Estimation of GPS User Position using Bancroft Algorithm

International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering

© 2015 by SSRG - IJECE Journal

Volume 2 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Prof B.hari kumar , S.Venkateswara Reddy , A.Leeladhar and Y.Dinesh Kumar Reddy

10.14445/23488549/IJECE-V2I4P102

How to Cite?

Prof B.hari kumar , S.Venkateswara Reddy , A.Leeladhar and Y.Dinesh Kumar Reddy, "Estimation of GPS User Position using Bancroft Algorithm," SSRG International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, vol. 2,  no. 4, pp. 1-5, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488549/IJECE-V2I4P102

Abstract:

The paper describes determination of GPS receiver position using Bancroft algorithm. The position is determined by obtaining pseudo ranges from seven different GPS satellites. The measured ranges do not represent the true ranges as the signal coming from a GPS satellite will be affected by various errors like Ephemeris error; Propagation error in the form of Ionospheric and Tropospheric delays; Satellite and Receiver clock biases with respect to GPS Time (GPST); Multipath error etc. Most of these errors can be estimated accurately and can be accounted for. In this paper some standard mitigation techniques have been applied for the estimation of GPS errors and user position is then determined using Bancroft algorithm technique after making appropriate corrections. GPS data of Chitrakut station available in RINEX (Receiver Independent Exchange) format have been used for this purpose

Keywords:

Pseudo range, GPS, GPST, RINEX, SV

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