Title :
Simulation of future GPS clock scenarios with two composite clocks
Author :
Suess, Martin ; Matsakis, Demetrios
Author_Institution :
German Aerosp. Centre (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Abstract :
The performance of the GPS constellation is modeled using four possible ensembles of monitor site clocks and two different versions of the composite clock algorithm. The analysis of our previous paper is scrutinized; the conclusion remains that the improvements due to improved station clocks are minimal if the “Greenhall” algorithm is used for the composite clock. The response to a satellite and monitor station time step is investigated. Furthermore, the proportional process noise case is studied for different initial covariances.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; clocks; covariance analysis; GPS constellation clock scenario; composite clocks; greenhall algorithm; initial covariances; monitor station time step; proportional process noise case; Clocks; Global Positioning System; Kalman filters; Monitoring; Noise; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency Control and the European Frequency and Time Forum (FCS), 2011 Joint Conference of the IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-111-3
DOI :
10.1109/FCS.2011.5977744