Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints

Integer ambiguity resolution is the key to obtain very accurate positioning solutions out of the GNSS observations. The Integer Least Squares (ILS) principle, a derivation of the least-squares principle applied to a linear system of equations in which some of the unknowns are subject to an integer c...

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Main Authors: Giorgi, G, Teunissen, Peter, Verhagen, S, Buist, Peter
Other Authors: Nico Sneeuw
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer 2012
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-22078-4_6
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11379
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Teunissen, Peter
Verhagen, S
Buist, Peter
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Giorgi, G
Teunissen, Peter
Verhagen, S
Buist, Peter
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description Integer ambiguity resolution is the key to obtain very accurate positioning solutions out of the GNSS observations. The Integer Least Squares (ILS) principle, a derivation of the least-squares principle applied to a linear system of equations in which some of the unknowns are subject to an integer constraint, was demonstrated to be optimal among the class of admissible integer estimators. In this contribution it is shown how to embed into the functional model a set of nonlinear geometrical constraints, which arise when considering a set of antennae mounted on a rigid platform. A method to solve for the new model is presented and tested: it is shown that the strengthened underlying model leads to an improved capacity of fixing the correct integer ambiguities.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-113792023-02-02T07:57:37Z Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints Giorgi, G Teunissen, Peter Verhagen, S Buist, Peter Nico Sneeuw Pavel Novak Mattia Crespi Fernando Sanso Constrained methods GNSS Integer ambiguity resolution Integer ambiguity resolution is the key to obtain very accurate positioning solutions out of the GNSS observations. The Integer Least Squares (ILS) principle, a derivation of the least-squares principle applied to a linear system of equations in which some of the unknowns are subject to an integer constraint, was demonstrated to be optimal among the class of admissible integer estimators. In this contribution it is shown how to embed into the functional model a set of nonlinear geometrical constraints, which arise when considering a set of antennae mounted on a rigid platform. A method to solve for the new model is presented and tested: it is shown that the strengthened underlying model leads to an improved capacity of fixing the correct integer ambiguities. 2012 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11379 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-22078-4_6 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Constrained methods
GNSS
Integer ambiguity resolution
Giorgi, G
Teunissen, Peter
Verhagen, S
Buist, Peter
Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints
title Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints
title_full Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints
title_fullStr Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints
title_full_unstemmed Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints
title_short Integer Ambiguity Resolution with Nonlinear Geometrical Constraints
title_sort integer ambiguity resolution with nonlinear geometrical constraints
topic Constrained methods
GNSS
Integer ambiguity resolution
url http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-22078-4_6
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11379