Study on the algorithms to correct and compensate for GLONASS signal deviation based on GNSS receiver

Abstract

SUMMARYAt present, because of the construction of the navigation and positioning systems such as the China BeiDou, the research on complex receivers has become very urgent and active. This paper reports on the compatibility of the combined GPS and GLONASS data processing system. Because of the Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) access technique applied in GLONASS satellites, while different signals of GLONASS satellites pass through different parts of the Radio Frequency (RF), the group delay effect can appear. Especially, if the hardware design of the base station and rover station are different, the problem is more severe. Aimed at these issues, the reasons and conditions are studied and then the comprehensive correction methods of deviation are proposed such as: effective real‐time pseudorange and carrier phase deviation correction compensation; tracking GLONASS L2 signal; establishing a eceiver name database; base station providing the receiver name; rover station correcting deviation according to different base stations, and so on. Through the use of schemes and algorithms, the objective existence GLONASS deviation can be reduced, and the capacity of the GPS+GLONASS complex system can be improved. It is also demonstrated that if the base station receiver and rover are from different manufactures, the deviation from GLONASS pseudorange and carrier phase can lead to the failure of achieving centimeter level. With the algorithms, in all the applications and in any base station or networked system, the GPS+GLONASS complex system can exhibit the advantages over just GPS applied system both in positioning accuracy and positioning speed and other real‐time kinematic (RTK) positioning performance. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.