一种新的中长基线BDS三频模糊度快速解算方法

虽然TCAR能够实现短基线三频模糊度单历元解算,但由于电离层延迟及观测噪声等的影响,中长基线三频模糊度快速解算仍然是导航定位的一大难点。本文提出了一种新的无几何无电离层三频模糊度解算方法。该方法通过对伪距观测值赋予不同的权重,辅助宽巷及窄巷消除电离层残差的影响,使宽巷及窄巷求解只受观测噪声的影响;然后通过多历元的平滑获取宽巷及窄巷模糊度值。通过实测BDS三频长基线数据表明,相比经典TCAR算法,该方法可大大改善中长基线模糊度的求解精度,经过数据平滑并验证基本可以实现中长基线模糊度的快速解算。     

BDS单历元TCAR算法优化研究

鉴于多频导航信号对模糊度解算AR带来的巨大优势,新一代的全球卫星导航系统都对多频信号体制进行了设计。基于三频观测的经典TCAR模型由于忽略双差电离层残差影响,仅适用于短基线解算。在基于几何的TCAR模型的基础上,通过对伪距观测量以及模糊度得到固定的超宽巷EWL和宽巷WL观测量进行线性组合得到了具有最低噪声的消电离层组合观测量;并将其引入到第3步窄巷NL模糊度解算中,以提高NL模糊度解算成功率;最后结合实测北斗三频数据进行了分析验证。结果表明,优化后的TCAR模型可有效提高NL模糊度固定成功率。     

基于北斗三频的短基线单历元模糊度固定

采用三频观测值能组成更多波长更长、噪声较小的观测值;通过依次固定超宽巷、宽巷、窄巷模糊度,可以实现模糊度的快速固定。目前以TCAR、CIR为代表的方法均是基于无几何模型的方法,通过伪距直接求解相位模糊度;由于不同卫星模糊度各自单独求解,没有综合利用所有卫星的观测值信息。基于有几何模型,使用LAMBDA方法进行逐级模糊度固定,依次固定超宽巷、两个宽巷、两个无电离层组合窄巷模糊度,最后使用模糊度固定的两个无电离层组合进行最终基线解算。北斗实测数据验证表明,针对10km的短基线数据,采用本文方法可以实现100%的单历元模糊度固定的成功率。     

三频北斗模糊度固定方法分析

以北斗系统为背景,介绍了三频组合观测值的特点,分析了双差三频组合观测值的误差影响因素。简单说明采用TCAR方法进行超宽巷和宽巷模糊度固定的方法,论证了采用超宽巷或宽巷组合来求解电离层延迟一阶改正的不可行性。     

模糊度线性约束的消电离层多频模糊度解算

针对传统多频模糊度解算方法受到电离层延迟影响造成窄巷模糊度解算可靠性降低的问题,提出一种基于模糊度线性约束的消电离层MCAR方法。该方法通过模型等价性原理构建了基于几何相关-消电离层组合模型,并凭借能够可靠解算的超宽巷/宽巷模糊度值形成线性约束,进而构造窄巷模糊度解算模型,最终求解窄巷模糊度及精密定位结果。多组北斗三频实际数据测试结果表明,即使双差电离层延迟达到73.2 cm,所提出方法也可实现模糊度解算成功率高于96%,定位精度优于15 cm。     

北斗三频电离层延迟及码硬件延迟解算方法

准确固定非差模糊度是利用相位观测量获取高精度电离层延迟的关键。三频观测条件下常规的处理策略需依次固定超宽巷、宽巷以及窄巷模糊度,通常利用MW（melbourne-wubbena）组合解算宽巷模糊度时易受到码硬件延迟和观测噪声的影响而固定错误。利用北斗三频数据和GIM（grid ionosphenimap）产品,通过固定的超宽巷模糊度以及构造相位无几何组合解算宽巷模糊度,进而重构得到高精度电离层延迟,并且分离了码硬件延迟总量。结果表明,GIM模型辅助条件下宽巷模糊度固定成功率能达到100%,且消除了系统性偏差;电离层重构值与GIM模型改正值存在约1 m的差异,等效精度约6TECU;分离的码硬件延迟变化平稳,标准偏差不超过0.3 m。     

网络RTK基准站间的模糊度及空间相关误差解算

利用载波相位双差观测值的宽巷和无电离层组合固定部分模糊度参数,并采用Kalman滤波算法估计残余的对流层延迟;然后对观测值进行改正,剔除对流层延迟误差,从而提高剩余模糊度参数的固定率;最后估计双差电离层延迟。文中采用美国CORS网的GPS数据进行实验,实验结果表明,自适应滤波算法可明显提高残余对流层延迟的解算精度和模糊度的解算效率;固定模糊度并改正对流层和电离层延迟,差分定位精度得到很大提高。     

改进CIR算法在BDS长基线模糊度解算中的应用

长基线条件下,测站间空间相关性弱,电离层、对流层延迟经过双差并不能很好地消除,致使CIR方法在长基线条件下解算模糊度成功率较低。本文通过BDS三频组合选择长波长、弱电离层组合改进宽巷组合系数,选取（-1,-5,6）代替传统的宽巷组合（0,-1,1）,选择弱电离层几何相位组合（4,-5,2）代替传统的窄巷组合（0,0,1）,并通过将多频点的伪距观测值和确定了模糊度的宽巷相位观测值线性组合消除电离层延迟一阶项。通过实测数据分析,本文提出的算法能够有效解算超宽巷、宽巷模糊度,提高模糊度解算成功率。     

一种顾及电离层约束的非差周跳的实时探测与修复方法

提出了一种顾及电离层约束的非差周跳实时探测与修复方法。通过构造3个线性无关的组合观测量,按逐级模糊度确定的思路,分别对超宽巷、宽巷和窄巷进行探测与修复;然后联合三步的探测结果,将周跳恢复到原始载波值上。在宽巷组合上进行了改进,将宽巷波长放大了5.34倍(GPS为3.4倍),由于窄巷波长较短需考虑电离层的影响,对不敏感周跳组合引入电离层残差法辅助窄巷的探测与修复。实验结果表明,该方法能够有效地进行周跳的实时探测和修复。     

卫星间水平距离对双差电离层残差的影响分析

基于TCAR方法,对影响模糊度固定的电离层残差因素进行分析,指出同测站间基线的长短一样,差分卫星间的水平距离也能够影响双差电离层残差的大小,并用实测北斗三频数据验证。实验结果表明对17km短基线,较大的差分卫星间水平距离会降低窄巷模糊度固定的成功率;而对于72.6km的中等长度基线,当双差卫星间水平距离减小时双差电离层残差随之减小,利于窄巷模糊度的固定。     

一种基于北斗三频的改进CIR算法

北斗卫星导航系统能全星座播发3个频率的观测值,有利于载波相位模糊度的解算。本文以传统的CIR方法为基础,分析了其在短基线和长基线计算时的优点和限制。针对于电离层延迟的影响,经典的CIR难以实现长基线模糊度固定的问题,本文提出了一种附有约束条件的适用于长基线的改进CIR算法,利用北斗三频数据对算法性能进行了验证。实验表明:提出的新算法能够提高长基线宽巷模糊度的固定成功率,并且能够很大程度上缩小窄巷模糊度的搜索空间,使其估值的波动能够在4周以内。     

BDS网络RTK参考站三频整周模糊度解算方法

北斗卫星导航系统是目前唯一一个全星座提供三频观测数据的卫星导航定位系统,三频观测值有助于载波相位整周模糊度的快速、准确固定。本文提出了一种BDS网络RTK参考站三频整周模糊度解算方法。首先利用B2、B3频率的观测值及严格的模糊度固定标准确定超宽巷整周模糊度,将固定的超宽巷整周模糊度与其他宽巷整周模糊度的线性关系作为约束条件,然后估计宽巷整周模糊度、相对天顶对流层延迟误差和电离层延迟误差,并搜索确定宽巷整周模糊度。利用固定的宽巷整周模糊度与三频载波相位整周模糊度的整数线性关系,将线性关系加入载波相位整周模糊度参数估计观测模型中,然后确定载波相位整周模糊度。使用实测的CORS网BDS三频观测数据进行算法验证,结果表明,该方法可正确有效地实现参考站间三频载波相位整周模糊度的快速解算。     

Network-based triple-frequency carrier phase ambiguity resolution between reference stations using BDS data for long baselines

Network-based ambiguity resolution (AR) between reference stations is the prerequisite to realize a precise real-time kinematic positioning service. With the help of BDS triple-frequency signals, we can efficiently deal with the ionospheric delay and tropospheric delay, and achieve rapid and reliable AR. To overcome the inaccurate ionospheric delay estimated by the geometry-free three carrier ambiguity resolution (GF TCAR) technique, which leads to failure in the original ambiguity resolution, we propose an ionospheric-free (IF) TCAR method to resolve the ambiguity between the reference stations over long baselines. Taking full advantage of the known positions of the reference stations, the easily resolved extra-wide-lane (EWL) ambiguity, and the IF phase combinations, we can reliably fix the wide-lane (WL) ambiguity. A Kalman filter is applied to estimate precise IF ambiguities and the original ambiguity is resolved with the fixed WL ambiguity. A numerical analysis with triple-frequency BDS data from three long baselines of a CORS network is provided to compare the AR performance of GF TCAR with that of IF TCAR. The results show that both methods can reliably resolve the WL ambiguity with a remarkable correctly-fixed rate of higher than 99%, and the reliably-fixed rates of the IF TCAR slightly increase from 92.19, 94.67 and 94.61–98.26, 99.54 and 97.51% for the three baselines. Herein “correctly-fixed” and “reliably-fixed” mean the difference between the float ambiguity and the true one are less than ± 0.5 and ± 0.25 cycles, respectively. On the other hand, the AR performance of the original signals with the IF TCAR method is much better than that with the GF TCAR method attaining a 100% correctly-fixed rate, while the GF TCAR method can hardly fix the original ambiguity with the largest bias being as much as 4 cycles because of the amplified systematic bias.     

A modified geometry- and ionospheric-free combination for static three-carrier ambiguity resolution

The reliability of the classical geometry- and ionospheric-free (GIF) three-carrier ambiguity resolution (TCAR) degrades when applied to long baselines of hundreds of kilometers. To overcome this deficiency, we propose two new models, which are used sequentially to resolve wide-lane (WL) and narrow-lane (NL) ambiguities and form a stepwise ambiguity resolution (AR) strategy. In the first model, after a successful extra-wide-lane AR, the pseudorange and phase observations are combined to estimate WL ambiguities, in which the residual ionospheric delays and geometry effects are eliminated. In the second model, using the resolved ambiguities from the first step, the two WL ambiguities are combined to remove ionospheric and geometry effects. The unknown coefficients in the two models are determined in such that they minimize the formal errors in the ambiguity estimates to optimize the ambiguity estimation. Using experimental BeiDou triple-frequency observations, we evaluate our method and identify three advantages. First, the two models use double-differenced phase observations that are not differences across frequency. Second, the two models are entirely free from ionospheric delay and geometry effects. Third, the unknown estimates in the two models satisfy the minimum noise condition, which makes the formal errors in the float NL ambiguity estimates much lower than those obtained with common GIF TCAR methods, thereby directly and significantly increasing the success rate of AR compared to the cascaded integer resolution method and two other GIF combinations.     

Rapid re-convergences to ambiguity-fixed solutions in precise point positioning

Integer ambiguity resolution at a single receiver can be achieved if the fractional-cycle biases are separated from the ambiguity estimates in precise point positioning (PPP). Despite the improved positioning accuracy by such integer resolution, the convergence to an ambiguity-fixed solution normally requires a few tens of minutes. Even worse, these convergences can repeatedly occur on the occasion of loss of tracking locks for many satellites if an open sky-view is not constantly available, consequently totally destroying the practicability of real-time PPP. In this study, in case of such re-convergences, we develop a method in which ionospheric delays are precisely predicted to significantly accelerate the integer ambiguity resolution. The effectiveness of this method consists in two aspects: first, wide-lane ambiguities can be rapidly resolved using the ionosphere-corrected wide-lane measurements, instead of the noisy Melbourne–Wübbena combination measurements; second, narrow-lane ambiguity resolution can be accelerated under the tight constraints derived from the ionosphere-corrected unambiguous wide-lane measurements. In the test at 90 static stations suffering from simulated total loss of tracking locks, 93.3 and 95.0% of re-convergences to wide-lane and narrow-lane ambiguity resolutions can be achieved within five epochs of 1-Hz measurements, respectively, even though the time latency for the predicted ionospheric delays is up to 180 s. In the test at a mobile van moving in a GPS-adverse environment where satellite number significantly decreases and cycle slips frequently occur, only when the predicted ionospheric delays are applied can the rate of ambiguity-fixed epochs be dramatically improved from 7.7 to 93.6% of all epochs. Therefore, this method can potentially relieve the unrealistic requirement of a continuous open sky-view by most PPP applications and improve the practicability of real-time PPP.     

A strategy for GPS data processing in a precise local network during high solar activity

This paper presents the analyses connected with reduction of errors from ionospheric refraction using GPS data from local satellite networks. This is particularly essential during rising solar activity. The Bernese GPS Software v. 4.2 was used, as an analytical tool. The test data included measurements from a geodynamic network SUDETES situated in the Sudety Mountains across the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. A local ionospheric activity model developed from a regional model augmented with data from a local network has been tested at three levels. The criteria included comparison with a global model, the success rate of ambiguity determination using the quasi-ionosphere free and wide-lane/narrow-lane strategies, and in the position domain through analysis of residuals. The results show that the local model increases the success rate for ambiguity determination for the wide-lane/narrow-lane strategy and is available sooner than the global models. The output of the SUDETES network processing including the models of local ionospheric and tropospheric activity have been used to process data from a number of relatively small networks situated in the Sudety mountains.     

一种基于多频模糊度快速解算方法的BDS/GPS中长基线RTK定位模型

随着全球卫星导航系统（global navigation satellite system,GNSS）进入多系统时代,空中导航卫星的可见卫星数不断增加,中国北斗卫星导航系统（BeiDou navigation satellite system,BDS）已开始面向用户提供三频导航信号,这都有利于改善单历元实时动态定位（real-time kinematic,RTK）的精度和可靠性。中长基线单历元RTK通常采用电离层无关组合算法,但是该方法将观测噪声进行了放大,模糊度固定成功率随着基线长度的增加而明显降低。提出一种BDS/GPS（global positioning system）中长基线单历元多频RTK定位算法,先以较高成功率快速固定BDS的两个超宽巷模糊度,继而通过简单变换得到BDS宽巷模糊度,然后将其辅助提高GPS宽巷模糊度固定成功率,最后采用将电离层延迟误差参数化的策略以提高BDS/GPS窄巷模糊度固定成功率。结合实测数据进行验证分析,结果表明本文算法是可行的。