GNSS performance enhancement using measurement estimation in harsh environment.

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) are commonly used to measure the position and time globally. A GNSS is convenient owing to its ability to measure accurate position relatively without using assistive tools for navigation by comparing with other sensors. Based on these benefits, the applic...

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Main Authors: Jae Hwan Bong, Doyoung Kim, Seongkyun Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292116
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Doyoung Kim
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description Global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) are commonly used to measure the position and time globally. A GNSS is convenient owing to its ability to measure accurate position relatively without using assistive tools for navigation by comparing with other sensors. Based on these benefits, the applicable area is expanding to commercial and social uses (e.g., vehicle navigation, smart grids, and smartphone apps). In the future, various services and technologies (e.g., the use of autonomous vehicles, unmanned delivery, and industrial field robots), which make Internet of Things (IOT) more active, will be used in our society. Conversely, the performance of GNSS can degrade in harsh environments, such as urban areas, owing to the property of GNSS, which calculates position and time via satellite signal reception. However, buildings in a city can block navigation satellite signals and generate multi-path errors. The blocked signals exacerbate the dilution of precision (DOP), which indicates the accuracy of the navigation solution and increases the navigation solution error. This study proposes methods to improve navigation performance by leveraging various techniques (e.g., range differences, receiver clock error hold, and virtual satellites). The methods were validated in harsh environments where visible satellites were reduced. In the simulation, each proposed method improved the navigation performance by creating an environment similar to a normal situation, despite the receiver entering a harsh environment. The results confirmed that the navigation performance deteriorated compared to the normal situation where the number of visible satellites decreased. However, the navigation performance was recovered gradually by applying the proposed techniques. Using the proposed methods, navigation performance can be maintained continuously even in situations where satellite signals are blocked.
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spelling doaj.art-475df1bd89bd4ed182a11ba298be00db2023-10-12T05:31:24ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01189e029211610.1371/journal.pone.0292116GNSS performance enhancement using measurement estimation in harsh environment.Jae Hwan BongDoyoung KimSeongkyun JeongGlobal navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) are commonly used to measure the position and time globally. A GNSS is convenient owing to its ability to measure accurate position relatively without using assistive tools for navigation by comparing with other sensors. Based on these benefits, the applicable area is expanding to commercial and social uses (e.g., vehicle navigation, smart grids, and smartphone apps). In the future, various services and technologies (e.g., the use of autonomous vehicles, unmanned delivery, and industrial field robots), which make Internet of Things (IOT) more active, will be used in our society. Conversely, the performance of GNSS can degrade in harsh environments, such as urban areas, owing to the property of GNSS, which calculates position and time via satellite signal reception. However, buildings in a city can block navigation satellite signals and generate multi-path errors. The blocked signals exacerbate the dilution of precision (DOP), which indicates the accuracy of the navigation solution and increases the navigation solution error. This study proposes methods to improve navigation performance by leveraging various techniques (e.g., range differences, receiver clock error hold, and virtual satellites). The methods were validated in harsh environments where visible satellites were reduced. In the simulation, each proposed method improved the navigation performance by creating an environment similar to a normal situation, despite the receiver entering a harsh environment. The results confirmed that the navigation performance deteriorated compared to the normal situation where the number of visible satellites decreased. However, the navigation performance was recovered gradually by applying the proposed techniques. Using the proposed methods, navigation performance can be maintained continuously even in situations where satellite signals are blocked.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292116
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title GNSS performance enhancement using measurement estimation in harsh environment.
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