Multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver and its advantages in high-precision positioning applications

• Published in: Frontiers of earth science 2016-12, Vol.10 (4), p.772-783
• Main Authors: DONG, Danan, CHEN, Wen, CAI, Miaomiao, ZHOU, Feng, WANG, Minghua, YU, Chao, ZHENG, Zhengqi, WANG, Yuanfei
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antennas; attitude determination; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; ground-based carrier phase wind-up calibration; high-precision positioning; multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver; multipath effect mitigation; Navigation systems; phase center variation correction; Research Article; Satellites; 全球卫星导航系统; 全球导航卫星系统; 同步; 多天线; 应用; 接收机; 衍生产品; 高精度定位
• ISSN: 2095-0195; 2095-0209
• DOI: 10.1007/s11707-016-0559-2

The multi-antenna synchronized global navi- gation satellite system receiver is a high precision, low cost, and widely used emerging receiver. Using this type of receiver, the satellite and receiver clock errors can be eliminated simultaneously by forming between antenna single-differences, which is equivalent to the conventional double-difference model. However, current multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver products have not fully realized their potential to achieve better accuracy, efficiency, and broader applications. This paper introduces the conceptual design and derivable products of multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receivers involving the aspects of attitude determination, multipath effect mitigation, phase center variation correction, and ground-based carrier phase wind- up calibration. Through case studies, the advantages of multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receivers in high-precision positioning applications are demonstrated.