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Robust and precise baseline determination of distributed spacecraft in LEO

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A strategy based on a reduced-dynamics filtering of dual-frequency GPS measurements for precise baseline determination along with a dedicated scheme for integer ambiguity resolution is proposed, consisting of a hybrid sequential/batch algorithm based on the maximum a posteriori and integer aperture estimators.
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This article is published in Advances in Space Research.The article was published on 2016-01-01. It has received 35 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Robustness (computer science).

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Precise orbit determination of the Sentinel-3A altimetry satellite using ambiguity-fixed GPS carrier phase observations

TL;DR: A refined strategy for carrier phase generation out of low-level measurements is employed to cope with half-cycle ambiguities in the tracking of the Sentinel-3 GPS receiver that have so far inhibited ambiguity-fixed POD solutions.
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Impact of Swarm GPS receiver updates on POD performance

TL;DR: In this article, several modifications have been implemented to the Swarm GPS receivers to improve the robustness against ionospheric scintillation, and the bandwidths of the GPS receiver tracking loops have been widened.
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Enhanced GPS-based GRACE baseline determination by using a new strategy for ambiguity resolution and relative phase center variation corrections

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed an independent baseline determination method based on a new strategy of integer ambiguity resolution and correction of relative receiver antenna phase center variation (PCV) estimation, and implemented the method in the NUDTTK software package.
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Impact of GPS antenna phase center and code residual variation maps on orbit and baseline determination of GRACE

TL;DR: In this article, an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) was used to optimize relative spacecraft dynamics and iteratively fix the DD carrier-phase ambiguities, which significantly improved the baseline solution.
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Probability theory : the logic of science

TL;DR: In this article, a survey of elementary applications of probability theory can be found, including the following: 1. Plausible reasoning 2. The quantitative rules 3. Elementary sampling theory 4. Elementary hypothesis testing 5. Queer uses for probability theory 6. Elementary parameter estimation 7. The central, Gaussian or normal distribution 8. Sufficiency, ancillarity, and all that 9. Repetitive experiments, probability and frequency 10. Advanced applications: 11. Discrete prior probabilities, the entropy principle 12. Simple applications of decision theory 15.
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Global Positioning System: Signals, Measurements, and Performance

TL;DR: This advanced tutorial will describe the GPS signals, the various measurements made by the GPS receivers, and estimate the achievable accuracies, and focus on topics which are more unique to radio navigation or GPS.
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The gravity recovery and climate experiment: Mission overview and early results

TL;DR: In this paper, the gravity models developed with this data are more than an order of magnitude better at the long and mid wavelengths than previous models and the error estimates indicate a 2-cm accuracy uniformly over the land and ocean regions, a consequence of the highly accurate, global and homogenous nature of the GRACE data.
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The least-squares ambiguity decorrelation adjustment: a method for fast GPS integer ambiguity estimation

TL;DR: In this article, an ambiguity decorrelation approach is introduced to flatten the typical discontinuity in the GPS-spectrum of ambiguity conditional variances and return new ambiguities that show a dramatic improvement in correlation and precision.
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