071 bis - Technologies for Reliable Ambiguity Resolution (RAR) and integrity in High Accuracy Positioning (CLARITY)

071 bis - Technologies for Reliable Ambiguity Resolution (RAR) and integrity in High Accuracy Positioning (CLARITY)

Status: On Going

Activity Code: NAVISP-EL1-071 bis

Start date: 11/09/2024

Duration: 12 Months

Reliable Integer Ambiguity Resolution (IAR) of carrier-phase measurements is critical for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) high accuracy positioning.  State-of-the-art IAR strategies employ well-established processes (float estimation, decorrelation and searching) which, however, cannot deem efficient for real-time kinematic applications. Analytically, by virtue of weak models, biases and the ever-increasing number of tracked satellites, IAR is characterized as an NP-Hard problem suggesting that ambiguities cannot always be fixed reliably and efficiently leading to solutions of deteriorated quality, particularly in GNSS-harsh environments. To address this issue, CLARITY adopts Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach and tools aiming at investigating, effectively implementing and evaluating cutting-edge AI concepts for reliable ambiguity resolution addressing also multi-frequency and multi-system scenarios.

Prime contractor

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

Subcontractors

Geo++

Name: Geo++

Country: Germany

Website: https://www.geopp.de/

Last Updated: 02/10/2024 13:01