Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.

This paper provides an overview of the Least-squares AMBiguity Decorrelation Adjustment (LAMBDA) method for the estimation of integer GPS ambiguities. The method's performance is discusse, together with the theoretical concepts on which it is based. The method is based on the integer least-squa...

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Main Authors: Teunissen, Peter, de Jong, P.J., Tiberius, C.C.J.M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 1997
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20387
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author Teunissen, Peter
de Jong, P.J.
Tiberius, C.C.J.M.
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Tiberius, C.C.J.M.
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description This paper provides an overview of the Least-squares AMBiguity Decorrelation Adjustment (LAMBDA) method for the estimation of integer GPS ambiguities. The method's performance is discusse, together with the theoretical concepts on which it is based. The method is based on the integer least-squares principle and requires no application-dependent restrictions or assumptions. The actual integer estimation is preceded by a decorrelation step in order to make it more efficient. Especially for short time spans, a large gain in efficiency is obtained. The decorrelation of the ambiguities enables one to refrain from any approximation as far as the shape of the search space is concerned; i.e., the search is performed within the ellipsoidal space induced by the covariance matrix of the float ambiguities. The decorrelated ambiguities also make it possible to scale the search space such that, to a large degree of accuracy, it contains only the k best vectors of integer ambiguities.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-203872017-01-30T12:18:57Z Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution. Teunissen, Peter de Jong, P.J. Tiberius, C.C.J.M. This paper provides an overview of the Least-squares AMBiguity Decorrelation Adjustment (LAMBDA) method for the estimation of integer GPS ambiguities. The method's performance is discusse, together with the theoretical concepts on which it is based. The method is based on the integer least-squares principle and requires no application-dependent restrictions or assumptions. The actual integer estimation is preceded by a decorrelation step in order to make it more efficient. Especially for short time spans, a large gain in efficiency is obtained. The decorrelation of the ambiguities enables one to refrain from any approximation as far as the shape of the search space is concerned; i.e., the search is performed within the ellipsoidal space induced by the covariance matrix of the float ambiguities. The decorrelated ambiguities also make it possible to scale the search space such that, to a large degree of accuracy, it contains only the k best vectors of integer ambiguities. 1997 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20387 en restricted
spellingShingle Teunissen, Peter
de Jong, P.J.
Tiberius, C.C.J.M.
Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.
title Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.
title_full Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.
title_fullStr Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.
title_full_unstemmed Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.
title_short Performance of the LAMBDA method for fast GPS ambiguity resolution.
title_sort performance of the lambda method for fast gps ambiguity resolution.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20387