Undifferenced GPS ambiguity resolution using the decoupled clock model and ambiguity datum fixing

Navigation, Journal of the Institute of Navigation

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-135

  Collins, Paul ^a,b   Bisnath, Sunil ^a   Lahaye, François ^b   Héroux, Pierre ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS; ERRORS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TRACKING (POSITION);

AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION; CARRIER PHASE ESTIMATES; CONVERGENCE TIME; METHOD OF PROCESSING; NETWORK SOLUTIONS; OSCILLATOR PARAMETERS; PRECISE POINT POSITIONING; PSEUDORANGE MEASUREMENTS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 78649545253     PISSN: 00281522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-4296.2010.tb01772.x     Document Type: Article

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