A comparison of outlier detection procedures and robust estimation methods in GPS positioning

Journal of Navigation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 699-709

  Knight, Nathan L ^a   Wang, Jinling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Integrity; Outliers; RAIM; Robust

Indexed keywords

GPS POSITIONING; OUTLIER DETECTION PROCEDURE; RECEIVER AUTONOMOUS INTEGRITY MONITORING; ROBUST ESTIMATION METHOD; ROBUST METHODS; SATELLITE SYSTEM;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GPS; MONITORING SYSTEM; OUTLIER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POSITIONING; SHIP TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 70350520332     PISSN: 03734633     EISSN: 14697785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0373463309990142     Document Type: Article

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