The design of a global positioning system (GPS) software receiver is introduced. This design uses the concept of software radio, and it consists of the following parts: front-end, acquisition, tracking, synchroniza...The design of a global positioning system (GPS) software receiver is introduced. This design uses the concept of software radio, and it consists of the following parts: front-end, acquisition, tracking, synchronization, navigation solution and some assisting modules. In the acquisition module, the acquisition algorithm based on circular correlation is utilized. The input data and the local code are converted into the frequency domain by means of the fast Fourier transform (FFT). After performing circular correlation, the initial phase of the C/A code can be obtained and the cartier frequency can be found in 1 kHz frequency resolution, which is too coarse to use for the tracking loop. In order to improve the frequency resolution, the fine frequency estimation through a phase relationship is then achieved, by which, the frequency resolution is improved dramatically. Experiments show that the inaccuracy of the carrier frequency can be estimated within a few hertz by the fine frequency estimation method, and the fine frequency attained can be directly used for the tracking loop.展开更多
Rapid determination of soil organic matter(SOM) using regression models based on soil reflectance spectral data serves an important function in precision agriculture. "Deviation of arch"(DOA)-based regressio...Rapid determination of soil organic matter(SOM) using regression models based on soil reflectance spectral data serves an important function in precision agriculture. "Deviation of arch"(DOA)-based regression and partial least squares regression(PLSR)are two modeling approaches to predict SOM.However,few studies have explored the accuracy of the DOA-based regression and PLSR models.Therefore,the DOA-based regression and PLSR were applied to the visible near-infrared(VNIR) spectra to estimate SOM content in the case of various dataset divisions.A two-fold cross-validation scheme was adopted and repeated 10 000 times for rigorous evaluation of the DOA-based models in comparison with the widely used PLSR model.Soil samples were collected for SOM analysis in the coastal area of northern Jiangsu Province,China.The results indicated that both modelling methods provided reasonable estimation of SOM,with PLSR outperforming DOA-based regression in general.However,the performance of PLSR for the validation dataset decreased more noticeably.Among the four DOA-based regression models,a linear model provided the best estimation of SOM and a cutoff of SOM content(19.76 g kg^(-1)),and the performance for calibration and validation datasets was consistent.As the SOM content exceeded 19.76 g kg^(-1),SOM became more effective in masking the spectral features of other soil properties to a certain extent.This work confirmed that reflectance spectroscopy combined with PLSR could serve as a non-destructive and cost-efficient way for rapid determination of SOM when hyperspectral data were available.The DOA-based model,which requires only 3 bands in the visible spectra,also provided SOM estimation with acceptable accuracy.展开更多
In the precise point positioning(PPP),some impossible accurately simulated systematic errors still remained in the GPS observations and will inevitably degrade the precision of zenith tropospheric delay(ZTD) estimatio...In the precise point positioning(PPP),some impossible accurately simulated systematic errors still remained in the GPS observations and will inevitably degrade the precision of zenith tropospheric delay(ZTD) estimation.The stochastic models used in the GPS PPP mode are compared.In this paper,the research results show that the precision of PPP-derived ZTD can be obviously improved through selecting a suitable stochastic model for GPS measurements.Low-elevation observations can cover more troposphere information that can improve the estimation of ZTD.A new stochastic model based on satellite low elevation cosine square is presented.The results show that the stochastic model using satellite elevation-based cosine square function is better than previous stochastic models.展开更多
To ensure success of precise navigation, it is necessary to carry out in-field calibration for the accelerometers in platform inertial navigation system(PINS) before a mission is launched.Traditional continuous self-c...To ensure success of precise navigation, it is necessary to carry out in-field calibration for the accelerometers in platform inertial navigation system(PINS) before a mission is launched.Traditional continuous self-calibration methods are not fit for fast calibration of accelerometers because the platform misalignments have to be estimated precisely and the nonlinear coupling terms will affect accuracy. The multi-position methods with a "shape of motion" algorithm also have some existing disadvantages: High precision calibration results cannot be obtained when the accelerometer's output data are used directly and it is difficult to optimize the calibration scheme. Focusing on this field, this paper proposes new fast self-calibration methods for the accelerometers of PINS. A data compression filter is employed to improve the accuracy of parameter estimation because it is impossible to obtain non-biased estimation for accelerometer parameters when using the "shape of motion" algorithm. Besides, continuous calibration schemes are designed and optimized by the genetic algorithm(GA) to improve the observability of parameters. Simulations prove that the proposed methods can estimate the accelerometer parameter more precisely than traditional continuous methods and multi-position methods, and they are more practical to deal with urgent situations than multi-position methods.展开更多
基金Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universi-ty(No.NCET-06-0462)Excellent Young Teacher Foundation of SoutheastUniversity(No.4022001002).
文摘The design of a global positioning system (GPS) software receiver is introduced. This design uses the concept of software radio, and it consists of the following parts: front-end, acquisition, tracking, synchronization, navigation solution and some assisting modules. In the acquisition module, the acquisition algorithm based on circular correlation is utilized. The input data and the local code are converted into the frequency domain by means of the fast Fourier transform (FFT). After performing circular correlation, the initial phase of the C/A code can be obtained and the cartier frequency can be found in 1 kHz frequency resolution, which is too coarse to use for the tracking loop. In order to improve the frequency resolution, the fine frequency estimation through a phase relationship is then achieved, by which, the frequency resolution is improved dramatically. Experiments show that the inaccuracy of the carrier frequency can be estimated within a few hertz by the fine frequency estimation method, and the fine frequency attained can be directly used for the tracking loop.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41201215)
文摘Rapid determination of soil organic matter(SOM) using regression models based on soil reflectance spectral data serves an important function in precision agriculture. "Deviation of arch"(DOA)-based regression and partial least squares regression(PLSR)are two modeling approaches to predict SOM.However,few studies have explored the accuracy of the DOA-based regression and PLSR models.Therefore,the DOA-based regression and PLSR were applied to the visible near-infrared(VNIR) spectra to estimate SOM content in the case of various dataset divisions.A two-fold cross-validation scheme was adopted and repeated 10 000 times for rigorous evaluation of the DOA-based models in comparison with the widely used PLSR model.Soil samples were collected for SOM analysis in the coastal area of northern Jiangsu Province,China.The results indicated that both modelling methods provided reasonable estimation of SOM,with PLSR outperforming DOA-based regression in general.However,the performance of PLSR for the validation dataset decreased more noticeably.Among the four DOA-based regression models,a linear model provided the best estimation of SOM and a cutoff of SOM content(19.76 g kg^(-1)),and the performance for calibration and validation datasets was consistent.As the SOM content exceeded 19.76 g kg^(-1),SOM became more effective in masking the spectral features of other soil properties to a certain extent.This work confirmed that reflectance spectroscopy combined with PLSR could serve as a non-destructive and cost-efficient way for rapid determination of SOM when hyperspectral data were available.The DOA-based model,which requires only 3 bands in the visible spectra,also provided SOM estimation with acceptable accuracy.
文摘In the precise point positioning(PPP),some impossible accurately simulated systematic errors still remained in the GPS observations and will inevitably degrade the precision of zenith tropospheric delay(ZTD) estimation.The stochastic models used in the GPS PPP mode are compared.In this paper,the research results show that the precision of PPP-derived ZTD can be obviously improved through selecting a suitable stochastic model for GPS measurements.Low-elevation observations can cover more troposphere information that can improve the estimation of ZTD.A new stochastic model based on satellite low elevation cosine square is presented.The results show that the stochastic model using satellite elevation-based cosine square function is better than previous stochastic models.
文摘To ensure success of precise navigation, it is necessary to carry out in-field calibration for the accelerometers in platform inertial navigation system(PINS) before a mission is launched.Traditional continuous self-calibration methods are not fit for fast calibration of accelerometers because the platform misalignments have to be estimated precisely and the nonlinear coupling terms will affect accuracy. The multi-position methods with a "shape of motion" algorithm also have some existing disadvantages: High precision calibration results cannot be obtained when the accelerometer's output data are used directly and it is difficult to optimize the calibration scheme. Focusing on this field, this paper proposes new fast self-calibration methods for the accelerometers of PINS. A data compression filter is employed to improve the accuracy of parameter estimation because it is impossible to obtain non-biased estimation for accelerometer parameters when using the "shape of motion" algorithm. Besides, continuous calibration schemes are designed and optimized by the genetic algorithm(GA) to improve the observability of parameters. Simulations prove that the proposed methods can estimate the accelerometer parameter more precisely than traditional continuous methods and multi-position methods, and they are more practical to deal with urgent situations than multi-position methods.