Performance Evaluation of Real-Time Kinematic GPS at Arctic Latitudes

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Salerno ◽  
Tom Lamarche ◽  
Erick Dupuis
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Real Time Kinematic ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Analogue Research ◽  
Rtk Gps

A real-time kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) has been identified for potentially being used as a ground-truth sensor for testing robotic rovers for planetary exploration. A series of environmental tests needs to be performed in order to validate the performance of the sensor at hand before being used as a ground-truth system. This paper focuses on the performance evaluation of the RTK GPS at Axel Heiberg Island Canadian Space Agency’s Analogue Research Network (CARN) site. This is one of the officially recognized terrestrial analogues, that is places on Earth that approximate the geological, environmental and putative biological conditions on Mars and other planetary bodies (Hipkin et al.). The challenge lies in the use of the equipment at Arctic latitudes. The results show that the system performed according to specifications even in this challenging environment.

Low Cost and Centimeter-Level Global Positioning System Accuracy Using Real-Time Kinematic Library and Real-Time Kinematic GPSA

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemant Kumar Gianey ◽  
Mumtaz Ali ◽  
V. Vijayakumar ◽  
Ashutosh Sharma ◽  
Rajiv Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Real Time Kinematic ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Rtk Gps ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Gps Accuracy ◽  
Gps System

Accuracy and total design and implementation cost of the GPS framework determine the viability of GPS based projects. As the greater part of the advanced framework including telemetry, IoT, Cloud, and AUTOSAR frameworks use GPS to get exact outcomes, finding a software-controlled error correction becomes important. With the execution of open source library such as RTKLIB will help in controlling and revising GPS blunders. The project utilizes the RTKLIB along with two stations for better accuracy. The RTK-GPS framework works under Linux environment, which is embedded in the Beagleboard. The communication between the GPS system is set up utilizing both serial communication protocol and TCP/IP suite. To get high precision inside the network, two GPS modules are utilized. One of them will be mounted on the rover and another GPS is the base station of the setup. Both the GPS will have a double radio wire setup to increase the reception level to reduce the noise and get centimeter-level precision. For long-range communication, Rover utilizes Wi-Fi with TCP/IP stack protocol. In this research paper, setup is intended to accomplish the centimeter level precision through libraries in a Linux environment. The design will be set up and tried on a college campus under various conditions with different error parameters to acquire a low cost and centimeter level GPS accuracy.

A Model for Combined GPS and BDS Real-Time Kinematic Positioning using one Common Reference Ambiguity

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Tu ◽  
Jinhai Liu ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Pengfei Zhang ◽  
Xiaochun Lu
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Carrier Phase ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Phase System ◽  
Combined Model ◽  
Common Reference ◽  
Beidou Navigation Satellite System ◽  
Real Time Kinematic ◽  
Global Positioning

This paper proposes a model for combined Global Positioning System (GPS) and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning. The approach uses only one common reference ambiguity, for example, that of GPS L1, and estimates the pseudo-range and carrier phase system and frequency biases. The validations show that these biases are stable during a continuous reference ambiguity period and can be easily estimated, and the other estimated double-differenced ambiguities, such as those of GPS L2, BDS L1, and BDS L2, are not affected. Therefore, our approach solves the problems of a frequently changing reference satellite. In addition, because all the carrier phase observations use the same reference ambiguity, a relationship is established between the different systems and frequencies, and the strength of the combined model is thus increased.

Application of the Real-Time Kinematic Global Positioning System in Bridge Safety Monitoring

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinjun Guo ◽  
Liang Xu ◽  
Lianjun Dai ◽  
Mike McDonald ◽  
Jianping Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Safety Monitoring ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
The Real ◽  
Bridge Safety ◽  
Real Time Kinematic ◽  
Global Positioning

Multiple Car-Following Data with Real-Time Kinematic Global Positioning System

2002 ◽  
Vol 1802 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemunu Senadeera Gurusinghe ◽  
Takashi Nakatsuji ◽  
Yoichi Azuta ◽  
Prakash Ranjitkar ◽  
Yordphol Tanaboriboon
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Traffic Engineering ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Relative Speed ◽  
Car Following ◽  
Real Time Kinematic ◽  
Global Positioning

The real-time kinematic differential Global Positioning System (GPS) has facilitated a new horizon in traffic engineering. Multiple car-following experiments conducted with a real-time kinematic GPS with 10 vehicles participating in a probing field gave high-quality results in headway, speed, relative speed, and acceleration. The expected accuracies for measuring position and speed were 10 mm and 0.16 km/h, respectively. The vehicles were driven in a loop consisting of two parallel straight sections connected by two semicircular curves. Different driving conditions were induced in the platoon by instructing the leading driver to follow predetermined speed variations. The experiments yielded sets of continuous observations. Headway, speed, and acceleration were measured using conventional equipment for the purpose of comparing accuracy. The accuracy of the data obtained using the GPS was superior to that of the same data obtained using conventional measurements. The variation in driving characteristics down the stream of vehicles was studied using the experimental data. The results showed that the reaction time between a change in relative speed and the corresponding change in acceleration varies during the driving process. The reaction time of individual drivers also changes along the platoon. The good-quality data were able to give high-resolution plots of acceleration and relative speed illustrating that both the reaction time and the functional relationship between acceleration and relative speed do not remain constant.

Design of Urban Vehicle Dynamic and Real-Time Navigation System Based on WSNs, GPS, and GPRS Techniques

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 3291-3294
Author(s):  
Cheng Lin Li ◽  
Zhi Yong Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Navigation System ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
General Packet Radio Service ◽  
Vehicle Navigation System ◽  
Global Positioning

Currently, the traffic congestion is a significant problem encountered in urban development, which should be resolved depending primarily on the management and deployment under the circumstance that road construction isn't able to keep the pace of automobile growth. WSNs (Wireless sensor networks), made up of numerous sensor nodes, form a multi-hop and self-organizing cellular system by wireless communication, which can realize real-time monitoring and collecting environmental information by cooperation. In this paper, a design of real-time and dynamic city vehicle navigation system is presented based on WSNs, GPS(Global Positioning System), and GPRS(General Packet Radio Service) techniques..

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