Computation of satellite clock-ephemeris augmentation parameters for dual-frequency multi-constellation satellite-based augmentation system

Dual-frequency multi-constellation(DFMC) satellitebased augmentation system(SBAS) does not broadcast fast correction, which is important in reducing range error in L1-only SBAS.Meanwhile, the integrity bound of a satellite at low elevation is so loose that the service availability is decreased near the boundary of the service area. Therefore, the computation of satellite clockephemeris(SCE) augmentation parameters needs improvement.We propose a method introducing SCE prediction to eliminate most of the SCE error resulting from global navigation satellite system GNSS broadcast message. Compared with the signal-inspace(SIS) after applying augmentation parameters broadcast by the wide area augmentation system(WAAS), SIS accuracy after applying augmentation parameters computed by the proposed algorithm is improved and SIS integrity is ensured. With global positioning system(GPS) only, the availability of category-I(CAT-I)with a vertical alert level of 15 m in continental United States is about 90%, while the availability in the other part of the WAAS service area is markedly improved. With measurements made by the stations from the crustal movement observation network of China,users in some part of China can obtain CAT-I(vertical alert limit is 15 m) service with GPS and global navigation satellite system(GLONASS).

Acquisition of Weak Signals in Multi-Constellation Frequency Domain Receivers

New positioning applications’ availability requirements demand receivers with higher sensitivities and ability to process multiple GNSS signals. Possible applications include acquiring one signal per GNSS constellation in the same frequency band and combining them for increased sensitivity or predicting acquisition of other signals. Frequency domain processing can be used for this purpose, since it benefits from parallel processing capabilities of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), which can be efficiently implemented in software receivers. On the other hand, long coherent integration times are mainly limited due to large FFT size in receivers using frequency domain techniques. A new method is proposed to address the problems in frequency domain receivers without compromising the resources and execution time. A pre-correlation accumulation (PCA) is proposed to partition the received samples into one-code-period blocks, and to sum them together. As a result, the noise is averaged out and the correlation results will gain more power, provided that the relative phase between the data segments is compensated for. In addition to simplicity, the proposed PCA method enables the use of one-size FFT for all integration times. A post-correlation peak combination is also proposed to remove the need for double buffering. The proposed methods are implemented in a configurable Simulink model, developed for acquiring recorded GNSS signals. For weak signal scenarios, a Spirent GPS simulator is used as a source. Acquisition results for GPS L1 C/A and GLONASS L1OF are shown and the performance of the proposed technique is discussed. The proposed techniques target GNSS receivers using frequency domain processing aiming at accommodating all the GNSS signals, while minimizing resource usage. They also apply to weak signal acquisition in frequency domain to answer the availability demand of today’s GNSS positioning applications.

High-security multi-constellation shaping modulation with asymmetric encryption

This Letter proposes a high-security modulation scheme for optical transmission systems.By using multi-constellation shaping and asymmetric encryption,the information security can be enhanced and quantum computer cracking can be effectively resisted.Three-dimensional(3D)carrier-less amplitude phase modulation is utilized to superposition and transmit 3D signals.Experimental verification is conducted using a seven-core weakly coupled fiber platform.The results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can effectively protect the system from any illegal attacker.

Multi-constellation GNSS precise point positioning with multi-frequency raw observations and dual-frequency observations of ionospheric-free linear combination

Precise point positioning(PPP)is famous for its capability of high-precision positioning with just one station as long as the receiver can receive global navigation satellite system(GNSS)signals.With the rapid development of BDS and Galileo,the number of available satellites for positioning has increased significantly.In addition,GPS III,GLONASS-K,BDS,and Galileo satellites can transmit triple-frequency signals.The potentials of multi-constellation GNSS PPP requires further analysis on a global scale.Therefore,we selected 96 multi-GNSS experiment(MGEX)stations with a global distribution and used 1 week’s data to assess the PPP performance.The results show that the PPP based on multi-frequency raw observations with spatial and temporal constraints has better performance than PPP using dual-frequency ionospheric-free observations.The main contribution of multi-constellation GNSS PPP is to shorten the convergence time.The convergence time for GPS PPP is approximately 40 min,which can be shortened to less than 20 min in multi-GNSS PPP.After convergence,the positioning accuracy of multi-GNSS PPP is improved by 0.5 to 1.0 cm compared with GPS or GLONASS PPP.The positioning accuracy of multi-GNSS could be further improved in the future with the BDS and Galileo precise products of orbits,clock and phase center offset/variation.

The precise multimode GNSS positioning for UAV and its application in large scale photogrammetry

In this paper,we use multimode GNSS instead of single GPS constellation to resolve the three exterior line elements of each image.The principles of differential GNSS positioning and GNSSsupported aerial triangulation(AT)are presented and an implementation case is demonstrated.With multi-constellation system,the number of visible satellites is significantly increased and the geometry distribution of the satellites is well improved.The positioning accuracy and robustness are therefore getting better compared to GPS positioning.Experimental results show that differential GNSS has remarkable increment on the integer rate of ambiguity solution when GPS has few number and low elevation angle of satellites.The combined AT adjustment of GNSS resolution and 10 ground control points(GCPs)achieve the horizontal accuracy of±18 cm and vertical accuracy of±23 cm for the check points,which are comparable with traditional bundle adjustment with dense GCPs and better than GPS-supported AT.The achieved accuracy also satisfies the requirement for 1:500 topographic maps with the bonus of 84%GCPs eliminated.In conclusion,GNSS-supported AT is of feasibility and superiority for large scale Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based photogrammetry.

Estimation method of SBAS dual-frequency range error integrity parameter

The development of a dual-frequency multi-constellation satellite-based augmentation system(DFMC SBAS)is in progress worldwide.The broadcasted dual-frequency range error(DFRE)integrity parameter reflects the effects of satellite ephemeris and clock corrections.A user uses the DFRE to calculate the protection level and then determines whether the DFMC SBAS service satisfies the requirements of the current flight phase.However,the calculation of the DFRE has not been reported.Herein,a DFRE estimation method is proposed based on the projection method.Using the ephemeris-clock covariance matrix of each satellite,the maximal projection direction was solved,and the projection of the covariance matrix on this direction was used as the DFRE to form an envelope for the maximal corrected error.Results show that the DFRE can form an envelope of the maximal corrected error with a set probability,and the integrity performance in the user segment satisfies the Category I precision approach requirement.