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A mixed single- and dual-frequency quad-constellation GNSS precise point positioning approach on Xiaomi Mi8 smartphones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2022

Yanjie Li  and
Changsheng Cai
Yanjie Li
Affiliation:
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
Changsheng Cai*
Affiliation:
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: cscai@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The high-precision global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning technique on smartphones has been attracting increasing interest in recent years. However, the low-cost GNSS chip and linearly polarised antenna embedded inside smartphones result in data lack and quality degradation, which hinders the high-precision GNSS positioning on smartphones. In this study, a mixed single- and dual-frequency quad-constellation precise point positioning (MSDQ-PPP) model is proposed to improve the positioning performance on smartphones by taking advantage of all available GNSS observations. Static and kinematic tests were made using a Xiaomi Mi8 smartphone to fully assess the MSDQ-PPP performance with comparisons to single-frequency PPP (SF-PPP) and dual-frequency PPP (DF-PPP) models. The static test results show that the MSDQ-PPP can reach an accuracy level of 0⋅39 m and 0⋅50 m in the horizontal and vertical directions with a convergence time of less than 10 min in most sessions. The MSDQ-PPP improves the positioning accuracy by 53% and 31% over the DF-PPP in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. In contrast to the SF-PPP, the positioning accuracy and convergence time improvement can reach 62% and 90% in the horizontal direction, respectively. In the kinematic test, the MSDQ-PPP achieves an accuracy of 0⋅7 m and 1⋅5 m in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. The accuracy improvement rates reach 78% and 76% over the DF-PPP, and 13% and 38% over the SF-PPP, respectively. Both static and kinematic MSDQ-PPP tests indicate significantly enhanced positioning performance.

Keywords

GNSSquad-constellationsmartphoneprecise point positioning
Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 75 , Issue 4 , July 2022 , pp. 849 - 863
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Navigation

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