Carrier phase multipath error characterization and reduction in single aircraft relative positioning |
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| Authors: | Jeff Dickman Zhen Zhu Chris Bartone |
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| Institution: | (1) Ohio University, Athens, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes GPS carrier phase (CP) multipath characterization and error reduction techniques and their application
in single aircraft relative positioning. In particular, the single aircraft relative positioning scenario has applications
for high-accuracy multi-sensor stabilization where CP multipath is a major error source that limits system performance. We
will briefly review the requisite multipath theory and discuss models for quantifying the error characteristics. Field-test
data will be used to validate the multipath models considering the underlying assumptions. A basic geometric reflection point
theory will be presented to demonstrate the physical environmental sensitivity of CP multipath to parameters such as surface
flatness and antenna height. Several different quantities will be described as multipath indicators for time-domain detection
and will be compared with a frequency-domain technique. A new multipath detection approach will be introduced that is suitable
to track multipath from time-varying reflection/diffraction points. Finally, the narrow-lane antenna baseline processing technique
will be presented as a real-time approach to mitigate CP noise and multipath errors that is well suited for a very short baseline
single aircraft high accuracy relative positioning system. Field-test results and analysis will be used to illustrate the
key concepts in this paper and to help characterize the total navigation system performance. |
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