Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance

Signal-In-Space User Range Errors (SIS UREs) are assumed to be overbounded by a normal distribution with a standard deviation represented by the User Range Accuracy (URA). The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) broadcast URA is not compatible with the historical SIS URE performance that affect...

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Main Authors: Zhipeng Wang, Wei Shao, Rui Li, Dan Song, Tinglin Li
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description Signal-In-Space User Range Errors (SIS UREs) are assumed to be overbounded by a normal distribution with a standard deviation represented by the User Range Accuracy (URA). The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) broadcast URA is not compatible with the historical SIS URE performance that affects the Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (ARAIM) False Alert Probability (Pfa) and availability evaluation. This study compares the BDS broadcast and precise ephemeris from 1 March 2013 to 1 March 2017 to obtain SIS UREs. Through analyzing the statistical characteristics of the SIS UREs, we obtain the standard deviation <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> for the accuracy and continuity and <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> used for the integrity of the SIS UREs. The results show that the broadcast <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2 m cannot completely overbound SIS UREs for all BDS satellites, but the <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2.4 m can. Then, we use the <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2.4 m to evaluate the ARAIM Pfa and availability. The results show that the Pfa may increase to 2 &#215; 10<sup>&#8722;5</sup> and exceed its limit by an order of magnitude. We also consider the differences between the SIS UREs of Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Inclined Geo-Synchronous Orbit (IGSO), and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The results indicate that all Pfa values calculated by the computed <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> are less than the Pfa in the Integrity Support Message (ISM) for the worst-performing GEO satellite. The approximately 55% Pfa calculated by the computed <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> is less than the Pfa in ISM for the worst-performing IGSO satellite. Most Pfa values calculated by the computed <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> is less than the Pfa in the ISM for the worst-performing MEO satellite. For BDS satellites, the Pfa is mainly affected by <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i>. When the <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2.4 m is used to evaluate the availability, the computed availability is lower than the availability calculated by the broadcast <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i>/<i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> and the greatest degradation can reach 25%.
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spelling doaj.art-f1ab1a9ecf6e4364970f7f1b3b6118682022-12-22T04:08:51ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202018-12-011812447510.3390/s18124475s18124475Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring PerformanceZhipeng Wang0Wei Shao1Rui Li2Dan Song3Tinglin Li4School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSignal-In-Space User Range Errors (SIS UREs) are assumed to be overbounded by a normal distribution with a standard deviation represented by the User Range Accuracy (URA). The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) broadcast URA is not compatible with the historical SIS URE performance that affects the Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (ARAIM) False Alert Probability (Pfa) and availability evaluation. This study compares the BDS broadcast and precise ephemeris from 1 March 2013 to 1 March 2017 to obtain SIS UREs. Through analyzing the statistical characteristics of the SIS UREs, we obtain the standard deviation <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> for the accuracy and continuity and <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> used for the integrity of the SIS UREs. The results show that the broadcast <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2 m cannot completely overbound SIS UREs for all BDS satellites, but the <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2.4 m can. Then, we use the <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2.4 m to evaluate the ARAIM Pfa and availability. The results show that the Pfa may increase to 2 &#215; 10<sup>&#8722;5</sup> and exceed its limit by an order of magnitude. We also consider the differences between the SIS UREs of Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO), Inclined Geo-Synchronous Orbit (IGSO), and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO). The results indicate that all Pfa values calculated by the computed <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> are less than the Pfa in the Integrity Support Message (ISM) for the worst-performing GEO satellite. The approximately 55% Pfa calculated by the computed <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> is less than the Pfa in ISM for the worst-performing IGSO satellite. Most Pfa values calculated by the computed <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> is less than the Pfa in the ISM for the worst-performing MEO satellite. For BDS satellites, the Pfa is mainly affected by <i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i>. When the <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i> of 2.4 m is used to evaluate the availability, the computed availability is lower than the availability calculated by the broadcast <i>&#963;<sub>URA</sub></i>/<i>&#963;<sub>URE</sub></i> and the greatest degradation can reach 25%.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4475ARAIMsignal-in-space user range errorsfalse alert probabilityavailability
spellingShingle Zhipeng Wang
Wei Shao
Rui Li
Dan Song
Tinglin Li
Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance
Sensors
ARAIM
signal-in-space user range errors
false alert probability
availability
title Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance
title_full Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance
title_fullStr Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance
title_short Characteristics of BDS Signal-in-Space User Ranging Errors and Their Effect on Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Performance
title_sort characteristics of bds signal in space user ranging errors and their effect on advanced receiver autonomous integrity monitoring performance
topic ARAIM
signal-in-space user range errors
false alert probability
availability
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/12/4475
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