基于小波分析的BOC信号抗多径码相位估计

卫星导航接收机需要精确地估计扩频信号的码相位并进行跟踪,估计的精度直接影响伪距测量的精度.卫星信号的多径传播使得简单的相关器估计存在较大的误差,针对未来导航系统普遍采用的BOC(Binary Offset Carrier)导航信号,提出了一种基于小波分析的估计算法来抑制多径误差,仿真的结果表明该算法比传统的窄相关和双Delta技术在性能上有很大的改进.并证明了在采用Haar小波时,该技术与相关器估计方法在极限条件下是等价的,同时该方法的算法复杂度比基于最大似然估计的方法MMT(Multipath Mitigating Technique)要低.     

基于BDS/GPS的KBLMS信道补偿多径缓减算法

在全球卫星导航系统（GNSS）中，针对城市峡谷单系统无法定位及信号失锁后重新捕获及跟踪性能表现不佳的问题，提出了一种基于BDS/GPS的卡尔曼最小均方估计（KBLMS）的信道补偿技术。首先，建立双系统模型。其次，设计基于卡尔曼估计的最小均方误差的延迟估计模块，补偿接收信号上的多径失真。最后，设计视距（LOS）最佳估计块以在反馈回路中产生控制误差信号，用于自适应地更新补偿矩阵系数。通过实测数据与实验仿真，分析KBLMS的信道补偿多径缓减算法的性能。结果表明:KBLMS的信道补偿多径缓减技术相较于最小均方（LMS）算法在多径信道中能快速收敛，且码跟踪误差在ENU三个维度误差减少了0.1 chip，载波跟踪误差减少了约0.125 cm，有效降低了多径效应引起的误差，最终残余误差比LMS降低了0.035 chip，说明所提多径缓减算法可以进行更为精准的估计，从而验证了算法的有效性。      

利用GPS实现高轨卫星定位的抗远近效应算法

针对GPS应用于高轨卫星定位面临的远近效应问题, 提出利用正交相关的联合极大似然估计算法来对GPS信号进行二维搜索, 可以得到正确的码延时及多普勒估计. 极大似然估计算法首先利用滑行相关法对仿真信号中的强信号进行搜索, 得到强信号模型, 然后利用正交相关去掉强信号, 最终实现对弱信号的正确捕获. 本文对高轨卫星接收到的GPS信号进行了功率分析, 并建立了信号模型, 进行了算法仿真. 结果表明, 这种估计算法能够提高二维搜索性能, 有效解决远近效应问题.      

基于非抽取小波包变换的信号滤波算法

对航天测控信号进行滤波处理,有利于改善信号品质,提高系统的测量性能。针对航天测控信号中的差分单程测距(DifferentialOne-wayRanging, DOR)信标信号等侧音信号,提出了基于非抽取小波包变换（Un-decimatedWaveletPacketTransform,UWPT）的滤波改进算法。该算法以功率平坦度为准则,判断某一节点是否需要继续分解。改进算法克服了以能量聚焦度为准则时算法误判停止分解或多重分解算法复杂、计算量大等的缺点,同时解决了阈值不易确定的问题。仿真结果表明改进算法在降低算法复杂度的同时,滤波性能相对有所提高。最后采用改进算法对仿真信号和在轨卫星数据进行处理,结果表明滤波后仿真信号差分相位估计精度提高约3倍、实测数据差分相位估计精度提高0.72倍。     

一种基于HMM的多用户检测算法

针对以概率统计为基础信道估计收敛速度慢、状态估计存在非合理性的问题进行研究,提出了一种新的多用户检测方法.该算法以隐马尔可夫模型为基础,为了避免由于相邻状态序列后向概率相差很大而造成的信道估计发散,采用固定延迟的方法,利用锯齿延时的办法计算后向序列概率以减少计算复杂度.根据前后序列之间的相关性和最陡下降法,提出了解相关最小均方(DLMS)多用户上行复合信道的盲估计. 考虑到由于发射序列状态之间可能存在时序非继承性,而搜索与前向序列对应的具有最大转移概率的后续序列,给出了最大后验(MAP)多用户检测方法.计算机仿真实验表明,该算法提高了信道响应估计速度,具有全局收敛性和系统的稳定性.      

高动态GPS信号C/A码捕获方案及实现

为检测高动态GPS(Global Positioning System)信号,需要设计码环及载波环捕获与跟踪数字系统.尽量缩短盲捕时间,快速捕获到信号,是研制高动态GPS接收机技术的关键,而GPS信号C/A码的快速捕获是码跟踪和载波捕获与跟踪的基础.主要讨论了在高动态GPS信号C/A码捕获中,并行搜索法和串行搜索法的原理与实现,并结合GEC公司的十二通道相关器GP2021,给出基于DSP(数字信号处理器)技术用串行搜索法捕获高动态GPS信号C/A码的算法实现.     

GPS多径信号建模及接收机测试评估

多径信号误差是GPS(Global Positioning System)及其它卫星导航系统的重要误差源之一,有关多径建模与多径消除技术一直是卫星导航领域的研究热点.根据多径信号特性,推导了对GPS定位精度影响最大的镜面反射多径信号模型.基于这一多径模型,利用GPS软件接收机测试了多径对接收机伪距测量精度的影响.测试结果验证了所建立的多径模型的有效性,所获得的多径误差曲线为窄相关多径抑制技术提供了实验支持.     

H.264中多参考帧快速运动估计算法

针对H.264的运动估计计算量太大的问题,通过研究并验证视频多帧参考时的运动连续性,提出了一种基于有效区域的快速运动估计算法(VRF,Valid-Region-based Fast Motion Estimation). 该算法在第一个参考帧中用三步搜索(3SS,3-Step Search)快速估计整像素精度运动矢量, 并以此定义一个有效区域, 参考其它帧时, 在该有效区域内作改进的3SS估计; 然后选择最佳参考帧; 最后在所选择的最佳参考帧的有效区域内作全搜索和相应的分数像素精度估计. 实验证明, 和H.264全搜索相比, 本算法的运动估计搜索点数降低了82%以上, 而恢复质量(用峰值信噪比(PSNR,Peak Signal to Noise Ratio)表征)平均只下降0.24 dB,且码速率只增加8.81%; 和另一个经典的帧选择快速算法相比, 本算法的搜索点数降低了39%,且码速率平均下降了5.17%, 而恢复质量只下降0.08 dB.      

基于混合动态信念传播的多无人机协同定位算法

针对多无人机(UAVs)协同定位问题,提出一种基于混合动态信念传播的定位算法。在部分无人机GPS信号丢失的情况下,该算法可根据其他无人机的GPS观测,相邻无人机之间的相对距离观测,以及无人机加速度计的输出,对每个无人机的位置和速度状态进行分布式在线估计。首先用因子图模型描述多无人机的联合信念状态,接着给出一种混合动态信念传播推理算法计算图模型中的每个变量节点(对应于每个无人机)状态的边缘后验分布。推理过程仅包括每个无人机对自身局部信息的处理以及相邻无人机之间的信息交互,因此该算法可完全分布式实现。通过仿真实验以及与传统协同定位算法的比较,表明了本文算法的有效性。      

卷积线性混合模型下的复非高斯信号盲源提取

雷达信号的多径效应导致基于瞬时线性混合模型的盲源分离算法不再适用。为此，提出了一种基于FastICA的复非高斯信号盲源提取方法。该方法将混合系统建模为卷积线性混合模型，使得信号模型中不需要将每个多径信号都看作一个独立的源信号，既节约了接收通道数量，又降低了盲源分离过程的复杂度，利用待提取信号的非高斯性实现高斯背景下复非高斯信源的提取。实验结果表明：在信干比为-30 dB时，所提方法能够快速、有效地处理卷积线性混合模型下复非高斯信源的提取问题，为该场景下的微弱信号提取提供了一种新的方法。     

一种基于分组截短PN码的SOFDM信道估计方法

基于PN序列的信道估计方法的特点是计算过程简明,已被广泛应用在地面无线局域网系统中。在卫星正交频分多路复用传输体制(SOFDM)系统中引入传统PN序列信道估计方法的主要问题在于卫星信道的多径延时远大于SOFDM数据符号的持续时间,信道特性比较复杂,使得传统方法的估计精度严重下降。提出了一种改进的方法,根据信道的近似周期特性对数据帧进行合理的等长度分组,并把长PN序列改为短PN码来跟踪信道局部特性的变化,再对分组后的数据子帧分别进行信道估计。对该方法的设计思想进行了理论分析,并通过仿真验证了该方法的估计精度比传统方法至少提高了10倍。     

基于自适应搜索的快速运动估计算法

在MPEG和H.263的运动估计中,全搜索(FS)效果虽好但时间开销巨大,以三步搜索法为代表的一些快速算法不仅在搜索精度方面与FS相比有较大的差距,而且搜索时间仍不能满足实际的需要.提出的基于自适应搜索的快速运动估计算法(ASA)充分利用了视频序列运动矢量在空间分布上的中心偏置特性和相邻块运动的相关性,在大幅度提高搜索效率的情况下,得到了与全搜索非常接近的搜索效果.与现有算法相比,该算法具有高效、鲁棒性强的特点.      

Azimuth selection for sea level measurements using geodetic GPS receivers

Based on analysis of Global Positioning System (GPS) multipath signals recorded by a geodetic GPS receiver, GPS Reflectometry (GPS-R) has demonstrated unique advantages in relation to sea level monitoring. Founded on multipath reflectometry theory, sea level changes can be measured by GPS-R through spectral analysis of recorded signal-to-noise ratio data. However, prior to estimating multipath parameters, it is necessary to define azimuth and elevation angle mask to ensure the reflecting zones are on water. Here, a method is presented to address azimuth selection, a topic currently under active development in the field of GPS-R. Data from three test sites: the Kachemak Bay GPS site PBAY in Alaska (USA), Friday Harbor GPS site SC02 in the San Juan Islands (USA), and Brest Harbor GPS site BRST in Brest (France) are analyzed. These sites are located in different multipath environments, from a rural coastal area to a busy harbor, and they experience different tidal ranges. Estimates by the GPS tide gauges at azimuths selected by the presented method are compared with measurements from physical tide gauges and acceptable correspondence found for all three sites.     

Dual-frequency carrier smoothed code filtering with dynamical ionospheric delay modeling

In GNSS applications, carrier-smoothed-code is a widely used technique to combine code pseudo-range and carrier phase measurements. A dynamical ionospheric delay modeling method is proposed based on Kalman filter and least-squares theory. The level of the process noise is adaptively tuned along with the real-time KF state estimation, based on the online variance component estimation method. Meanwhile, the correlations of the time differenced carrier phase measurements are considered. This approach avoids overly optimistically evaluating the estimate and improves the transient accuracy of the estimates. A real GPS dataset is employed to check the performance of the proposed method under different conditions. The results show that the new algorithm can model the ionospheric delay variation well with different sampling intervals or even in ionospheric abnormal environment. The positioning accuracy can be confirmed, about 21%, 35% and 16% better are obtained in the N, E, and U direction than raw dataset.     

Estimation of differential code biases with Jason-2/3 onboard GPS observations

With the continuous deployment of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, the estimation of differential code biases (DCBs) based on GNSS observations from LEO has gained increasing attention. Previous studies on LEO-based DCB estimation are usually using the spherical symmetry ionosphere assumption (SSIA), in which a uniform electron density is assumed in a thick shell. In this study, we propose an approach (named the SHLEO method) to simultaneously estimate the satellite and LEO onboard receiver DCBs by modeling the distribution of the global plasmaspheric total electron content (PTEC) above the satellite orbit with a spherical harmonic (SH) function. Compared to the commonly used SSIA method, the SHLEO model improves the GPS satellite DCB estimation accuracy by 13.46% and the stability by 22.34%, respectively. Compared to the GPS satellite DCBs estimated based on the Jason-3-only observations, the accuracy and monthly stability of the satellite DCBs can be improved by 14.42% and 26.8% when both Jason-2 and Jason-3 onboard observations are jointly processed. Compared with the Jason-2 solutions, the GPS satellite DCB estimates based on the fusion of Jason-2 and Jason-3 observations have an improved consistency of better than 18.26% and 9.71% with the products provided by the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Taking the DCB products provided by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as references, there is no improvement in accuracy of the GPS satellite DCB estimates based on the fusion of Jason-2 and Jason-3 observations than the Jason-2 solutions alone. A periodic variation is found in the time series of both the Jason-3 and Jason-2 onboard receiver DCB estimates. Preliminary analysis of the PTEC distribution based on the estimated SH coefficients are also presented.     

OFDM系统的自适应低秩信道估计

为了降低正交频分复用OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency division Multiplexing)系统中最小均方误差MMSE(Minimum Mean Square Error)信道估计算法的复杂度,并且改善由于信道的统计特性与先验知识不匹配而导致的MMSE估计性能恶化,提出了一种自适应的低秩信道估计算法.该算法利用信道的时间平均相关取代统计相关,结合了基于特征值分解的低秩建模,从而近似地实现MMSE估计.借助于子空间跟踪,该算法可以自适应地估计信道相关矩阵的主特征空间及噪声方差,以迭代的方式逼近最优的MMSE估计,而且复杂度较低.进一步分析指出基于信道延时子空间跟踪的估计算法是该算法的一种特例,理论分析和仿真结果均表明这种新算法在低信噪比时可以显著改善信道估计的准确性.      

不同太阳活动条件下电离层形态对估算GPS系统硬件延迟的影响

利用两个中纬度台站GPS观测数据提取的GPS卫星硬件延迟,分析了不同太阳活动情况下估算的硬件延迟稳定性和统计特征,结合同期电离层观测数据,研究了电离层状态对硬件延迟估算结果的影响.研究结果表明,基于太阳活动高年(2001年)GPS观测数据估算的硬件延迟稳定性要低于太阳活动低年GPS观测数据的估算结果,利用2001年GPS数据估算的卫星硬件延迟年标准偏差(RMS)平均值约为1TECU,而2009年GPS数据估算的卫星硬件延迟年标准偏差平均值约为0.8TECU.通过对2001年和2009年北京地区电离层F₂层最大电子密度(N_mF₂)变化性分析,结合GPS硬件延迟估算方法对电离层时空变化条件的要求,认为硬件延迟稳定性与太阳活动强度的联系是由不同太阳活动条件下电离层变化的强度差异引起的.      

Doppler utilised Kalman estimation (DUKE) of ionospheric delay for satellite navigation

The ionospheric delay experienced by the satellite navigation signals depends upon the Total Electron Content (TEC) and needs to be corrected. While the single frequency receivers always use parametric models to correct this delay, dual frequency receivers, when suffers a loss of lock of one of its signal, also has to resort to these models. Here, an alternative method, based on Doppler, surrogated by range rate variation, has been attempted to estimate the ionospheric delay using a Kalman filter. GPS data have been used for all visible satellites over four days selected around the equinox and solstice with nominal geomagnetic conditions and estimations done in continuous and calibrated modes. Results of continuous estimation, obtained for a mid latitude station, showed moderate accuracy while it was significantly better for the calibrated mode with no seasonal dependence. Estimations done for station within the extent of equatorial anomaly, has not only resulted in relative deterioration in performance, but also shown seasonal dependence. Compared with estimates of Klobuchar model, the Calibrated estimation showed superior performance, conspicuously in the mid latitude station. However, for the continuous mode, performance was at par with the model at higher latitudes but inferior to it in regions within the extent of the equatorial anomaly.     

The use of ionospheric tomography and elevation masks to reduce the overall error in single-frequency GPS timing applications

Signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites at the horizon or at low elevations are often excluded from a GPS solution because they experience considerable ionospheric delays and multipath effects. Their exclusion can degrade the overall satellite geometry for the calculations, resulting in greater errors; an effect known as the Dilution of Precision (DOP). In contrast, signals from high elevation satellites experience less ionospheric delays and multipath effects. The aim is to find a balance in the choice of elevation mask, to reduce the propagation delays and multipath whilst maintaining good satellite geometry, and to use tomography to correct for the ionosphere and thus improve single-frequency GPS timing accuracy. GPS data, collected from a global network of dual-frequency GPS receivers, have been used to produce four GPS timing solutions, each with a different ionospheric compensation technique. One solution uses a 4D tomographic algorithm, Multi-Instrument Data Analysis System (MIDAS), to compensate for the ionospheric delay. Maps of ionospheric electron density are produced and used to correct the single-frequency pseudorange observations. This method is compared to a dual-frequency solution and two other single-frequency solutions: one does not include any ionospheric compensation and the other uses the broadcast Klobuchar model. Data from the solar maximum year 2002 and October 2003 have been investigated to display results when the ionospheric delays are large and variable. The study focuses on Europe and results are produced for the chosen test site, VILL (Villafranca, Spain). The effects of excluding all of the GPS satellites below various elevation masks, ranging from 5° to 40°, on timing solutions for fixed (static) and mobile (moving) situations are presented. The greatest timing accuracies when using the fixed GPS receiver technique are obtained by using a 40° mask, rather than a 5° mask. The mobile GPS timing solutions are most accurate when satellites at lower elevations continue to be included: using a mask between 10° and 20°. MIDAS offers the most accurate and least variable single-frequency timing solution and accuracies to within 10 ns are achieved for fixed GPS receiver situations. Future improvements are anticipated by combining both GPS and Galileo data towards computing a timing solution.