A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms

For kinematic relative positioning users between two moving platforms, limited communication bandwidth and computation ability usually cannot support real-time transmission of high-rate (≥10 Hz) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) data. The performance of Ambiguity Resolution (AR) is also a maj...

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Main Authors: Yangyang Li, Weiming Tang, Chenlong Deng, Xuan Zou, Siyu Zhang, Kepei Qi, Chao Sun
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2024.2336595
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author Yangyang Li
Weiming Tang
Chenlong Deng
Xuan Zou
Siyu Zhang
Kepei Qi
Chao Sun
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Weiming Tang
Chenlong Deng
Xuan Zou
Siyu Zhang
Kepei Qi
Chao Sun
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description For kinematic relative positioning users between two moving platforms, limited communication bandwidth and computation ability usually cannot support real-time transmission of high-rate (≥10 Hz) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) data. The performance of Ambiguity Resolution (AR) is also a major challenge in signal blocked and loss of lock environments. Based on BDS and Inertial Navigation System (INS) data, we develop a novel mode of INS-aided BDS kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms, aiming to realize real-time, high-rate and precise positioning with low-cost communication modules in challenge environments. To achieve this goal, the INS-aided high-rate relative kinematic positioning and INS-aided BDS AR re-initialization methods are proposed. In this mode, the baseline bias caused by the different position datum is first defined and resolved. Then, high-rate INS data are assisted to obtain kinematic relative position when real-time kinematic positioning results are unavailable within 1 second. Once the BDS data are available, the predicted relative position is used as additional constraint to facilitate AR re-initialization and improve the kinematic positioning performance. The performance of these methods is discussed in a set of experiments with 1 Hz BDS data and 100 Hz INS data, and compared with the conventional method by sending raw BDS/INS measurements. The results show that the proposed methods can achieve an accuracy of about 5 cm for the INS-aided 100 Hz relative positioning in baseline components and lengths, which is equal to the conventional method, but the transmitted data have been sharply reduced by an average of nearly 80%. With the assistance of INS-predicted baseline constraint, the relative positioning performance has been further improved. The accuracy of baseline length errors is less than 4 cm, and the AR fixing rates keep larger than 95% during the experiment, while the wrongly fixed rates are reduced to less than 0.5%.
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spelling doaj-art-e8adfa51780c43da807017d62bf0f27f2025-08-20T03:32:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGeo-spatial Information Science1009-50201993-51532025-03-0128280081410.1080/10095020.2024.2336595A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platformsYangyang Li0Weiming Tang1Chenlong Deng2Xuan Zou3Siyu Zhang4Kepei Qi5Chao Sun6GNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaGNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaSchool of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaGNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaGNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaGNSS Research Center, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaBeiDou Operation Service Center, China Petrochemical Corp., Nanjing, ChinaFor kinematic relative positioning users between two moving platforms, limited communication bandwidth and computation ability usually cannot support real-time transmission of high-rate (≥10 Hz) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) data. The performance of Ambiguity Resolution (AR) is also a major challenge in signal blocked and loss of lock environments. Based on BDS and Inertial Navigation System (INS) data, we develop a novel mode of INS-aided BDS kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms, aiming to realize real-time, high-rate and precise positioning with low-cost communication modules in challenge environments. To achieve this goal, the INS-aided high-rate relative kinematic positioning and INS-aided BDS AR re-initialization methods are proposed. In this mode, the baseline bias caused by the different position datum is first defined and resolved. Then, high-rate INS data are assisted to obtain kinematic relative position when real-time kinematic positioning results are unavailable within 1 second. Once the BDS data are available, the predicted relative position is used as additional constraint to facilitate AR re-initialization and improve the kinematic positioning performance. The performance of these methods is discussed in a set of experiments with 1 Hz BDS data and 100 Hz INS data, and compared with the conventional method by sending raw BDS/INS measurements. The results show that the proposed methods can achieve an accuracy of about 5 cm for the INS-aided 100 Hz relative positioning in baseline components and lengths, which is equal to the conventional method, but the transmitted data have been sharply reduced by an average of nearly 80%. With the assistance of INS-predicted baseline constraint, the relative positioning performance has been further improved. The accuracy of baseline length errors is less than 4 cm, and the AR fixing rates keep larger than 95% during the experiment, while the wrongly fixed rates are reduced to less than 0.5%.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2024.2336595Moving platformsBDS/INS integrationbaseline biashigh-rate relative positioningambiguity resolution re-initialization
spellingShingle Yangyang Li
Weiming Tang
Chenlong Deng
Xuan Zou
Siyu Zhang
Kepei Qi
Chao Sun
A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
Geo-spatial Information Science
Moving platforms
BDS/INS integration
baseline bias
high-rate relative positioning
ambiguity resolution re-initialization
title A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
title_full A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
title_fullStr A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
title_full_unstemmed A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
title_short A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
title_sort novel mode of ins aided bds real time high rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms
topic Moving platforms
BDS/INS integration
baseline bias
high-rate relative positioning
ambiguity resolution re-initialization
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10095020.2024.2336595
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