Real-time Processing Module Research Articles

Real-time clock prediction of multi-GNSS satellites and its application in precise point positioning

With the development of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), multi-GNSS is expected to greatly benefit precise point positioning (PPP), especially during the outage of real time service (RTS). In this paper, we focus on the performance of multi-GNSS satellite clock prediction and its application in real-time PPP. Based on the statistical analysis of multi-system satellite clock products, a model consisting of polynomial and periodic terms is employed for multi-system satellite clock prediction. To evaluate the method proposed, both post-processed and real-time satellite clock products are employed in simulated real-time processing mode. The results show that the accuracy of satellite clock prediction is related to atomic clock type and satellite type. For GPS satellites, the average standard deviations (STDs) of Cs atomic clocks will reach as high as 0.65 ns while the STD of Rb atomic clocks is only about 0.15 ns. As for BDS and Galileo, the average STD of 2-hour satellite clock prediction are 0.30 ns and 0.06 ns, respectively. In addition, it is validated that real-time PPP can still achieve positioning accuracy of one to three decimeters by using products of 2-hour satellite clock prediction. Moreover, compared to the results of GPS-only PPP, multi-system can greatly enhance the accuracy of real-time PPP from 12.5% to 18.5% in different situations.

ClowdFlows: Online workflows for distributed big data mining

The paper presents a platform for distributed computing, developed using the latest software technologies and computing paradigms to enable big data mining. The platform, called ClowdFlows, is implemented as a cloud-based web application with a graphical user interface which supports the construction and execution of data mining workflows, including web services used as workflow components. As a web application, the ClowdFlows platform poses no software requirements and can be used from any modern browser, including mobile devices. The constructed workflows can be declared either as private or public, which enables sharing the developed solutions, data and results on the web and in scientific publications. The server-side software of ClowdFlows can be multiplied and distributed to any number of computing nodes. From a developer’s perspective the platform is easy to extend and supports distributed development with packages. The paper focuses on big data processing in the batch and real-time processing mode. Big data analytics is provided through several algorithms, including novel ensemble techniques, implemented using the map-reduce paradigm and a special stream mining module for continuous parallel workflow execution. The batch mode and real-time processing mode are demonstrated with practical use cases. Performance analysis shows the benefit of using all available data for learning in distributed mode compared to using only subsets of data in non-distributed mode. The ability of ClowdFlows to handle big data sets and its nearly perfect linear speedup is demonstrated.

Analysis of Regionally Enhanced GPS Orbit and Clock Solutions and Contribution to Improvement of Real-Time Precise Point Positioning

This work experimentally examines the performance benefits of a regional CORS network to the GPS orbit and clock solutions for supporting real-time Precise Point Positioning (PPP). The regionally enhanced GPS precise orbit solutions are derived from a global evenly distributed CORS network added with a densely distributed network in Australia and New Zealand. A series of computational schemes for different network configurations are adopted in the GAMIT-GLOBK and PANDA data processing. The precise GPS orbit results show that the regionally enhanced solutions achieve the overall orbit improvements with respect to the solutions derived from the global network only. Additionally, the orbital differences over GPS satellite arcs that are visible by any of the five Australia-wide CORS stations show a higher percentage of overall improvements compared to the satellite arcs that are not visible from these stations. The regional GPS clock and Uncalibrated Phase Delay (UPD) products are derived using the PANDA real time processing module from Australian CORS networks of 35 and 79 stations respectively. Analysis of PANDA kinematic PPP and kinematic PPP-AR solutions show certain overall improvements in the positioning performance from a denser network configuration after solution convergence. However, the clock and UPD enhancement on kinematic PPP solutions is marginal. It is suggested that other factors, such as effects of ionosphere, incorrectly fixed ambiguities, may be the more dominating, deserving further research attentions.

PLGR 작업을 위한 실시간 모니터링 시스템의 설계 및 구현

해저 광테이블 공사는 해양조사, PLGR(Pre Lay Grapnel Run), 천해부공사, 포설/매설 순서로 이루어진다. PLGR은 케이블의 해저면 안착을 용이하게 하고, Plough 및 ROV(Remotely-Operated Vehicle)매설작업의 성능을 향상시키며, 매설 장비를 보호하기 위한 작업이다. 본 논문은 해저 광테이블 건설 작업 중에서 PLGR 작업을 효율적으로 관리할 수 있는 실시간 모니터링 시스템의 설계 및 구현에 대해서 논한다. 본 논문에서는 이를 위하여 전체적인 실시간 모니터링 시스템을 설계하고, 시리얼 멀티포트 통신 모듈, 실시간 처리 모듈, 환경 설정 모듈, 그리고 그래프 및 프린터 출력 모듈을 설계 및 구현하였다. 끝으로 본 논문의 타당성 검토를 위하여 시리얼 멀티포트 통신, 실시간 데이터 추출, 그래프 출력을 실험하였다. Submarine optical fiber cable construction consists of marine survey, PLGR(Pre Lay Grapnel Run), shore-end-work, laying the submarine optical cable. This PLGR is work to ease the cable lay safely in seabed, improve the performance of Plough and ROV (Remotely-Operated Vehicle) laying work, and protect laying equipment. This paper presents the design and implementation of real-time monitoring system for PLGR work in submarine optical fiber cable construction enterprise. In this paper, we designe overall real-time monitoring system. For this purpose, the modules such as serial multiport communication module, real-time processing module, environment configuration module, real-time graph and a printout modules are designed and implemented. For the validity evaluation of this paper, serial multi port communication module, data parsing, realtime graph output are implemented and tested.

Regional-scale multiple reference stations for carrier phase-based GPS positioning: A correction generation algorithm

Continuously operating GPS networks have been used for many years in support of: (a) geodetic goals such as the determination of crustal motion on a variety of spatial scales, and (b) to provide pseudo-range corrections for Wide Area DGPS (WADGPS) implementations. Recently, regional-scale GPS permanent networks have been developed for multi-functional uses, including to support centimetre-accuracy, medium-range, carrier phase-based GPS positioning for surveying or precise navigation applications. In such an implementation the generation of carrier phase correction messages in a manner analogous to WADGPS requires that the integer ambiguities between GPS reference stations be fixed in real-time. Although the ambiguities could be resolved at the beginning of operation the challenge remains: how to recover an integer ambiguity if a cycle slip or data gap occurs, or if a new satellite rises? In this paper, the linear data combination algorithm that has been used is described, and the issue of “ambiguity recovery” techniques for data correction generation purposes is addressed. Three strategies are suggested: (1) using an “ambiguity recovery” technique if the data gap is shorter than a minute or so; (2) re-determining the integer ambiguities using an ionospheric correction derived from the tracking to other satellites when a new satellite rises, or after a long period of data loss, and; (3) re-determining the integer ambiguities with the aid of data corrections generated on previous days. Several 7-day continuous data sets were used for algorithm testing. The corrections can be generated from multiple reference stations in the post-processing mode and then used for comparison purposes with the simulated real-time processing mode using the proposed algorithm. Results confirm that the proposed algorithm can provide reliable carrier phase data corrections for centimetre-accuracy, real-time GPS positioning.

A real-time and fine resolution analyser used to estimate the instantaneous energy distribution of Doppler signals

Doppler ultrasound signal analysers in current use require that the signal be stationary within the time interval of processing, and yield average results for that interval. A real-time instantaneous frequency analyser based on the Wigner distribution function (WDF) has been developed, which provides a means of analysing time-varying signals or signals with short stationary time periods, and also produces results with very high instantaneous temporal resolution without causing significant deterioration of frequency resolution. In addition to the real-time processing, the most recent 2.4 s of Doppler signal is stored in the analyser so that the operator can perform further fine analysis and obtain results with very high resolutions in both the time and frequency domains. The pseudo-instantaneous mean frequency (PIMF) and the Pseudo-Instantaneous Power Distribution (PIPD) are calculated and displayed every 4.0 ms in the real-time processing mode, and with a resolution of between 80 μs and 2 ms in the fine resolution analysis mode. The analyser utilises an algorithm developed so that the WDF can be calculated efficiently using the conventional Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) method, and the PIPDs are calculated from data that contribute equally.