Initial results of precise orbit and clock determination for COMPASS navigation satellite system

The development of the COMPASS satellite system is introduced, and the regional tracking network and data availability are described. The precise orbit determination strategy of COMPASS satellites is presented. Data of June 2012 are processed. The obtained orbits are evaluated by analysis of post-fit residuals, orbit overlap comparison and SLR (satellite laser ranging) validation. The RMS (root mean square) values of post-fit residuals for one month’s data are smaller than 2.0 cm for ionosphere-free phase measurements and 2.6 m for ionosphere-free code observations. The 48-h orbit overlap comparison shows that the RMS values of differences in the radial component are much smaller than 10 cm and those of the cross-track component are smaller than 20 cm. The SLR validation shows that the overall RMS of observed minus computed residuals is 68.5 cm for G01 and 10.8 cm for I03. The static and kinematic PPP solutions are produced to further evaluate the accuracy of COMPASS orbit and clock products. The static daily COMPASS PPP solutions achieve an accuracy of better than 1 cm in horizontal and 3 cm in vertical. The accuracy of the COMPASS kinematic PPP solutions is within 1–2 cm in the horizontal and 4–7 cm in the vertical. In addition, we find that the COMPASS kinematic solutions are generally better than the GPS ones for the selected location. Furthermore, the COMPASS/GPS combinations significantly improve the accuracy of GPS only PPP solutions. The RMS values are basically smaller than 1 cm in the horizontal components and 3–4 cm in the vertical component.     

Swarm系列卫星非差运动学厘米级精密定轨

采用2015年5月24日—30日的Swarm星载GPS双频观测数据,基于Melbourne-Wübbena(MW)和消电离层线性组合,在精密单点定位技术的基础上,采用批处理最小二乘估计法对不同轨道高度的Swarm系列卫星进行非差运动学精密定轨。利用星载GPS相位观测值残差、与欧空局发布的简化动力学轨道对比,以及SLR检核3种方法对Swarm系列卫星非差运动学定轨结果进行精度评估。结果表明:①Swarm系列卫星星载GPS相位观测值残差RMS为6~7 mm;②与欧空局发布的简化动力学轨道进行求差,径向、切向及法向轨道差值RMS为2~4 cm;③与欧空局发布的运动学轨道进行求差,径向、切向及法向轨道差值RMS为1~2 cm;④SLR检核结果表明Swarm-A/B/C卫星轨道精度为3~4 cm。因此,采用非差运动学定轨方法与本文提供的定轨策略进行Swarm系列卫星精密定轨是切实可行的,定轨精度为厘米级。     

BDS/GPS精密单点定位收敛时间与定位精度的比较

采用武汉大学卫星导航定位技术研究中心发布的北斗精密卫星轨道和钟差,在TriP 2.0软件的基础上实现了BDS PPP定位算法,并利用大量实测数据进行了BDS/GPS静态PPP和动态PPP浮点解试验。结果表明,BDS静态PPP的收敛时间约为80min,动态PPP的收敛时间为100min;对于3h的观测数据,静态PPP收敛后定位精度优于5cm,动态PPP收敛后水平方向优于8cm,高程方向约12cm;与GPS PPP类似,东分量上定位精度较北分量稍差。当前由于BDS的全球跟踪站有限,精密轨道和钟差精度不如GPS,因此BDS PPP的收敛时间较GPS长,但收敛后可实现厘米至分米级的绝对定位。     

QZSS L6E增强服务改正数支持的PPP性能评估

准天顶卫星系统目前利用QZS-2~QZS-43颗卫星播发L6E信号,为东亚和大洋洲地区用户提供实时的增强服务。该文分析了L6E信号结构及轨道和钟差的计算模型,研究了目前L6E信号的覆盖范围和可用性,评估了L6E改正数恢复的卫星轨道和钟差及其用于动态PPP的精度水平。结果表明:我国用户在使用15°截止高度角时L6E信号仍有100%的可用性;L6E改正数恢复的GPS和GLONASS卫星轨道的3D RMS平均值分别为5.3和13.9 cm,卫星钟差的STD平均值分别为0.14和0.22 ns,利用GPS卫星的轨道和钟差进行的动态PPP可以获得水平优于10 cm、高程优于15 cm的精度,在加入GLONASS卫星后,东方向和高程方向定位误差和收敛时间均有明显改善。     

基于星载GPS数据的Jason-3卫星简化动力学和运动学法精密定轨

利用Jason-3星载GPS观测数据,采用简化动力学方法和运动学方法对Jason-3卫星进行精密定轨研究.通过载波相位残差、重叠轨道对比、参考轨道对比和卫星激光测距(SLR)轨道检核四种方式评定轨道精度.计算相位残差均方根(RMS)值,简化动力学轨道的RMS值在0.7～0.8cm,运动学轨道的RMS值在0.50～0.5...     

An experimental performance analysis of real-time kinematic positioning with NASA’s Internet-Based Global Differential GPS

The Global Differential GPS (GDGPS) system developed by JPL aims at seamless global real-time positioning at the dm accuracy level for dual-frequency receivers either fixed or mobile, anywhere and at any time. The GDGPS system relies on GPS data transmitted in real-time to a central processing center at JPL from a global network of permanently operating GPS dual-frequency receivers. At the processing center, the Internet-based Global Differential GPS (IGDG) system, the heart of JPLs GDGPS, generates and disseminates over the open Internet special 1-s global differential corrections (IGDG corrections) to the GPS broadcast ephemerides. The IGDG corrections enhance the accuracy of GPS broadcast orbits and clocks down to the dm level and serve as the key-factor for high-precise real-time positioning of a stand-alone receiver. An experimental verification of the dm positional accuracy of the IGDG system was carried out in the Netherlands, by means of both a static and a kinematic test. During the static test GPS data were collected for 5 consecutive days using a fixed immobile receiver and processed as if in real-time. Within the framework of the kinematic test, an experiment was carried out using a kinematic platform. Our tests confirmed the dm accuracy of stand-alone receiver positioning with IGDG. The standard deviation for positioning both in static and kinematic mode appears to be 10 cm in each horizontal component and 20 cm in the vertical component. More than 99% of the IGDG corrections were received with the expected 1-s interval in the field via mobile communication, the latency of the corrections was generally from 7 to 8 s.     

BDS/GPS组合精密单点定位精度分析与评价

精密单点定位（precise point positioning,PPP）已经广泛应用于许多领域,如测绘、交通、导航、地震监测等。近些年来,随着卫星数量的增多,多系统组合呈现越来越明显的趋势。利用全球MGEX（Multi-GNSS Experiment）网数据研究了BDS（BeiDou navigation satellite system）/GPS（global positioning system）组合精密单点定位技术,并与BDS单系统和GPS单系统进行了对比。结果表明,在静态定位中,BDS PPP在E、N、U方向的均方根误差分别为4.35 cm、3.01 cm、6.40 cm;GPS PPP在E、N、U方向的均方根误差分别为1.21 cm、0.48 cm、1.79 cm;BDS/GPS组合PPP在E、N、U方向的均方根误差分别为1.21 cm、0.50 cm、1.87 cm。在动态定位中,BDS PPP外符合精度水平方向优于10 cm,高程方向优于15 cm;GPS PPP和BDS/GPS组合PPP的外符合精度水平方向均优于5 cm,高程方向均优于8 cm。另外,无论是在静态还是动态的PPP中,组合系统相对于单系统,能大大缩短收敛时间,减少定位结果抖动,尤其是相对于BDS PPP来说,优势更为明显。     

Joint estimation of GPS/BDS real-time clocks and initial results

We present the joint estimation model for Global Positioning System/BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (GPS/BDS) real-time clocks and present the initial satellite clock solutions determined from 106 stations of the international GNSS service multi-GNSS experiment and the BeiDou experimental tracking stations networks for 1 month in December, 2012. The model is shown to be efficient enough to have no practical computational limit for producing 1-Hz clock updates for real-time applications. The estimated clocks were assessed through the comparison with final clock products and the analysis of post-fit residuals. Using the estimated clocks and corresponding orbit products (GPS ultra-rapid-predicted and BDS final orbits), the root-mean-square (RMS) values of coordinate differences from ground truth values are around 1 and 2–3 cm for GPS-only and BDS-only daily mean static precise point positioning (PPP) solutions, respectively. Accuracy of GPS/BDS combined static PPP solutions falls in between that of GPS-only and BDS-only PPP results, with RMS values approximately 1–2 cm in all three components. For static sites, processed in the kinematic PPP mode, the daily RMS values are normally within 4 and 6 cm after convergence for GPS-only and BDS-only results, respectively. In contrast, the combined GPS/BDS kinematic PPP solutions show higher accuracy and shorter convergence time. Additionally, the BDS-only kinematic PPP solutions using clock products derived from the proposed joint estimation model were superior compared to those computed using the single-system estimation model.     

BDS不同轨道卫星精密单点定位性能分析

为了分析北斗不同轨道卫星对定位结果的影响,从而更好地利用我国自主研发的北斗卫星导航系统。该文采用亚太地区7个MGEX测站12d观测数据,进行静态、后处理动态和模拟实时动态3种模式的精密单点定位实验。实验结果表明,在北斗3类轨道卫星等权的情况下,倾斜地球同步轨道(IGSO)卫星对定位结果贡献最大;北斗两类轨道卫星组合中,IGSO+MEO组合定位精度最高,其静态精密单点定位(PPP)在E、N、U方向的RMS分别为0.62、0.39、3.71cm,后处理动态和模拟实时动态PPP的RMS为分米级;北斗各类轨道卫星与GPS组合定位中,GPS+IGSO+MEO组合定位结果收敛速度最快,收敛时间为26.30min。     

星间差分GRAPHIC观测量单频精密单点定位算法

提出了一种基于星间差分GRAPHIC观测量的单频精密单点定位算法,采用正反向滤波实现了静态和动态解算功能。该算法的优点是不需要外部电离层模型进行电离层延迟改正。采用4个IGS站7d的数据和一组机载GPS动态数据进行解算实验,结果表明:静态定位E,N和U方向的RMS分别为0.035,0.007和0.080m;动态定位E,N和U方向的RMS分别为0.117,0.122和0.180m。     

Implementation and testing of the gridded Vienna Mapping Function 1 (VMF1)

The new gridded Vienna Mapping Function (VMF1) was implemented and compared to the well-established site-dependent VMF1, directly and by using precise point positioning (PPP) with International GNSS Service (IGS) Final orbits/clocks for a 1.5-year GPS data set of 11 globally distributed IGS stations. The gridded VMF1 data can be interpolated for any location and for any time after 1994, whereas the site-dependent VMF1 data are only available at selected IGS stations and only after 2004. Both gridded and site-dependent VMF1 PPP solutions agree within 1 and 2 mm for the horizontal and vertical position components, respectively, provided that respective VMF1 hydrostatic zenith path delays (ZPD) are used for hydrostatic ZPD mapping to slant delays. The total ZPD of the gridded and site-dependent VMF1 data agree with PPP ZPD solutions with RMS of 1.5 and 1.8 cm, respectively. Such precise total ZPDs could provide useful initial a priori ZPD estimates for kinematic PPP and regional static GPS solutions. The hydrostatic ZPDs of the gridded VMF1 compare with the site-dependent VMF1 ZPDs with RMS of 0.3 cm, subject to some biases and discontinuities of up to 4 cm, which are likely due to different strategies used in the generation of the site-dependent VMF1 data. The precision of gridded hydrostatic ZPD should be sufficient for accurate a priori hydrostatic ZPD mapping in all precise GPS and very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) solutions. Conversely, precise and globally distributed geodetic solutions of total ZPDs, which need to be linked to VLBI to control biases and stability, should also provide a consistent and stable reference frame for long-term and state-of-the-art numerical weather modeling.     

利用动态PPP技术确定海潮负荷位移

利用动态PPP对香港12个GPS测站2007—2012年的数据反演了海潮负荷位移,通过与7个全球海潮模型、1个区域模型和静态PPP反演的结果比较发现,相对于另外几个模型,动态PPP反演结果与TPXO.7.2、EOT11a、HAMTIDE和NAO99Jb模型的结果符合得更好。与静态PPP的结果比较发现其RMS与各模型的RMS大体上一致,只是在S2、K2和K1的E方向和M2、S2的N方向稍有增加。此外,除K2和K1潮波外,动态PPP与模型的RMS值在水平方向上均小于1 mm,在垂直方向上均小于2.5 mm,能达到和静态PPP相当的精度。本文反演的结果与NAO99Jb模型值存在明显的系统偏差,当去除系统偏差后,所有潮波的RMS值都有明显的减小,尤其在K1的垂直方向RMS从16.4 mm减少到1.3 mm。此外,通过将香港2012年验潮站数据反演的潮波参数与模型的结果进行比较发现,其结果同样与TPXO.7.2、EOT11a、HAMTIDE和NAO99Jb这4个模型更为符合,这进一步验证了动态PPP反演海潮的有效性,同时说明这4个模型比较适合香港区域。     

基于精密单点定位技术的航空测量应用实践

讨论了基于精密单点定位技术来实现无地面基准站的航空测量。计算结果表明，用观测值的验后残差计算得到的实测动态及静态模拟动态进行精密单点定位的三维RMS均优于3cm；用动态数据精密单点定位的结果同多基准站的双差解求较差计算出的RMS．南北分量和东西分量均优于5cm，高程分量优于10cm；用基准站的静态数据模拟动态单点定位解算得到的坐标同已知坐标求较差计算出的RMS，南北分量和东西分量均优于3cm，高程分量优于5cm。     

顾及星间单差残差的GPS斜路径水汽含量估计

基于精密单点定位(precise point positioning,PPP)技术,对海上动态GPS斜路径水汽含量(SWV)估计进行研究。在现有计算方法的基础上,提出了顾及星间单差残差的SWV提取方法。利用渤海湾船载动态GPS测量数据和同步气象观测数据,对新方法的有效性进行了验证。结果表明,相对于MM5模式积分水汽结果,采用新方法计算的SWV值的RMS为1.2mm,比传统"非差残差法"减小了1mm。     

同时估计电离层延迟的单频精密单点定位方法

提出一种基于单频码和相位观测量的单频精密单点定位方法,将每个观测量的电离层延迟量与接收机钟差、对流层天顶延迟、接收机位置、相位模糊度一起作为未知参数。采用约化参数的平方根信息滤波与平滑算法进行参数解算。该方法适用于实时定位和事后处理,且不需要外部的电离层模型。采用全球分布的32个IGS监测站16 d实测数据进行静态解算试验,结果表明E、N、U方向的RMS分别为0.023 m、0.018 m、0.059 m;基于一组机载GPS数据进行动态解算试验,得到E、N、U方向的RMS(与载波相位动态相对定位结果比较)分别为0.168 m、0.151 m、0.172 m。     

Precise estimation of residual tropospheric delays using a regional GPS network for real-time kinematic applications

 A new method called Trop_NetAdjust is described to predict in real time the residual tropospheric delays on the GPS carrier phase observables using the redundant measurements from a network of GPS reference stations. This method can not only enhance the effectiveness and reliability of real-time kinematic users within the network, but also provide a valid approach to tropospheric parameter variation forecasting. Trop_NetAdjust is theoretically based upon LS prediction criteria and enables the prediction of residual tropospheric delays remaining after a standard model has been applied to the raw GPS measurements. Two cases are analyzed, namely a first case when the delay is required for an existing satellite at a new point within the network and a second case when the delay is required for a new satellite. Field tests were conducted using data collected in a network of 11 reference stations covering a 400×600 km region in southern Norway. The results were analyzed in the measurement domain (ionospheric-free double-difference residuals) and showed improvements of 20 to 65% RMS errors using Trop_NetAdjust. The estimates of the Trop_NetAdjust prediction accuracy were also obtained using the covariance analysis method. The agreement was consistently better than 30% when compared with data from a real network. Received: 28 February 2000 / Accepted: 9 January 2001     

Precise orbit determination for the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellite mission using GPS

The joint Taiwan–US mission FORMOSAT-3/ COSMIC (COSMIC) was launched on April 17, 2006. Each of the six satellites is equipped with two POD antennas. The orbits of the six satellites are determined from GPS data using zero-difference carrier-phase measurements by the reduced dynamic and kinematic methods. The effects of satellite center of mass (COM) variation, satellite attitude, GPS antenna phase center variation (PCV), and cable delay difference on the COSMIC orbit determination are studied. Nominal attitudes estimated from satellite state vectors deliver a better orbit accuracy when compared to observed attitude. Numerical tests show that the COSMIC COM must be precisely calibrated in order not to corrupt orbit determination. Based on the analyses of the 5 and 6-h orbit overlaps of two 30-h arcs, orbit accuracies from the reduced dynamic and kinematic solutions are nearly identical and are at the 2–3 cm level. The mean RMS difference between the orbits from this paper and those from UCAR (near real-time) and WHU (post-processed) is about 10 cm, which is largely due to different uses of GPS ephemerides, high-rate GPS clocks and force models. The kinematic orbits of COSMIC are expected to be used for recovery of temporal variations in the gravity field.     

Comparison of Absolute and Relative Antenna Phase Center Variations

Three major GPS antenna calibration methods are available toda: the relative field calibrations using the GPS data collected on short baselines, the absolute field calibrations, where the GPS antenna is rotated and tilted by a robot, and calibration measurements in an anechoic chamber. Mean antenna offsets and the elevation-dependent phase center variations of GPS antennas determined by all three techniques are compared to assess their accuracy. The analysis of global GPS data with these sets of calibration values reveals that the offsets and variations of the satellite antenna phase centers have to be considered, too, to obtain a consistent picture. ? 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Assessment of long-range kinematic GPS positioning errors by comparison with airborne laser altimetry and satellite altimetry

Long-range airborne laser altimetry and laser scanning (LIDAR) or airborne gravity surveys in, for example, polar or oceanic areas require airborne kinematic GPS baselines of many hundreds of kilometers in length. In such instances, with the complications of ionospheric biases, it can be a real challenge for traditional differential kinematic GPS software to obtain reasonable solutions. In this paper, we will describe attempts to validate an implementation of the precise point positioning (PPP) technique on an aircraft without the use of a local GPS reference station. We will compare PPP solutions with other conventional GPS solutions, as well as with independent data by comparison of airborne laser data with “ground truth” heights. The comparisons involve two flights: A July 5, 2003, airborne laser flight line across the North Atlantic from Iceland to Scotland, and a May 24, 2004, flight in an area of the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland, near-coincident in time and space with the ICESat satellite laser altimeter. Both of these flights were more than 800 km long. Comparisons between different GPS methods and four different software packages do not suggest a clear preference for any one, with the heights generally showing decimeter-level agreement. For the comparison with the independent ICESat- and LIDAR-derived “ground truth” of ocean or sea-ice heights, the statistics of comparison show a typical fit of around 10 cm RMS in the North Atlantic, and 30 cm in the sea-ice region north of Greenland. Part of the latter 30 cm error is likely due to errors in the airborne LIDAR measurement and calibration, as well as errors in the “ground truth” ocean surfaces due to drifting sea-ice. Nevertheless, the potential of the PPP method for generating 10 cm level kinematic height positioning over long baselines is illustrated.     

HY2A卫星的GPS/DORIS/SLR数据精密定轨

采用HY2A卫星2013年2月的实测数据,研究了GPS、星载多谱勒无线电定轨定位系统(DORIS)及卫星激光测距(SLR)三种观测数据的单独和联合定轨问题。通过与法国CNES的精密轨道数据比较发现:分别采用GPS、DORIS和SLR数据进行单独定轨,GPS数据确定轨道的径向平均精度为1.3cm,三维位置约为6.2cm;DORIS定轨的径向平均精度为1.6cm,比GPS结果略差;SLR确定轨道的径向平均精度为2.3cm。用GPS、DORIS和SLR三种数据联合定轨,确定轨道的径向平均精度为1.2cm,三维位置约为6.5cm。与星载GPS定轨结果比较,三种观测数据的联合定轨在提高卫星轨道确定精度上不明显,但联合定轨有利于保持计算轨道精度相对稳定。用站星间高度角大于60°的SLR数据检验GPS/DORIS联合确定的轨道,两者在测距方向的均方差为2.5cm,可见基于HY2A的观测数据可以实现cm级的定轨需求。