Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-s2hrs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-10T13:14:10.505Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

A Heave Compensation Algorithm Based on Low Cost GPS Receivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2008

Stephen Blake ,
Chris Hill ,
Terry Moore ,
Chris Hide  and
David Park
Stephen Blake
Affiliation:
(IESSG, University of Nottingham)
Chris Hill
Affiliation:
(IESSG, University of Nottingham)
Terry Moore*
Affiliation:
(IESSG, University of Nottingham)
Chris Hide
Affiliation:
(Geospatial Research Centre, New Zealand)
David Park
Affiliation:
(Geospatial Research Centre, New Zealand)
*
(Email: terry.moore@nottingham.ac.uk)
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

This paper presents a new method of vessel heave compensation based on a new breed of commercially available low cost GPS receivers that can measure and record the carrier phase observable. The technique is based on the extraction of a highly accurate velocity estimate from standalone receivers using time differenced carrier phase observable. Two trials have been undertaken, one using a Spirent GPS signal simulator and another conducted at sea. The simulator trial thoroughly tested the use of commercially available low cost receivers for this method of velocity estimation through their comparison with higher grade receivers and quantified the errors under varying dynamics. The sea trial tested the heave algorithm against other heave sensors and an accurate reference provided by an Applanix POSRS and showed it to be capable of producing a heave output to rival inertial based heave sensors using commercially available low cost GPS receivers.

Keywords

Hydrographic surveyVessel heave compensation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 291 - 305
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2008

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

REFERENCES

Collins, J. P., Langley, R. B., March 1999. Possible weighting schemes for GPS carrier phase observations in the presence of multipath. Tech. Rep. DAAH04-96-C-0086/TCN98151, United States Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Centre.Google Scholar
IEEE, 1979. Programs for Digital Signal Processing. IEEE Press, algorithm 5.1.Google Scholar
Itani, K., Hayashi, N., Ueno, M., 2000. Low-cost wave sensor using time differential carrier phase observations. Proceedings ION GPS 2000. Salt Lake City.Google Scholar
Klobuchar, J. A., 1996. Ionospheric Effects on GPS. Vol. 1 of global positioning System:Theory and Applications. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, pp. 485–515.Google Scholar
Langley, R. B., June 1997. GPS receiver system noise. GPS World 8 (6), 40–45.Google Scholar
National Geodetic Survey, March 2007. Continually operating reference stations. [Online], available at <http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS/cors-data.html>..>Google Scholar
Serrano, L., Donghyun, K., Langley, R. B., Itani, K., Ueno, M., January 2004. A GPS velocity sensor: How accurate can it be? – a first look. Preoceedings ION NTM 2004. San Diego, CA.Google Scholar
STANAG, 1990. NATO standardization agreement (STANAG) 4294.Google Scholar
van Graas, F., Soloviev, A., 2004. Precise velocity estimation using a standalone GPS receiver. Navigation: Journal of the Institute of Navigation 51 (4).CrossRefGoogle Scholar