Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system

An initial characterization and performance assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation system is presented. Code and carrier phase measurements on up to three frequencies have been collected in March 2012 with a small regional network of monitoring stations. The signal and measurement qu...

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Main Authors: Montenbruck, O., Hauschild, A., Steigenberger, P., Hugentobler, U., Teunissen, Peter, Nakamura, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11461
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author Montenbruck, O.
Hauschild, A.
Steigenberger, P.
Hugentobler, U.
Teunissen, Peter
Nakamura, S.
author_facet Montenbruck, O.
Hauschild, A.
Steigenberger, P.
Hugentobler, U.
Teunissen, Peter
Nakamura, S.
author_sort Montenbruck, O.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description An initial characterization and performance assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation system is presented. Code and carrier phase measurements on up to three frequencies have been collected in March 2012 with a small regional network of monitoring stations. The signal and measurement quality are analysed and compared with the Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite System. A high level of stability is demonstrated for the inter-frequency carrier phase biases, which will facilitate the application of triple-frequency undifferenced ambiguity resolution techniques in future precise point positioning applications. The performance of the onboard Rubidium frequency standards is evaluated in comparison to ground based hydrogen masers and shown to be well competitive with other GNSS satellite clocks. Precise orbit and clock solutions obtained in post-processing are used to study the presently achievable point positioning accuracy in COMPASS/BeiDou-2-only navigation. Finally, the benefit of triple-frequency measurements and extra-wide-lane ambiguity resolution is illustrated for relative positioning on a short baseline.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-114612017-09-13T15:54:08Z Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system Montenbruck, O. Hauschild, A. Steigenberger, P. Hugentobler, U. Teunissen, Peter Nakamura, S. BeiDou-2 QZSS COMPASS triple-frequency combination ambiguity resolution PPP clock stability RAFS extra-wide-lane-combination An initial characterization and performance assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation system is presented. Code and carrier phase measurements on up to three frequencies have been collected in March 2012 with a small regional network of monitoring stations. The signal and measurement quality are analysed and compared with the Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite System. A high level of stability is demonstrated for the inter-frequency carrier phase biases, which will facilitate the application of triple-frequency undifferenced ambiguity resolution techniques in future precise point positioning applications. The performance of the onboard Rubidium frequency standards is evaluated in comparison to ground based hydrogen masers and shown to be well competitive with other GNSS satellite clocks. Precise orbit and clock solutions obtained in post-processing are used to study the presently achievable point positioning accuracy in COMPASS/BeiDou-2-only navigation. Finally, the benefit of triple-frequency measurements and extra-wide-lane ambiguity resolution is illustrated for relative positioning on a short baseline. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11461 10.1007/s10291-012-0272-x Springer restricted
spellingShingle BeiDou-2
QZSS
COMPASS
triple-frequency combination
ambiguity resolution
PPP
clock stability
RAFS
extra-wide-lane-combination
Montenbruck, O.
Hauschild, A.
Steigenberger, P.
Hugentobler, U.
Teunissen, Peter
Nakamura, S.
Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system
title Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system
title_full Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system
title_fullStr Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system
title_full_unstemmed Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system
title_short Initial assessment of the COMPASS/BeiDou-2 regional navigation satellite system
title_sort initial assessment of the compass/beidou-2 regional navigation satellite system
topic BeiDou-2
QZSS
COMPASS
triple-frequency combination
ambiguity resolution
PPP
clock stability
RAFS
extra-wide-lane-combination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11461