Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Determination of the aircraft position in ppp method in an in-flight test – case study

  • Polish Air Force Academy

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The article presents the results of aircraft positioning using the PPP method in air navigation. The PPP method is known as one of the new GNSS measurement techniques in use in aviation for precise aircraft positioning. In the article the position of the Cessna 172 aircraft was retrieved during an in-flight test conducted around the EPDE military airport in Dęblin, Poland. The position of the Cessna 172 was determined and expressed in the BLh geodesic coordinates. The computations were performed in the gLAB v.4.1.0 using the Kalman (forward) filter. The mathematical model of the Cessna 172 aircraft position solution is based on the application of non-differential P1/P2 code observations and L1/L2 phase observations in the Ionosphere-Free linear combination. In the research experiment, code-phase observations from the GPS satellite navigation system were used. The average positioning accuracy of the Cessna 172 aircraft for the horizontal coordinates is in the range of 0.02 m to 0.03 m. Its average positioning accuracy for the vertical coordinate is in the range of approximately 0.03 m to 0.04 m. The article also defines an aircraft position error in 3D space using the MRSE (Mean Radial Spherical Error) parameter. The mean MRSE value for the Cessna 172 in the experiment conducted is in the range of 0.04 m to 0.05 m.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicro and Nano Technologies, Space Technologies and Planetary Science
PublisherInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference
Pages133-140
Number of pages8
Edition2.2
ISBN (Print)9786197408355
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference, SGEM 2018 - Albena, Bulgaria
Duration: 2 Jul 20188 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameInternational Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM
Number2.2
Volume18
ISSN (Print)1314-2704

Conference

Conference18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference, SGEM 2018
Country/TerritoryBulgaria
CityAlbena
Period2/07/188/07/18

Keywords

  • Accuracy
  • Aviation
  • GPS
  • PPP method

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Geology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Determination of the aircraft position in ppp method in an in-flight test – case study'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this