• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2023

Several experiments were carried out to analyze the impact of the modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) L2C signal on pseudorange-based point positioning. Three dual-frequency positioning algorithms, ionosphere-free linear combination, ionospheric error estimation, and simple integration, were used, and the results were compared with those of Standard Point Positioning (SPP). An analysis was conducted to determine the characteristics of each dual-frequency positioning method, the impact of the magnitude of ionospheric error, and receiver grade. Ionosphere-free and ionospheric error estimation methods can provide improved positioning accuracy relative to SPP because they are able to significantly reduce the ionospheric error. However, this result was possible only when the ionospheric error reduction effect was greater than the disadvantage of these dual-frequency positioning algorithms such as the increment of multipath and noise, impact of uncertainty of unknown parameter estimation. The RMSE of the simple integration algorithm was larger than that of SPP, because of the remaining ionospheric error. Even though the receiver grade was different, similar results were observed.

• 항공우주산업기술동향
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2010

이 논문에서는 위성항법시스템의 운영 현황과 개발 계획에 대하여 기술하였다. 미국의 GPS(Global Positioning System)와 러시아의 GLONASS(Global Navigation Satellite System), 유럽의 Galileo, 중국의 Beidou/Compsss, 그리고 일본의 QZSS(Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) 에 대하여 시스템의 구성과 운영 위성 상태에 대하여 기술하였으며, 각 시스템의 개발 계획과 현대화에 대하여 기술하였다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2024

As part of the Global Positioning System (GPS) modernization program in the United States, Civil Navigation (CNAV) and CNAV-2 messages were developed to introduce flexibility and modern features to the Legacy Navigation (LNAV) message. This paper explores the additional parameters introduced in CNAV/CNAV-2 compared to LNAV, focusing on their roles from the user's perspective. This paper compares the structural and parameter differences among LNAV, CNAV, and CNAV-2. Additionally, we analyze the types and roles of parameters newly incorporated into CNAV/CNAV-2 that were absent in LNAV.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2010

With GPS being the primary navigation system, Loran use is in steep decline. However, according to the final report of vulnerability assessment of the transportation infrastructure relying on the global positioning system prepared by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, there are current attempts to enhance and re-popularize Loran as a GPS backup system through the characteristic of the ground based low frequency navigation system. To advance the Loran system such as Loran-C modernization and eLoran development, research is definitely needed in the field of Loran-C receiver signal processing as well as Loran-C signal design and the technology of a receiver. We have developed a set of Matlab tools, which implement a software Loran-C receiver that performs the receiver's position determination through the following procedure. The procedure consists of receiving the Loran-C signal, cycle selection, calculation of the TDOA and range, and receiver's position determination through the Least Square Method. We experiences the effect of an incorrect cycle selection and various error factors (ECD, ASF, sky wave, CRI, etc.) from the result of the Loran-C signal processing. It is apparent that researches which focus on the elimination and mitigation of various error factors need to be investigated on a software Loran-C receiver. These aspects will be explored in further work through the method such as PLL and Kalman filtering.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제39A권6호
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• pp.350-356
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 차세대 GPS 시스템에 채용된 시간 복합 이진 옵셋 반송파의 (time-multiplexed binary offset carrier: TMBOC) 신호 추적 성능을 향상시키기 위한 국소 신호를 설계한다. 구체적으로 TMBOC 변조는 BOC(6,1) 신호 성분을 포함하고 있다는 점으로부터 착안하여, TMBOC(6,1,4/33) 신호의 부반송파를 BOC(6,1) 부 반송파 펄스 주기로 일정하게 나누는 방식으로 국소 신호를 설계한다. 이후, 설계한 국소 신호를 통해 얻은 부분 상관함수들을 재조합하여 TMBOC(6,1,4/33) 신호의 자기상관함수에 존재하는 주변 첨두를 제거함으로써 모호성 문제를 해결한다. 모의실험을 통해 설계한 국소 신호를 이용하여 신호 추적을 수행할 경우, 자기상관함수 및 기존의 기법을 이용하는 경우에 비해 향상된 추적 오류 표준편차 (tracking error standard deviation: TESD) 성능을 가짐을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2021

Due to the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) modernization, the recently launched GNSS satellites transmit signals at various frequency bands of L1, L2 and L5. Considering the Korea Positioning System (KPS) signal and other GNSS augmentation signals in the future, there is a high probability of applying more complex communication techniques to the new GNSS signals. For the reason, GNSS receivers based on flexible Software Defined Radio (SDR) concept needs to be developed to evaluate various experimental communication techniques by accessing each signal processing module in detail. In this paper, we introduce a multi-constellation (GPS/Galileo/BeiDou) multi-band (L1/L2/L5) SDR by utilizing Ettus USRP N210. The signal reception module of the developed SDR includes down-conversion, analog-to-digital conversion, signal acquisition, and tracking. The down-conversion module is designed based on the super-heterodyne method fitted for MHz sampling. The signal acquisition module performs PRN code generation and FFT operation and the signal tracking module implements delay/phase/frequency locked loops only by software. In general, it is difficult to sample entire main lobe components of L5 band signals due to their higher chipping rate compared with L1 and L2 band signals. Experiment result shows that it is possible to acquire and track the under-sampled signals by the developed SDR.