Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing

Direct geo-referencing is an efficient methodology for the fast acquisition of 3D spatial data. It requires the fusion of spatial data acquisition sensors with navigation sensors, such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. In this contribution, we consider an integrated GNSS naviga...

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Main Authors: Nadarajah, Nandakumaran, Paffenholz, J., Teunissen, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: MDPI Publishing 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21609
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author Nadarajah, Nandakumaran
Paffenholz, J.
Teunissen, Peter
author_facet Nadarajah, Nandakumaran
Paffenholz, J.
Teunissen, Peter
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description Direct geo-referencing is an efficient methodology for the fast acquisition of 3D spatial data. It requires the fusion of spatial data acquisition sensors with navigation sensors, such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. In this contribution, we consider an integrated GNSS navigation system to provide estimates of the position and attitude (orientation) of a 3D laser scanner. The proposed multi-sensor system (MSS) consists of multiple GNSS antennas rigidly mounted on the frame of a rotating laser scanner and a reference GNSS station with known coordinates. Precise GNSS navigation requires the resolution of the carrier phase ambiguities. The proposed method uses the multivariate constrained integer least-squares (MC-LAMBDA) method for the estimation of rotating frame ambiguities and attitude angles. MC-LAMBDA makes use of the known antenna geometry to strengthen the underlying attitude model and, hence, to enhance the reliability of rotating frame ambiguity resolution and attitude determination. The reliable estimation of rotating frame ambiguities is consequently utilized to enhance the relative positioning of the rotating frame with respect to the reference station. This integrated (array-aided) method improves ambiguity resolution, as well as positioning accuracy between the rotating frame and the reference station. Numerical analyses of GNSS data from a real-data campaign confirm the improved performance of the proposed method over the existing method. In particular, the integrated method yields reliable ambiguity resolution and reduces position standard deviation by a factor of about 0.8, matching the theoretical gain of √3/4 for two antennas on the rotating frame and a single antenna at the reference station.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-216092017-11-23T03:00:45Z Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing Nadarajah, Nandakumaran Paffenholz, J. Teunissen, Peter laser scanner carrier phase ambiguity resolution attitude determination global navigation satellite system (GNSS) multivariate constrained integer least-squares (MC-LAMBDA) direct geo-referencing Direct geo-referencing is an efficient methodology for the fast acquisition of 3D spatial data. It requires the fusion of spatial data acquisition sensors with navigation sensors, such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. In this contribution, we consider an integrated GNSS navigation system to provide estimates of the position and attitude (orientation) of a 3D laser scanner. The proposed multi-sensor system (MSS) consists of multiple GNSS antennas rigidly mounted on the frame of a rotating laser scanner and a reference GNSS station with known coordinates. Precise GNSS navigation requires the resolution of the carrier phase ambiguities. The proposed method uses the multivariate constrained integer least-squares (MC-LAMBDA) method for the estimation of rotating frame ambiguities and attitude angles. MC-LAMBDA makes use of the known antenna geometry to strengthen the underlying attitude model and, hence, to enhance the reliability of rotating frame ambiguity resolution and attitude determination. The reliable estimation of rotating frame ambiguities is consequently utilized to enhance the relative positioning of the rotating frame with respect to the reference station. This integrated (array-aided) method improves ambiguity resolution, as well as positioning accuracy between the rotating frame and the reference station. Numerical analyses of GNSS data from a real-data campaign confirm the improved performance of the proposed method over the existing method. In particular, the integrated method yields reliable ambiguity resolution and reduces position standard deviation by a factor of about 0.8, matching the theoretical gain of √3/4 for two antennas on the rotating frame and a single antenna at the reference station. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21609 10.3390/s140712715 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ MDPI Publishing fulltext
spellingShingle laser scanner
carrier phase ambiguity resolution
attitude determination
global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
multivariate constrained integer least-squares (MC-LAMBDA)
direct geo-referencing
Nadarajah, Nandakumaran
Paffenholz, J.
Teunissen, Peter
Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing
title Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing
title_full Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing
title_fullStr Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing
title_full_unstemmed Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing
title_short Integrated GNSS Attitude Determination and Positioning for Direct Geo-Referencing
title_sort integrated gnss attitude determination and positioning for direct geo-referencing
topic laser scanner
carrier phase ambiguity resolution
attitude determination
global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
multivariate constrained integer least-squares (MC-LAMBDA)
direct geo-referencing
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21609