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Data Reception Analysis of the AIS on board the TianTuo-3 Satellite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2017

Shiyou Li ,
Xiaoqian Chen ,
Lihu Chen ,
Yong Zhao ,
Tao Sheng  and
Yuzhu Bai
Shiyou Li*
Affiliation:
(College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China)
Xiaoqian Chen
Affiliation:
(College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China)
Lihu Chen
Affiliation:
(College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China)
Yong Zhao
Affiliation:
(College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China)
Tao Sheng
Affiliation:
(College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China)
Yuzhu Bai
Affiliation:
(College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410073, China)
*
(E-mail: toneylab@163.com)
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Abstract

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver on board the main satellite of the TianTuo-3 constellation, LvLiang-1, is a new generation of AIS receiver. Having partly solved the signal conflict problems and with larger coverage over the ground, the AIS receiver on board TianTuo-3 greatly improves the signal detection ability. The data received by the AIS receiver during the TianTuo-3 debugging stage is employed for detailed analysis in this paper. Results include: TianTuo-3 implements four-frequency detection at the same time, and a time-flag is inserted into the received AIS data, a small portion of Class A vessels (at least 1480) have been equipped with AIS sending the long range AIS broadcast message with two new frequency channels and the hourly averaged count of the message received by TianTuo-3’s AIS is between 1500 ~ 2500. This AIS receiver is capable of real-time tracking a single vessel. In conclusion, the TianTuo-3 space-based AIS receiver is capable of continuously receiving AIS messages sent by global maritime vessels.

Keywords

TianTuo-3Space-based AISDynamic positioning (DP)Observability AnalysisSatellite Navigation
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 70 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 761 - 774
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2017 

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