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Performance of miniaturized atomic clocks in static laboratory and dynamic flight environments / Ankit Jain in GPS solutions, vol 25 n° 1 (January 2021)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 25 n° 1 (January 2021) . - 16 p. Titre : Performance of miniaturized atomic clocks in static laboratory and dynamic flight environments Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Ankit Jain, Auteur ; Thomas Krawinkel, Auteur ; Steffen Schön, Auteur ; Andreas Bauch, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : 16 p. Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] fréquence [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge atomique [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du récepteur [Termes descripteurs IGN] oscillateur [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] stabilité [Termes descripteurs IGN] variance d'Allan Résumé : (auteur) Miniaturized atomic clocks with high frequency stability as local oscillators in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers promise to improve real-time kinematic applications. For a number of years, such oscillators are being investigated regarding their overall technical applicability, i.e., transportability, and performance in dynamic environments. The short-term frequency stability of these clocks is usually specified by the manufacturer, being valid for stationary applications. Since the performance of most oscillators is likely degraded in dynamic conditions, various oscillators are tested to find the limits of receiver clock modeling in dynamic cases and consequently derive adequate stochastic models to be used in navigation. We present the performance of three different oscillators (Microsemi MAC SA.35m, Spectratime LCR-900 and Stanford Research Systems SC10) for static and dynamic applications. For the static case, all three oscillators are characterized in terms of their frequency stability at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany's national metrology institute. The resulting Allan deviations agree well with the manufacturer's data. Furthermore, a flight experiment was conducted in order to evaluate the performance of the oscillators under dynamic conditions. Here, each oscillator is replacing the internal oscillator of a geodetic-grade GNSS receiver and the stability of the receiver clock biases is determined. The time and frequency offsets of the oscillators are characterized with regard to the flight dynamics recorded by a navigation-grade inertial measurement unit. The results of the experiment show that the frequency stability of each oscillator is degraded by about at least one order of magnitude compared to the static case. Also, the two quartz oscillators show a significant g-sensitivity resulting in frequency shifts of − 1.2 × 10−9 and + 1.5 × 10−9, respectively, while the rubidium clocks are less sensitive, thus enabling receiver clock modeling and strengthening of the navigation performance even in high dynamics. Numéro de notice : A2021-003 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s10291-020-01036-4 date de publication en ligne : 13/10/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-020-01036-4 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96081 [article]

Inclusion of GPS clock estimates for satellites Sentinel-3A/3B in DORIS geodetic solutions / Petr Štěpánek in Journal of geodesy, vol 94 n° 12 (December 2020)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 94 n° 12 (December 2020) . - n° 116 Titre : Inclusion of GPS clock estimates for satellites Sentinel-3A/3B in DORIS geodetic solutions Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Petr Štěpánek, Auteur ; Duan Bingbing, Auteur ; Filler Vratislav, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 116 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] Atlantique Sud [Termes descripteurs IGN] Cryosat [Termes descripteurs IGN] décalage d'horloge [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du récepteur [Termes descripteurs IGN] Jason [Termes descripteurs IGN] oscillateur [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur DORIS [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] rotation de la Terre [Termes descripteurs IGN] SARAL [Termes descripteurs IGN] Sentinel-3 Résumé : (auteur) A unique architecture of Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B satellites includes the shared ultra-stable oscillator (USO) by the DORIS and GPS receivers. This concept enables to apply onboard GPS clock estimates in the DORIS processing substituting the DORIS polynomial clock model by the GPS epoch-wise model, together with a DORIS-specific clock offset. Such an approach is particularly profitable for the mitigation of the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) effect affecting the short-term frequency stability of the USO oscillator in the South America and South Atlantic region. The GPS clock behavior precisely maps the SAA effect and enables us to demonstrate a difference of the USO sensitivity to the SAA for Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B. We present world grid maps of clock time derivatives for both Sentinels, displaying a different sign of the direct effect and other differences in the USO memory/recovery effect. Moreover, we present the impact of SAA on 3D positioning where the largest SAA-related bias reaches several centimeters. We also determine an effect of the precise clock modeling on the Earth rotation parameter estimates. In addition to these improvements, the elimination of the SAA effect gives us an opportunity to get an almost SAA-free DORIS solution from Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B satellites. Using the combined solution of both Sentinels as a reference, we estimate the SAA effect on the DORIS beacon positions also for satellites Jason-2, Jason-3, Saral, Cryosat-2 and Hy-2A and find significant positioning biases for all the recent satellites except Saral. Numéro de notice : A2020-737 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-020-01428-x date de publication en ligne : 18/11/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-020-01428-x Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=96353 [article]

Measuring phase scintillation at different frequencies with conventional GNSS receivers operating at 1 Hz / Viet Khoi Nguyen in Journal of geodesy, vol 93 n°10 (October 2019)  

Public [article]  inJournal of geodesy > vol 93 n°10 (October 2019) Titre : Measuring phase scintillation at different frequencies with conventional GNSS receivers operating at 1 Hz Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Viet Khoi Nguyen, Auteur ; Adria Rovira-Garcia, Auteur ; José Miguel Juan, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] artefact [Termes descripteurs IGN] filtre passe-haut [Termes descripteurs IGN] glissement de cycle [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge du récepteur [Termes descripteurs IGN] ionosphère [Termes descripteurs IGN] mesurage de phase [Termes descripteurs IGN] oscillateur [Termes descripteurs IGN] phase GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] récepteur GNSS [Termes descripteurs IGN] retard ionosphèrique [Termes descripteurs IGN] scintillation [Termes descripteurs IGN] teneur totale en électrons [Termes descripteurs IGN] zone équatoriale Résumé : (auteur) Ionospheric scintillation causes rapid fluctuations of measurements from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs), thus threatening space-based communication and geolocation services. The phenomenon is most intense in equatorial regions, around the equinoxes and in maximum solar cycle conditions. Currently, ionospheric scintillation monitoring receivers (ISMRs) measure scintillation with high-pass filter algorithms involving high sampling rates, e.g. 50 Hz, and highly stable clocks, e.g. an ultra-low-noise Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillator. The present paper evolves phase scintillation indices implemented in conventional geodetic receivers with sampling rates of 1 Hz and rapidly fluctuating clocks. The method is capable to mitigate ISMR artefacts that contaminate the readings of the state-of-the-art phase scintillation index. Our results agree in more than 99.9% within ± 0.05 rad (2 mm) of the ISMRs, with a data set of 8 days which include periods of moderate and strong scintillation. The discrepancies are clearly identified, being associated with data gaps and to cycle-slips in the carrier-phase tracking of ISMR that occur simultaneously with ionospheric scintillation. The technique opens the door to use huge databases available from the International GNSS Service and other centres for scintillation studies. This involves GNSS measurements from hundreds of worldwide-distributed geodetic receivers over more than one Solar Cycle. This overcomes the current limitations of scintillation studies using ISMRs, as only a few tens of ISMRs are available and their data are provided just for short periods of time. Numéro de notice : A2019-609 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s00190-019-01297-z date de publication en ligne : 01/10/2019 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-019-01297-z Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=94792 [article]

Is the Jason-2 DORIS oscillator also affected by the South Atlantic Anomaly? / Pascal Willis in Advances in space research, vol 58 n° 12 (15 December 2016)  

Public [article]  inAdvances in space research > vol 58 n° 12 (15 December 2016) . - pp 2617 - 2627 Titre : Is the Jason-2 DORIS oscillator also affected by the South Atlantic Anomaly? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pascal Willis , Auteur ; Michael B. Heflin, Auteur ; Bruce J. Haines, Auteur ; Yoaz E. Bar-Sever, Auteur ; Willy I. Bertiger, Auteur ; Mioara Mandea, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 2617 - 2627 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Systèmes de référence et réseaux [Termes descripteurs IGN] anomalie de Bouguer [Termes descripteurs IGN] Atlantique Sud [Termes descripteurs IGN] co-positionnement [Termes descripteurs IGN] données DORIS [Termes descripteurs IGN] données GPS [Termes descripteurs IGN] erreur systématique [Termes descripteurs IGN] Jason [Termes descripteurs IGN] oscillateur [Termes descripteurs IGN] positionnement ponctuel précis [Termes descripteurs IGN] résidu [Termes descripteurs IGN] série temporelle [Termes descripteurs IGN] station permanente Résumé : (auteur) We analyzed time series of daily DORIS and GPS station coordinate estimates derived from Precise Point Positioning (PPP). The DORIS coordinates were estimated using Jason-2 precise orbits based on GPS data only, implying that the station positions from the two techniques are expressed in the same GPS-based terrestrial reference frame. Comparisons of 3-D vectors of such co-located stations show systematic biases in position around South America when compared to local geodetic ties. We conclude that these results could be explained by a sensitivity of the Jason-2/DORIS oscillator to radiation when the satellite passes over the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). The effect for Jason-2 manifests mainly as an offset in station coordinates, though there is also evidence of a drift at the start of the mission that diminishes in time. This contrasts with the experience on Jason-1, wherein large, persistent drifts were observed for stations in this same (SAA) region. The spurious drift is much (∼90%) smaller for Jason-2, which may be attributable to the steps taken prior to launch to harden the oscillator. Analysis of DORIS Doppler residuals may indicate some small degradation after 2009 for these stations. Numéro de notice : A2016--178 Affiliation des auteurs : IGN+Ext (2012-2019) Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1016/j.asr.2016.09.015 date de publication en ligne : 21/09/2016 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2016.09.015 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=91806 [article]

Identifying a low-frequency oscillation in Galileo IOV pseudorange rates / Daniele Borio in GPS solutions, vol 20 n° 3 (July 2016)  

Public [article]  inGPS solutions > vol 20 n° 3 (July 2016) . - pp 363 - 372 Titre : Identifying a low-frequency oscillation in Galileo IOV pseudorange rates Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Daniele Borio, Auteur ; Ciro Gioia, Auteur ; Neil Mitchison, Auteur Année de publication : 2016 Article en page(s) : pp 363 - 372 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géodésie spatiale [Termes descripteurs IGN] étalonnage en vol [Termes descripteurs IGN] Galileo [Termes descripteurs IGN] horloge atomique [Termes descripteurs IGN] mesurage de pseudo-distance [Termes descripteurs IGN] oscillateur [Termes descripteurs IGN] performance [Termes descripteurs IGN] vitesse Résumé : (Auteur) Galileo, the European global navigation satellite system, is in its in-orbit validation phase and the four satellites which have been available for some months now have allowed a preliminary analysis of the system performance. Previous studies have showed that Galileo will be able to provide pseudorange measurements more accurate than those provided by GPS. However, a similar improvement was not found for pseudorange rate observations in the velocity domain. This fact stimulated additional analysis of the velocity domain, and, in particular, an unintended oscillatory component was identified as the main error source in the velocity solution. The magnitude of such oscillation is less than 10 cm/s, and its period is in the order of few minutes. A methodology was developed to identify oscillatory components in the Galileo IOV pseudorange rate observables, and it was verified that the measurements from Galileo IOV PFM and Galileo IOV FM2 are affected by a small oscillatory disturbance. This disturbance stems from the architecture adopted for combining the frequency references provided by the two active clocks present in the Galileo satellites. The issue has been solved in Galileo IOV FM3 and Galileo IOV FM4, and the oscillatory component has been eliminated. We also propose a methodology for removing this unwanted component from the final velocity solution and for determining the performance that Galileo will be able to achieve. The analysis shows that Galileo velocity solution will provide a root-mean-square error of about 8 cm/s even in the limited geometry conditions achieved using only four satellites. This shows the potential of Galileo also in the determination of user velocity. Numéro de notice : A2016-630 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : POSITIONNEMENT Nature : Article En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10291-015-0443-7 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=81833 [article]

Optimizing Indoor GPS performance: receiver frequency standards / L.D. Vittorini in GPS world, vol 14 n° 11 (November 2003)

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Instrument of GRACE: GPS augments gravity measurements / C. Dunn in GPS world, vol 14 n° 2 (February 2003)

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Zeit und Frequenzen im Meßverfahren der Geodäsie / W. Schlüter (1988)

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Zur Nutzung des Global Positioning Systems in Geodäsie und Geodynamik / H. Landau (1988)

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Revue de définition DORIS / D. Zobler (1983)

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L'électronique / R. David (1980)

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Gleichrichtmomente bei nordweisenden Kreiseln kurzer Nordsuchzeit infolge oszillatorischer Störbewegungen / P. Schultz (1975)

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Vibrations et phénomènes de propagation, 1. Oscillateurs / Jean-Paul Mathieu (1974)

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Cours de physique Berkeley, 1. Tome 1, Mécanique / C. Kittel (1972)

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Dynamique générale des vibrations / Y. Rocard (1971)

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