Corrections of BDS Code Multipath Error in Geostationary Orbit Satellite and Their Application in Precise Data Processing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mathematical Models
2.1. Multipath Combination
2.2. Wavelet Transform
3. Experimental Analysis
3.1. Data Collection and Processing Strategy
3.2. GEO Satellite Multipath Calibration and Elimination
3.2.1. Multipath Calibration
3.2.2. Multipath Elimination
3.3. Validation of BDS Precise Data Processing
3.3.1. Ionospheric Delay Extraction
3.3.2. Satellite Clock Estimation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Without Correction | With Correction | |||||
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MP1 | MP2 | MP3 | MP1 | MP2 | MP3 | |
C01 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.23 |
C02 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.22 |
C03 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.23 |
C04 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.24 |
C05 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.31 |
Ave. | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.25 |
Without Corrections [TECU] | With Corrections [TECU] | Site Number | |
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C01 | 2.05 | 1.76 | 43 |
C02 | 1.86 | 1.65 | 32 |
C03 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 29 |
C04 | 2.82 | 2.33 | 24 |
C05 | 2.35 | 1.91 | 19 |
Ave. | 2.03 | 1.71 |
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Song, W.; Wu, Q.; Gong, X.; Zheng, F.; Lou, Y. Corrections of BDS Code Multipath Error in Geostationary Orbit Satellite and Their Application in Precise Data Processing. Sensors 2019, 19, 2737. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122737
Song W, Wu Q, Gong X, Zheng F, Lou Y. Corrections of BDS Code Multipath Error in Geostationary Orbit Satellite and Their Application in Precise Data Processing. Sensors. 2019; 19(12):2737. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122737
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Weiwei, Qiong Wu, Xiaopeng Gong, Fu Zheng, and Yidong Lou. 2019. "Corrections of BDS Code Multipath Error in Geostationary Orbit Satellite and Their Application in Precise Data Processing" Sensors 19, no. 12: 2737. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122737
APA StyleSong, W., Wu, Q., Gong, X., Zheng, F., & Lou, Y. (2019). Corrections of BDS Code Multipath Error in Geostationary Orbit Satellite and Their Application in Precise Data Processing. Sensors, 19(12), 2737. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19122737