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Aircraft positioning using GPS/GLONASS code observations

Kamil Krasuski (Institute of Navigation, Polish Air Force University, Dęblin, Poland)
Janusz Cwiklak (Institute of Navigation, Polish Air Force University, Dęblin, Poland)
Marek Grzegorzewski (Institute of Navigation, Polish Air Force University, Dęblin, Poland)

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

ISSN: 0002-2667

Article publication date: 8 November 2019

Issue publication date: 22 January 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present the problem of the integration of the global positioning system (GPS)/global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) data for the processing of aircraft position determination.

Design/methodology/approach

The aircraft coordinates were obtained based on GPS and GLONASS code observations for the single point positioning (SPP) method. The numerical computations were executed in the aircraft positioning software (APS) package. The mathematical scheme of equation observation of the SPP method was solved using least square estimation in stochastic processing. In the research experiment, the raw global navigation satellite system data from the Topcon HiperPro onboard receiver were applied.

Findings

In the paper, the mean errors of an aircraft position from APS were under 3 m. In addition, the accuracy of aircraft positioning was better than 6 m. The integrity term for horizontal protection level and vertical protection level parameters in the flight test was below 16 m.

Research limitations/implications

The paper presents only the application of GPS/GLONASS observations in aviation, without satellite data from other navigation systems.

Practical implications

The presented research method can be used in an aircraft based augmentation system in Polish aviation.

Social implications

The paper is addressed to persons who work in aviation and air transport.

Originality/value

The paper presents the SPP method as a satellite technique for the recovery of an aircraft position in an aviation test.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank for CSRS-PPP on-line service for numerical computations. This paper was supported by Polish Air Force University for 2019 year.

Citation

Krasuski, K., Cwiklak, J. and Grzegorzewski, M. (2020), "Aircraft positioning using GPS/GLONASS code observations", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 92 No. 2, pp. 163-171. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-01-2019-0018

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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