The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning

The inter-satellite-type bias (ISTB) is a receiver-dependent hardware delay/bias between different satellite types. Our recent research revealed the existence of nonzero mixed-receiver phase ISTBs for the Chinese BeiDou system. Triggered by this finding, global navigation satellite system receiver m...

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Main Authors: Nadarajah, Nandakumaran, Teunissen, Peter, Sleewaegen, J., Montenbruck, O.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25697
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author Nadarajah, Nandakumaran
Teunissen, Peter
Sleewaegen, J.
Montenbruck, O.
author_facet Nadarajah, Nandakumaran
Teunissen, Peter
Sleewaegen, J.
Montenbruck, O.
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building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The inter-satellite-type bias (ISTB) is a receiver-dependent hardware delay/bias between different satellite types. Our recent research revealed the existence of nonzero mixed-receiver phase ISTBs for the Chinese BeiDou system. Triggered by this finding, global navigation satellite system receiver manufactures, who are in the early stage of BeiDou-enabled receiver developments, are working toward a mutually consistent measurement extraction procedure. We analyze the long-term stability and current status of the mixed-receiver ISTBs, as well as study their impact on BeiDou stand-alone real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning. Our results confirm that a recent update in one of the receiver types has aligned it with one of the other receiver types. However, since not all receiver types are aligned yet, nonzero mixed-receiver ISTBs are shown to be still present. Analyses of BeiDou stand-alone RTK positioning using mixed-receiver types demonstrate that ISTBs could seriously affect the integer ambiguity resolution performance and that a priori correction for these biases will dramatically improve the success rate. Our analyses using real data from three different receiver types also demonstrate the long-term stability of the ISTBs, thus showing that such a priori calibration is indeed possible.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-256972017-11-16T08:50:26Z The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning Nadarajah, Nandakumaran Teunissen, Peter Sleewaegen, J. Montenbruck, O. The inter-satellite-type bias (ISTB) is a receiver-dependent hardware delay/bias between different satellite types. Our recent research revealed the existence of nonzero mixed-receiver phase ISTBs for the Chinese BeiDou system. Triggered by this finding, global navigation satellite system receiver manufactures, who are in the early stage of BeiDou-enabled receiver developments, are working toward a mutually consistent measurement extraction procedure. We analyze the long-term stability and current status of the mixed-receiver ISTBs, as well as study their impact on BeiDou stand-alone real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning. Our results confirm that a recent update in one of the receiver types has aligned it with one of the other receiver types. However, since not all receiver types are aligned yet, nonzero mixed-receiver ISTBs are shown to be still present. Analyses of BeiDou stand-alone RTK positioning using mixed-receiver types demonstrate that ISTBs could seriously affect the integer ambiguity resolution performance and that a priori correction for these biases will dramatically improve the success rate. Our analyses using real data from three different receiver types also demonstrate the long-term stability of the ISTBs, thus showing that such a priori calibration is indeed possible. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25697 10.1007/s10291-014-0392-6 restricted
spellingShingle Nadarajah, Nandakumaran
Teunissen, Peter
Sleewaegen, J.
Montenbruck, O.
The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning
title The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning
title_full The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning
title_fullStr The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning
title_full_unstemmed The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning
title_short The mixed-receiver BeiDou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on RTK positioning
title_sort mixed-receiver beidou inter-satellite-type bias and its impact on rtk positioning
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25697