scholarly journals A New Tracking Loop Scheme for High Dynamics Real-Time GNSS Receivers with Hardware Correlators

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro A. Roncagliolo ◽  
Javier G. Garc�a
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Tracking Loop ◽  
Gnss Receivers ◽  
High Dynamics ◽  
Loop Scheme

scholarly journals Optimized Carrier Tracking Loop Design for Real-Time High-Dynamics GNSS Receivers

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro A. Roncagliolo ◽  
Javier G. García ◽  
Carlos H. Muravchik
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Loop Filter ◽  
Phase Measurements ◽  
Loop Design ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Radio Signals ◽  
Gnss Receivers ◽  
High Dynamics ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite

Carrier phase estimation in real-time Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers is usually performed by tracking loops due to their very low computational complexity. We show that a careful design of these loops allows them to operate properly in high-dynamics environments, that is, accelerations up to 40 g or more. Their phase and frequency discriminators and loop filter are derived considering the digital nature of the loop inputs. Based on these ideas, we propose a new loop structure named Unambiguous Frequency-Aided Phase-Locked Loop (UFA-PLL). In terms of tracking capacity and noise resistance UFA-PLL has the same advantages of frequently used coupled-loop schemes, but it is simpler to design and to implement. Moreover, it can keep phase lock in situations where other loops cannot. The loop design is completed selecting the correlation time and loop bandwidth that minimize the pull-out probability, without relying on typical rules of thumb. Optimal and efficient ways to smooth the phase estimates are also presented. Hence, high-quality phase measurements—usually exploited in offline and quasistatic applications—become practical for real-time and high-dynamics receivers. Experiments with fixed-point implementations of the proposed loops and actual radio signals are also shown.

Using graphs to construct a math model of a microcontroller-based system for preset rate control of a flywheel motor to be used in high-dynamics spacecraft

2020 ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Vladimir V. NEKRASOV
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Rotation Rate ◽  
Control Function ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Math Model ◽  
The Real ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Power Matrix ◽  
High Dynamics ◽  
Stated Problem

Developing a microcontroller-based system for controlling the flywheel motor of high-dynamics spacecraft using Russian-made parts and components made it possible to make statement of the problem of searching control function for a preset rotation rate of the flywheel rotor. This paper discusses one of the possible options for mathematical study of the stated problem, namely, application of structural analysis based on graph theory. Within the framework of the stated problem a graph was constructed for generating the new required rate, while in order to consider the stochastic case option the incidence and adjacency matrices were constructed. The stated problem was solved using a power matrix which transforms a set of contiguous matrices of the graph of admissible solution edge sequences, the real-time control function was found. Based on the results of this work, operational trials were run for the developed control function of the flywheel motor rotor rotation rate, a math model was constructed for the real-time control function, and conclusions were drawn about the feasibility of implementing the results of this study. Key words: Control function, graph, incidence matrix, adjacency matrix, power matrix, microcontroller control of the flywheel motor, highly dynamic spacecraft.

Real-time and near real-time ZTD from a local network of low-cost dual-frequency GNSS receivers.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Hadas ◽  
Grzegorz Marut ◽  
Jan Kapłon ◽  
Witold Rohm
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Weather Prediction ◽  
Local Network ◽  
System Component ◽  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Lower Accuracy ◽  
Gnss Receivers ◽  
The Impact

<p>The dynamics of water vapor distribution in the troposphere, measured with Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), is a subject of weather research and climate studies. With GNSS, remote sensing of the troposphere in Europe is performed continuously and operationally under the E-GVAP (http://egvap.dmi.dk/) program with more than 2000 permanent stations. These data are one of the assimilation system component of mesoscale weather prediction models (10 km scale) for many nations across Europe. However, advancing precise local forecasts for severe weather requires high resolution models and observing system.   Further densification of the tracking network, e.g. in urban or mountain areas, will be costly when considering geodetic-grade equipment. However, the rapid development of GNSS-based applications results in a dynamic release of mass-market GNSS receivers. It has been demonstrated that post-processing of GPS-data from a dual-frequency low-cost receiver allows retrieving ZTD with high accuracy. Although low-cost receivers are a promising solution to the problem of densifying GNSS networks for water vapor monitoring, there are still some technological limitations and they require further development and calibration.</p><p>We have developed a low-cost GNSS station, dedicated to real-time GNSS meteorology, which provides GPS, GLONASS and Galileo dual-frequency observations either in RINEX v3.04 format or via RTCM v3.3 stream, with either Ethernet or GSM data transmission. The first two units are deployed in a close vicinity of permanent station WROC, which belongs to the International GNSS Service (IGS) network. Therefore, we compare results from real-time and near real-time processing of GNSS observations from a low-cost unit with IGS Final products. We also investigate the impact of replacing a standard patch antenna with an inexpensive survey-grade antenna. Finally, we deploy a local network of low-cost receivers in and around the city of Wroclaw, Poland, in order to analyze the dynamics of troposphere delay at a very high spatial resolution.</p><p>As a measure of accuracy, we use the standard deviation of ZTD differences between estimated ZTD and IGS Final product. For the near real-time mode, that accuracy is 5 mm and 6 mm, for single- (L1) and dual-frequency (L1/L5,E5b) solution, respectively. Lower accuracy of the dual-frequency relative solution we justify by the missing antenna phase center correction model for L5 and E5b frequencies. With the real-time Precise Point Positioning technique, we estimate ZTD with the accuracy of 7.5 – 8.6 mm. After antenna replacement, the accuracy is improved almost by a factor of 2 (to 4.1 mm), which is close to the 3.1 mm accuracy which we obtain in real-time using data from the WROC station.</p>

Projected Phase-Plane Switching Curves for Vibration Reduction Filters With Negative Amplitudes

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Dhanda
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Phase Plane ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Vibration Reduction ◽  
Shaping Filter ◽  
Negative Impulse ◽  
Acceleration And Deceleration ◽  
Analytical Expressions ◽  
Loop Scheme

In this paper, we extend the phase-plane based closed-loop scheme of implementing commands shaped with vibration-reduction filters. A generalized shaping filter is considered in this work which can have negative impulse intensities and different acceleration and deceleration limits. Switching conditions are derived in terms of the filter parameters for both convolution-based and closed-form based shaping techniques. Analytical expressions are provided for the switching curves and various schemes are discussed for selecting appropriate phase-planes and implementing shaped-commands on real-time servomechanisms.

scholarly journals Positioning Accuracy Comparison of GNSS Receivers Used for Mapping and Guidance of Agricultural Machines

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Catania ◽  
Antonio Comparetti ◽  
Pierluigi Febo ◽  
Giuseppe Morello ◽  
Santo Orlando ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite Systems ◽  
Reference Trajectory ◽  
Positioning Error ◽  
Differential Correction ◽  
Positioning Accuracy ◽  
Real Time Kinematic ◽  
Gnss Receivers

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) allow the determination of the 3D position of a point on the Earth’s surface by measuring the distance from the receiver antenna to the orbital position of at least four satellites. Selecting and buying a GNSS receiver, depending on farm needs, is the first step for implementing precision agriculture. The aim of this work is to compare the positioning accuracy of four GNSS receivers, different for technical features and working modes: L1/L2 frequency survey-grade Real-Time Kinematic (RTK)-capable Stonex S7-G (S7); L1 frequency RTK-capable Stonex S5 (S5); L1 frequency Thales MobileMapper Pro (TMMP); low-cost L1 frequency Quanum GPS Logger V2 (QLV2). In order to evaluate the positioning accuracy of these receivers, i.e., the distance of the determined points from a reference trajectory, different tests, distinguished by the use or not of Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) differential correction data and/or an external antenna, were carried out. The results show that all satellite receivers tested carried out with the external antenna had an improvement in positioning accuracy. The Thales MobileMapper Pro satellite receiver showed the worst positioning accuracy. The low-cost Quanum GPS Logger V2 receiver surprisingly showed an average positioning error of only 0.550 m. The positioning accuracy of the above-mentioned receiver was slightly worse than that obtained using Stonex S7-G without the external antenna and differential correction (maximum positioning error 0.749 m). However, this accuracy was even better than that recorded using Stonex S5 without differential correction, both with and without the external antenna (average positioning error of 0.962 m and 1.368 m).

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