Ranging and Positioning Accuracy for Selected Correlators under VHF Maritime Propagation Conditions

• Autorzy: Bronk Krzysztof , Januszewska Magdalena , Koncicki Patryk , Lipka Adam , Niski Rafał , Wereszko Błażej

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DOI

10.26636/jtit.2022.162422

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents an analysis of the features of selected correlators impacting the accuracy of determining the receiver’s range and position in VHF marine environment. The paper introduces the concept of various correlators – including the double delta correlator – and describes the proposed measurement scenarios that have been designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of those components. The entire work was performed as part of the R-Mode Baltic and R-Mode Baltic 2 projects, with our goals including analyzing the impact of multipath phenomena, changes in the sampling frequency or Signac type on the determination of the received signal delay at the receiver. The measured data were processed in a signal correlation application and in a TOA-based tool in order to determine the receiver’s position. This process made it possible to compare the selected correlating devices. The results presented in this article are to be used by IALA in developing a current version of the VHF data exchange system’s (VDES) specification.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

correlator; e-navigation; maritime radiocommunications; positioning; ranging; R-Mode Baltic; VHF data Exchange system

• Wydawca: Instytut Łączności - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: nr 3
• Strony: 3--15
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bronk Krzysztof

• National Institute of Telecommunications, Wireless Systems and Networks Department, Jaśkowa Dolina 15, 80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-8462

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Januszewska Magdalena

• National Institute of Telecommunications, Wireless Systems and Networks Department, Jaśkowa Dolina 15, 80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-6379

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Koncicki Patryk

• National Institute of Telecommunications, Wireless Systems and Networks Department, Jaśkowa Dolina 15, 80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2618-1594

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Lipka Adam

• National Institute of Telecommunications, Wireless Systems and Networks Department, Jaśkowa Dolina 15, 80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2919-4270

autor

Niski Rafał

• National Institute of Telecommunications, Wireless Systems and Networks Department, Jaśkowa Dolina 15, 80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5106-9046

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Wereszko Błażej

• National Institute of Telecommunications, Wireless Systems and Networks Department, Jaśkowa Dolina 15, 80-252 Gdańsk, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7474-692X

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