Abstract

AbstractThe Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Precise Point Positioning (PPP) technology benefits from not needing local ground infrastructure such as reference stations and accuracy attained is at the decimetre-level, which approaches real-time kinematic (RTK) performance. However, due to its long position solution initialization period and complete dependence on the receiver measurements, PPP finds limited utility. The emergence of low-cost, micro-electro-mechanical sensor (MEMS) inertial measurement units (IMUs) has prompted research in integrated navigation solutions with the PPP processing technique. This sensor fusion aids to achieve continuous positioning and navigation solution availability when there are insufficient numbers of navigation satellites visible. In the past, research has been conducted to integrate high-end (geodetic) GNSS receivers with PPP processing and MEMS IMUs, or low-cost, single-frequency GNSS receivers with point positioning processing and MEMS IMUs. The objective of this research is to investigate and analyze position solution availability and continuity by integrating low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS receivers using PPP processing with the latest low-cost, MEMS IMUs to offer a complete, low-cost navigation solution that will enable continuously available positioning and navigation solutions, even in obstructed environments. The horizontal accuracy of the developed low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS PPP with MEMS IMU integrated algorithm is approximately 20 cm. During half a minute of simulated GNSS signal outage, the integrated solution offers 40 cm horizontal accuracy. A low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS receiver PPP solution integrated with a MEMS IMU forms a unique combination of a total low-cost solution, that will open a significant new market window for modern-day applications such as autonomous vehicles, drones and augmented reality.

Highlights

  • Obtaining continuous and accurate navigation solutions in any environment is a challenge because Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are obstructed in environments such as downtowns, tunnels or areas covered with foliage

  • The advent of inertial measurement units (IMUs) based on micro-electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS) has brought a whole new market of lowcost IMU sensors

  • MEMS IMU sensors are cheaper by price and come with some significant in-built errors such as bias, noise and scale factor (Abd Rabbou and ElRabbany 2015)

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Introduction

Obtaining continuous and accurate navigation solutions in any environment is a challenge because GNSS signals are obstructed in environments such as downtowns, tunnels or areas covered with foliage. Shin et al (2005), Abdel-Hamid et al (2006), Scherzinger (2000) and many other researchers have all performed integrated navigation of GNSS and MEMS IMU by applying Differential GPS (DGPS) or Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) techniques to improve continuity and accuracy of the navigation solution in the event of GNSS signal outage. PPP can be further augmented to reduce convergence period by applying satellite phase biases to obtain integer ambiguities and a priori atmospheric refraction information (Lannes and Prieur 2013; Teunissen and Khodabandeh 2015). This enables a stand-alone userreceiver to achieve RTK-like performance with a shorter convergence period, while limiting dependency on external infrastructure

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