Abstract
A novel approach is proposed to mitigate the multipath effect, considered a major source of error in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning in urban areas. We utilize code pseudorange acceleration measurements as a weight in a least squares estimation process. If GNSS signals are reflected off a surrounding surface, they cause large variations in the recorded pseudorange measurement. Accelerations computed at each epoch with three consecutive pseudoranges exhibit significant fluctuations in a multipath signal. As a result, positioning accuracy improved by 75% horizontally and 79% vertically compared to not applying any weight. Even when multipath errors exist, the range acceleration (RA) value is sometimes low at many epochs. When a threshold value for the signal-to-noise ratio was additionally applied besides RA, the positioning accuracy at two test sites (including a deep urban environment) improved by more than 80% in both horizontal and vertical directions.
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