up PPP ambiguity resolution Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Kai Zheng, Auteur ; Lingmin Tan, Auteur ; Kezhong Liu, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 112243 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] analyse en composantes principales [Termes IGN] atténuation [Termes IGN] correction du trajet multiple [Termes IGN] mesurage de pseudo-distance [Termes IGN] phase GPS [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] résolution d'ambiguïté [Termes IGN] temps de convergence [Termes IGN] trajet multiple Résumé : (auteur) Precise point positioning (PPP) has been recognized as a powerful tool for various geophysical applications. However, the long convergence time required to resolve a reliable ambiguity impedes its further application in time-critical scenarios. Although PPP ambiguity resolution (AR) can shorten the convergence time, its performance is subject to the quality of float ambiguity estimates and the uncalibrated phase delay (UPD), which can be contaminated by multipath errors. Furthermore, the observation residuals derived from PPP are very likely to be affected by the common-mode error (CME), thereby deteriorating the multipath modeling accuracy. The principal component analysis (PCA) is employed to mitigate the CME effect, and the multipath is modeled using a multipath hemispherical map (MHM). Consequently, the narrow-lane (NL) UPDs with multipath correction have better temporal stability and residual distributions than those without correction. Compared with sidereal filtering (SF), the MHM0.5 has comparable residual variance reduction percentages, indicating its capability of capturing high-frequency multipath. For static PPP AR, the averaged time to first fix (TTFF) can be reduced by 24.2% to about 26 min and the convergence time can be achieved within 16.2 min after multipath correction. The pseudorange multipath correction significantly contributes to shortening the TTFF and convergence time. Reducing the resolution of MHM increases the risk of extending the TTFF. For kinematic PPP AR with MHM0.5, the convergence time exhibits a remarkable improvement when compared with that of the uncorrected case (21.7 min versus 40.2 min), and 20% of the stations achieve convergence within 10 min. Meanwhile, a few stations only take one minute to achieve convergence. The contribution of the multipath correction to the fixing rate is comparatively small. After applying MHM0.5, the kinematic positioning accuracies are improved by 35.7%, 12.6%, and 24.4% to 1.26, 1.39, and 2.73 cm for the east, north, and up components, respectively. Numéro de notice : A2023-027 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.measurement.2022.112243 Date de publication en ligne : 24/11/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.112243 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102267 [article]

Characteristics of the BDS-3 multipath effect and mitigation methods using precise point positioning / Ran Lu in GPS solutions, vol 26 n° 2 (April 2022)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 26 n° 2 (April 2022) . - n° 41 Titre : Characteristics of the BDS-3 multipath effect and mitigation methods using precise point positioning Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ran Lu, Auteur ; Wen Chen, Auteur ; Chenglong Zhang, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : n° 41 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes IGN] constellation BeiDou [Termes IGN] correction du trajet multiple [Termes IGN] modèle stochastique [Termes IGN] orbite géostationnaire [Termes IGN] orbite terrestre [Termes IGN] positionnement par BeiDou [Termes IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes IGN] répétabilité [Termes IGN] trajet multiple Résumé : (auteur) Multipath effect is one of the main challenges of precise point positioning (PPP) in complex environments. Nowadays, the BeiDou global navigation satellite system (BDS-3) constellation was fully operational. We evaluated the multipath characteristics of BDS-3 open-service signals. The results indicate that the B2a signal had the best anti-multipath performance, and B1C signal had the worst capability. Since BDS-3 satellites with different orbital types have different orbital repeat time, the traditional method based on multipath time-domain repeatability is complicated to alleviate the multipath error on BDS-3 satellites. In contrast, the multipath spatial-domain repeatability method does not need to calculate the orbital repeat times and is only related to the position of the satellite in the sky. It has the advantages of simple algorithm and easy implementation. We selected a multipath hemispherical map (MHM) and a MHM based on trend-surface analysis (T-MHM) to evaluate the effects of BDS-3 PPP multipath correction. The positioning results for the inclined geosynchronous orbit (IGSO) and medium earth orbit (MEO) satellites, which were separately modeled and corrected, are slightly better than those obtained when they were modeled and corrected together. Compared with the uncorrected multipath, the positioning accuracy of B1I/B3I and B1C/B2a ionospheric-free (IF) combinations using the MHM can be improved by 52.7% and 51.6% and the convergence time can be shortened by 48.6% and 57.5%, respectively. The positioning accuracy of B1I/B3I and B1C/B2a IF combinations using the T-MHM can be improved by 67% and 66.9% and the convergence time can be shortened by 69.3% and 76.5%, respectively. The T-MHM introduces trend-surface analysis to model the spatial variation of the multipath inside the grid, which effectively alleviates high-frequency and low-frequency multipath. This study is of great significance for further improvements to the application of BDS-3 in complex environments. Numéro de notice : A2022-106 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article DOI : 10.1007/s10291-022-01227-1 Date de publication en ligne : 24/01/2022 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-022-01227-1 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=99606 [article]

A multipath and thermal noise joint error characterization and exploitation for low-cost GNSS PVT estimators in urban environment / Eustachio Roberto Matera (2022)  

Public Titre : A multipath and thermal noise joint error characterization and exploitation for low-cost GNSS PVT estimators in urban environment Type de document : Thèse/HDR Auteurs : Eustachio Roberto Matera, Auteur ; Carl Milner, Directeur de thèse ; Axel Javier Garcia Pena, Directeur de thèse Editeur : Toulouse : Université de Toulouse Année de publication : 2022 Importance : 348 p. Format : 21 x 30 cm Note générale : Bibliographie Thèse en vue de l'obtention du Doctorat de l'Université de Toulouse délivré par l'Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse en Informatique et Télécommunication Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement du signal [Termes IGN] bruit thermique [Termes IGN] correction du trajet multiple [Termes IGN] corrélation temporelle [Termes IGN] filtre de Kalman [Termes IGN] rapport signal sur bruit [Termes IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes IGN] signal GPS [Termes IGN] trajet multiple [Termes IGN] zone urbaine dense Index. décimale : THESE Thèses et HDR Résumé : (auteur) Achieving an accurate localization is a significant challenge for low-cost GNSS devices in dense urban areas. The main limitations are encountered in the urban canyons, consisting in a reduced satellite signal availability and a positioning estimation error due to the impact of Line-of-Sight and Non Line-of-Sight multipath phenomenon. This PhD study allows to understand the impact of the multipath phenomenon on the low-cost GNSS receivers and to prove the need of accurate assessment of the multipath error model affecting the GNSS measurements, especially in urban environment. It consists in the investigation, characterization, and finally, exploitation of the multipath error components affecting the pseudorange and pseudorange-rate measurements, of a single frequency, dual constellation GNSS receiver in the urban environment, operating with GPS L1 C/A and Galileo E1 OS signals. The first goal consists in providing a set of methodologies able to identify, isolate and characterize the multipath error components from the measurements under test. However, considering that the isolation of the multipath error is a complex operation due to the superimposed effects of multipath and thermal noise, the final method consists of isolating the joint contribution of multipath and thermal noise components. The isolated multipath and thermal noise error components are firstly classified depending the corresponding received signal /0 values, and, secondly, statistically characterized by means of Probability Density Function, sample mean and sample variance. Also, the temporal and spatial correlation properties of the isolated error components are calculated by means of a methodology which estimates the temporal correlations as a function of the receiver speed. In addition, an image processing methodology based on the application of a sky-facing fish-eye camera provides the determination of an empirical /0 threshold equal to 35 dB-Hz used to qualitatively identify the Non Line- Of-Sight and Line-Of-Sight received signal reception states. The resulting errors are characterized by a nonsymmetrical, positive biased PDF for a /0 lower than 35 dBHz, while they are characterized by a symmetrical and zero-centred PDF for a /0 higher than 35 dB-Hz. Correlation times for pseudoranges are ranged from around 5s for static and very low speed dynamics to around 1s for high-speed dynamics. Correlation times for pseudorange-rates ranged from around 0.5s for static and very low speed dynamics to around 0.2s for high-speed dynamics, due to the data-rate limitations. The second goal consists in exploiting the multipath and thermal noise error models and the LOS/NLOS received signal reception state estimation in a low-complex EKF-based architecture to improve the accuracy of the PVT estimates. This is obtained by implementing some techniques based on the measurement weighting approach to take into account the statistical properties of the error under exam and by the application of a time differenced architecture design to exploit the temporal correlation properties. Positioning performance of the tested solutions surpassed the performances of a simple EKF architecture and are comparable to the performances of a uBlox M8T receiver. Note de contenu : 1- Introduction 2- GNSS architecture 3- GNSS receiver processing 4- Multipath effects on the GNSS receiver tracking performances 5- Multipath characterization methodologies 6- Multipath characterization results 7- Proposed extended Kalman Filter Algorithm 8- Conclusions and recommandations for future works Numéro de notice : 15272 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Thèse française Note de thèse : Thèse de Doctorat: en Informatique et Télécommunication : Toulouse :2022 Organisme de stage : Laboratoire de Télécommunications (TELECOM-ENAC) DOI : sans En ligne : http://www.theses.fr/2022INPT0030 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100992

Evaluation of multipath mitigation performance using signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based signal selection methods / Valanon Uaratanawong in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 15 n° 1 (January 2021)  

Public [article]  inJournal of applied geodesy > vol 15 n° 1 (January 2021) . - pp 75 - 85 Titre : Evaluation of multipath mitigation performance using signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based signal selection methods Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Valanon Uaratanawong, Auteur ; Chalermchon Satirapod, Auteur ; Toshiaki Tsujii, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 75 - 85 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement du signal [Termes IGN] classification par nuées dynamiques [Termes IGN] correction du trajet multiple [Termes IGN] positionnement statique [Termes IGN] précision du positionnement [Termes IGN] qualité du signal [Termes IGN] rapport signal sur bruit Résumé : (auteur) Satellite signal strength sometimes decreases when multipath exists. This effect reduces signal quality and can lead to a large static positioning error, even the survey-grade receivers are used. Three signal selection methods based on signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurements were proposed. The first was the conventional method, based on elevation-dependent average SNR, the second used a moving average of SNR fluctuation and the third method used NLOS exclusion based on SNR residual clustering by the K-means algorithm. To evaluate the positioning accuracy improvement, the static 1 Hz single-point positioning (SPP) test was performed in real-time in two different multipath environments using both dual and quad- constellation GNSS receivers. Trimble and CHC receivers were used at each point to examine the effect on each measurement. Results indicated that the three proposed methods mainly reduced multipath error in horizontal direction compared with the normal SPP. Numéro de notice : A2021-046 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1515/jag-2020-0045 Date de publication en ligne : 09/12/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1515/jag-2020-0045 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96774 [article]

High accuracy terrestrial positioning based on time delay and carrier phase using wideband radio signals / Han Dun (2021)  

Public Titre : High accuracy terrestrial positioning based on time delay and carrier phase using wideband radio signals Type de document : Thèse/HDR Auteurs : Han Dun, Auteur Editeur : Delft [Pays-Bas] : Delft University of Technology Année de publication : 2021 Format : 21 x 30 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-94-6384-258-7 Note générale : bibliographie Thèse présentée en vue de l'obtention du Doctorat de l'Université de Delft Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement du signal [Termes IGN] centre de phase [Termes IGN] correction du trajet multiple [Termes IGN] interruption du signal [Termes IGN] méthode du maximum de vraisemblance (estimation) [Termes IGN] phase [Termes IGN] précision du positionnement [Termes IGN] signal GNSS [Termes IGN] zone urbaine Index. décimale : THESE Thèses et HDR Résumé : (auteur) Accurate position solutions are in high demand for many emerging applications. Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), however, may not meet the required positioning performance, especially in urban environments, due to multipath and weak received power of the GNSS signal that can be easily blocked by surrounding objects. To achieve a high ranging precision and improve resolvability of unwanted reflections in urban areas, a large signal bandwidth is required. In this thesis, a terrestrial positioning system using a wideband radio signal is developed as a complement to the existing GNSS, which can provide a better ranging accuracy and higher received signal power, compared to GNSS. In the terrestrial positioning system presented in this thesis, a wideband ranging signal is implemented by means of a multiband orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal. All transmitters are synchronized by time and frequency reference signals, which are optically distributed through the white-rabbit precision time protocol (WR-PTP). Like in GNSS, the to-be-positioned receiver is not synchronized to the transmitters. Positioning takes place through range measurements between a number of transmitters and the receiver. Time delay and carrier phase are to be estimated from the received radio signal, which propagated through a multipath channel. This estimation is done on the basis of the channel frequency response and using the maximum likelihood principle. To determine whether or not reflections need to be considered in the estimation model, a measure of dependence is introduced to evaluate the change of the precision (i.e., variance), and the measure of bias is introduced to assess the bias of the estimator when the reflection is not considered. Also, a methodology is proposed for sparsity-promoting ranging signal design in this thesis. Based on a multiband OFDM signal, ranging signal design comes to sparsely select as few signal bands as possible. Using fewer signal bands for ranging leads to less computational complexity in time delay and carrier phase estimation, while the ranging performance can still benefit from a large virtual signal bandwidth, which is defined by the entire bandwidth between the two signal bands at the spectral edges. It is proposed to use the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) of time delay estimation, the measure of dependence, and the measure of bias as constraints in ranging performance, and formulate an optimization problem to design a sparse multiband signal. Note de contenu : 1- Introduction 2- Multiband OFDM signal model 3- Time delay estimation 4- Carrier phase estimation 5- Signal design for positioning 6- Positioning models 7- Experimental results 8- Conclusions and recommendations Numéro de notice : 28694 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Thèse étrangère Note de thèse : Thèse de Doctorat : Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning : Delft : 2021 DOI : 10.4233/uuid:98a7f072-7423-4a23-ac9b-8b88540c260d En ligne : https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:98a7f072-7423-4a23-ac9b-8b88540c260d Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=100361

Estimation parcimonieuse de biais multitrajets pour les systèmes GNSS / Julien Lesouple (2019)  

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RTK and PPP-RTK using smartphones: From short-baseline to long-baseline applications / Francesco Darugna (2019)

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Parameter estimation with GNSS-reflectometry and GNSS synthetic aperture techniques / Miguel Angel Ribot Sanfelix (2018)  

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Precise orbit determination of the Fengyun-3C satellite using onboard GPS and BDS observations / Min Li in Journal of geodesy, vol 91 n° 11 (November 2017)  

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A geometry-free and ionosphere-free multipath mitigation method for BDS three-frequency ambiguity resolution / Dezhong Chen in Journal of geodesy, vol 90 n° 8 (August 2016)  

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GNSS multipath detection using three-frequency signal-to-noise measurements / Philip R.R. Strode in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 3 (July 2016)  

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A new method for specular and diffuse pseudorange multipath error extraction using wavelet analysis / Giovanni Pugliano in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 3 (July 2016)  

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Improving the quality of low-cost GPS receiver data for monitoring using spatial correlations / Li Zhang in Journal of applied geodesy, vol 10 n° 2 (June 2016)  

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Performance analysis of triple-frequency ambiguity resolution with BeiDou observations / Xiaohong Zhang in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 2 (April 2016)  

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A study on the dependency of GNSS pseudorange biases on correlator spacing / André Hauschild in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 2 (April 2016)  

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