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

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The multi-antenna synchronized global navigation 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 windup calibration. Through case studies, the advantages of multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receivers in high-precision positioning applications are demonstrated.

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  1. Engineering Center of SHMEC for Space Information and GNSS, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China

    Danan Dong, Wen Chen, Miaomiao Cai, Feng Zhou, Chao Yu, Zhengqi Zheng & Yuanfei Wang

  2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China

    Danan Dong, Wen Chen & Chao Yu

  3. Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China

    Danan Dong & Yuanfei Wang

  4. College of Surveying and Geo-informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China

    Minghua Wang

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Danan Dong received his PhD degree in Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993. He is a professor of School of Information Science Technology at East China Normal University (ECNU) currently. Before joining the faculty at ECNU, he served as a senior researcher at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for 18 years. His research interests include space geodesy and its geophysical applications, mass loading, crustal deformation, and terrestrial reference frame. He had involved in the development of several GNSS processing softwares GAMIT, QOCA, and PADS.

Wen Chen received her PhD degree in geospatial information science from East China Normal University in 2010. She currently works as a lecturer of School of Information Science Technology at East China Normal University. Her major research interests include GNSS high-precision application and spatial analysis.

Miaomiao Cai is currently a PhD student of School of Information Science Technology at East China Normal University. She holds an MS degree in ECNU. Her research areas include GNSS high-precision data processing and application of Lidar in deformation monitoring.

Feng Zhou is currently a PhD student of School of Information Science Technology at East China Normal University. He holds an MS degree in China University of Mining and Technology. His research areas include multi-GNSS precise positioning and ambiguity resolution, etc.

Minghua Wang is currently a PhD student of College of Surveying and Geo-informatics at Tongji University. He holds an MS degree in Wuhan University. His research areas include GNSS multipath mitigation and its applications.

Chao Yu received his PhD degree in physical electronics from Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005. He currently works as a senior engineer of School of Information Science Technology at East China Normal University. His major research interests include GNSS information processing and application.

Zhengqi Zheng received his PhD degree in electronic science and technology from East China Normal University in 1998. He currently works as a professor of School of Information Science Technology at East China Normal University. His major research interests include GNSS application and indoor positioning.

Yuanfei Wang received his PhD degree in geospatial information science from East China Normal University in 1998. He currently works as an associate professor of Key Lab of GIScience, Education Ministry of China at East China Normal University. His major research interests include GNSS and GIS application.

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Dong, D., Chen, W., Cai, M. et al. Multi-antenna synchronized global navigation satellite system receiver and its advantages in high-precision positioning applications. Front. Earth Sci. 10, 772–783 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-016-0559-2

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