Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works

<p align="left">Heave is one of the major contributors to errors in water depth measurements. Motion Reference Unit (MRU) measures the heave signal with high-level accuracy as well as other ship motions.  Unfortunately, MRU has been reported to have some of drawbacks such as; heave d...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Elmeligy, Saad Mesbah, Mohamed Mohasseb
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Language:English
Published: Academy Publishing Center 2023-05-01
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Online Access:http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/MRT/article/view/589
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description <p align="left">Heave is one of the major contributors to errors in water depth measurements. Motion Reference Unit (MRU) measures the heave signal with high-level accuracy as well as other ship motions.  Unfortunately, MRU has been reported to have some of drawbacks such as; heave drift error, influence of ship motion dynamic, In addition to its very expensive price <strong></strong></p><p>Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS uses dual frequency receiver and carrier phase differential technique under kinematic solution and provides very accurate position in all three components in real time.  In addition, RTK GPS also calculates the low frequency changes in water level such as tidal oscillation.</p><p>This research is an attempt to investigate the possibility of using the RTK GPS data to deduce the heave signal from the GPS height (tides - heave) instead of heave from MRU to correct the water depth.  Moreover, to examine to what extent, RTK heave can be used as a backup to satisfy the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) survey order standards.</p><p>A comparison between the extracted RTK heave and MRU heave signals revealed a good agreement with a strong direct correlation of 0.96.</p><p>As shown in figure 1 RTK heave as a replacement for MRU heave in hydrographic surveying was statistically validated with the use of  a lot of methods of analysis such as Test of the Normality, Paired Samples T Test, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test, Heave Signals Frequency Adjustment , Descriptive Statistics for the Two Heave Signals , Descriptive Statistics for Each Signal Individually , Correlation and Trend, Analysis Between the Two Signals, Scatter Diagram and Trend, Standard Deviation and Uncertainty for Soundings, Characteristics of the Difference between Two Signals , Comparing the Surfaces by TIN Model.</p><p>The results of this analysis provided the possibility of using RTK heave as a replacement for MRU heave in hydrographic surveying. Therefore, RTK GPS is not only used to provide precise position or tidal oscillations but also based on this study, can be used to measure heave accurately to correct the depth satisfying IHO survey standards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 28 January 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 26 April 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 22 May 2023</strong></p>
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spelling doaj.art-62b4439a970a4a208c4ad9cecb9c47e22024-03-17T15:35:18ZengAcademy Publishing CenterMaritime Research and Technology2812-56142812-56222023-05-0121708010.21622/MRT.2023.02.1.070286Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying worksMohammed Elmeligy0Saad Mesbah1Mohamed Mohasseb2lecturer at CMTT,AASTConsultant to the Academy President for education affairs, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Abu-Qir, AlexandriaEgyptian Naval Hydrographic Dept., Naval Forces<p align="left">Heave is one of the major contributors to errors in water depth measurements. Motion Reference Unit (MRU) measures the heave signal with high-level accuracy as well as other ship motions.  Unfortunately, MRU has been reported to have some of drawbacks such as; heave drift error, influence of ship motion dynamic, In addition to its very expensive price <strong></strong></p><p>Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS uses dual frequency receiver and carrier phase differential technique under kinematic solution and provides very accurate position in all three components in real time.  In addition, RTK GPS also calculates the low frequency changes in water level such as tidal oscillation.</p><p>This research is an attempt to investigate the possibility of using the RTK GPS data to deduce the heave signal from the GPS height (tides - heave) instead of heave from MRU to correct the water depth.  Moreover, to examine to what extent, RTK heave can be used as a backup to satisfy the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) survey order standards.</p><p>A comparison between the extracted RTK heave and MRU heave signals revealed a good agreement with a strong direct correlation of 0.96.</p><p>As shown in figure 1 RTK heave as a replacement for MRU heave in hydrographic surveying was statistically validated with the use of  a lot of methods of analysis such as Test of the Normality, Paired Samples T Test, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test, Heave Signals Frequency Adjustment , Descriptive Statistics for the Two Heave Signals , Descriptive Statistics for Each Signal Individually , Correlation and Trend, Analysis Between the Two Signals, Scatter Diagram and Trend, Standard Deviation and Uncertainty for Soundings, Characteristics of the Difference between Two Signals , Comparing the Surfaces by TIN Model.</p><p>The results of this analysis provided the possibility of using RTK heave as a replacement for MRU heave in hydrographic surveying. Therefore, RTK GPS is not only used to provide precise position or tidal oscillations but also based on this study, can be used to measure heave accurately to correct the depth satisfying IHO survey standards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Received: 28 January 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Accepted: 26 April 2023 </strong></p><p><strong>Published: 22 May 2023</strong></p>http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/MRT/article/view/589gpsgps hieghtheavehypackhydrographic surveyihomotion sensorrtk gps heavetide
spellingShingle Mohammed Elmeligy
Saad Mesbah
Mohamed Mohasseb
Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works
Maritime Research and Technology
gps
gps hieght
heave
hypack
hydrographic survey
iho
motion sensor
rtk gps heave
tide
title Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works
title_full Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works
title_fullStr Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works
title_full_unstemmed Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works
title_short Real Time Kinematic (RTK) heave as a replacement of Motion Reference Unit (MRU) heave in hydrographic surveying works
title_sort real time kinematic rtk heave as a replacement of motion reference unit mru heave in hydrographic surveying works
topic gps
gps hieght
heave
hypack
hydrographic survey
iho
motion sensor
rtk gps heave
tide
url http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/MRT/article/view/589
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