Multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver and its advantages in high-precision positioning applications

doi:10.1007/s11707-016-0559-2

Front. Earth Sci.

2016, Vol. 10

Issue (4) : 772-783 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-016-0559-2

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver and its advantages in high-precision positioning applications

Danan DONG^1,^2,³,Wen CHEN^1,²(

),Miaomiao CAI¹,Feng ZHOU¹,Minghua WANG⁴,Chao YU^1,²,Zhengqi ZHENG¹,Yuanfei WANG^1,³

¹. Engineering Center of SHMEC for Space Information and GNSS, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
². Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
³. Key?Laboratory?of?Geographic?Information?Science,?Ministry?of?Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
⁴. College?of?Surveying?and?Geo-informatics, Tongji?University, Shanghai 200092, China

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Abstract

The multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver is a high precision, low cost, and widely used emerging receiver. Using this type of receiver, the satellite and receiver clock errors can be eliminated simultaneously by forming between antenna single-differences, which is equivalent to the conventional double-difference model. However, current multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver products have not fully realized their potential to achieve better accuracy, efficiency, and broader applications. This paper introduces the conceptual design and derivable products of multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receivers involving the aspects of attitude determination, multipath effect mitigation, phase center variation correction, and ground-based carrier phase wind-up calibration. Through case studies, the advantages of multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receivers in high-precision positioning applications are demonstrated.

Keywords multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver high-precision positioning attitude determination multipath effect mitigation phase center variation correction ground-based carrier phase wind-up calibration

Corresponding Author(s): Wen CHEN

Just Accepted Date: 08 January 2016 Online First Date: 18 February 2016 Issue Date: 04 November 2016

Cite this article:

Danan DONG,Wen CHEN,Miaomiao CAI, et al. Multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver and its advantages in high-precision positioning applications[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2016, 10(4): 772-783.

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Fig.1 Conceptual design of the MS-GNSS receiver.

Tab.1 Typical MS-GNSS receivers

Tab.2 Theoretical?performance?comparison between DD and MS-SD algorithm

Fig.2 Comparative experiment between MS-SD method and Trimble software. (a) Dynamic short baseline attitude determination experiment based on turning table. (b) The estimated trajectories of baseline vectors between the master and slave antennas using MS-SD method and Trimble software.

Fig.3 Hardware Installation for GPS/GNONASS system (Keong and Lachapelle, 2000).

Fig.4 Spatial distribution of multipath error on celestial hemisphere (Dong et al., 2014).

Fig.5 Relative MS-SD PCV measurement experiment (Mader, 1999).

Fig.6 Absolute MS-SD PCV measurement experiment (Bilich and Mader, 2010). (a) The calibration baseline. (b) Two-axis robot used to move the test antenna.

Fig.7 Accuracy test experiment of SAYD with turning table. (a) Experiment setting. (b) Changes in Δφw

over time.

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