Using Allan variance to evaluate the relative accuracy on different time scales of GNSS/INS systems

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Quan ^a   Niu, Xiaoji ^a   Chen, Qijin ^a   Zhang, Hongping ^a   Shi, Chuang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allan variance; GNSS INS; relative accuracy; short term accuracy

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; ERRORS; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

ALLAN VARIANCE; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; GNSS/INS; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (INS); NAVIGATION IN FORMATION; POSITION AND ORIENTATION SYSTEMS; RELATIVE ACCURACY; SHORT TERM;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 84880730638     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/24/8/085006     Document Type: Article

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