Using random sampling consensus (RANSAC) to detect errors in global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) signals and data / by Nihar Shah.
| Author/creator | Shah, Nihar author. |
| Other author | Zhu, Zhen degree supervisor. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Engineering. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication | [Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource (74 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Summary | A positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) signal can be used to estimate a user's position at an identified time. A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) uses the PNT signal to provide satellite-based navigation. Advanced receivers can track multiple GNSS constellations simultaneously. In order to have a robust and accurate solution, a user needs to detect any faulty measurements and data, and identify which satellite provided them so that faulty satellite can be excluded from a GNSS solution. Differencing techniques, such as time-differenced carrier phase (TDCP), provide for error reduction. The random sample consensus (RANSAC) method allows for the smoothing of data, even when there are a lot of gross errors present in the data set. The residuals from RANSAC and TDCP were studied to determine if they can be used to detect and identify error sources. A downsampling and thresholding method was able to identify first-order biases with slopes on the order of 10̄ ⁶ within minutes, while biases with slopes on the order of 10̄ ⁷ were identified on the order of one hour. The residuals from RANSAC and TDCP were ultimately able to detect and identify error sources. |
| General note | Presented to the Faculty of the Department of Engineering |
| General note | Advisor: Zhen Zhu |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed February 14, 2023). |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 2021 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Academic theses. |
| Genre/form | Thèses et écrits académiques. |