• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.12-20
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• 2008

Japanese MSAS (Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System) satellites have been transmitting GPS satellite orbit and ionosphere correction information since 2005. MSAS coverage includes Far East Asia, and it can improve the accuracy and integrity of GPS position solutions in Korea. This research analyzed the ionosphere correction information from the MSAS ionosphere correction data. The ionosphere delay data observed by a dual frequency receiver is compared with the MSAS ionosphere correction data. The variation of MSAS GIVE values are analyzed in connection with the equatorial anomaly and ionosphere scintillation.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2023

When calculating the user's position using satellite signals, the signals originating from the satellite pass through the ionosphere and troposphere to the user. In particular, the ionosphere delay error that occurs when passing through the ionosphere delays when the signal is transmitted, generating a pseudorange error and position error at a large rate. Therefore, to improve position accuracy, it is essential to correct the ionosphere layer error. In a receiver capable of receiving dual frequency, the ionosphere error can be eliminated through a double difference, but in a single frequency receiver, an ionosphere correction model transmitted from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite is used. The popularly used Klobuchar model is designed to improve performance globally. As such, it does not perform perfectly in the Korea region. In this paper, the characteristics of the delay in the ionosphere in the Korean region are identified through an analysis of 10 years of data, and an improved ionosphere correction model for the Korean region is presented using the widely employed Klobuchar model. Through the proposed model, vertical position error can be improved by up to 40% relative to the original Klobuchar model in the Korea region.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2019

This paper proposed a method to estimate the vertical delay from the slant delay, which can improve accuracy of the ionospheric correction of SBAS. Proposed method used Chapman profile which is a model for the vertical electron density distribution of the ionosphere. In the proposed method, we assumed that parameters of Chapman profile are given and the vertical ionospheric can be modeled with linear function. We also divided ionosphere into multi-layer. For the verification, we converted slant ionospheric delays to vertical ionospheric delays by using the proposed method and generated the ionospheric correction of SBAS with vertical delays. We used International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) model for the simulation to verification. As a result, the accuracy of ionospheric correction from proposed method has been improved for 17.3% in daytime, 10.2% in evening, 2.1% in nighttime, compared with correction from thin shell model. Finally, we verified the method in the SBAS user domain, by comparing slant ionospheric delays of users. Using the proposed method, root mean square value of slant delay error decreased for 23.6% and max error value decreased for 27.2%.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2013

The signal broadcast from a GPS satellite experiences code delay and carrier phase advance while passing through the ionosphere, which causes a signal error. Many ionosphere models have been studied to correct this ionospheric delay error. In this paper, the ionosphere modeling for the Korean Peninsula was carried out using a spherical harmonics based model. In contrast to the previous studies, we considered a real-time ionospheric delay correction model using fewer number of basis functions. The modeling performance was evaluated by comparing with a grid model. Total number of basis functions was set to be identical to the number of grid points in the grid model. The performance test was conducted using the GPS measurements collected from 5 reference stations during 24 hours. In the test result, the modeling residual error was smaller than that of the existing grid model. However, when the number of measurements was small and the measurements were not evenly distributed, the overall trend was found to be problematic. For improving this problem, we implemented the modeling with additional virtual measurements.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2022

The models used for ionosphere error correction in positioning using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) are representatively Klobuchar model and NeQuick model. Although these models can correct the ionosphere error in real time, the disadvantage is that the accuracy is only 50-60%. In this study, a method for polynomial modeling of Global Ionosphere Map (GIM) which provides Vertical Total Electron Content (VTEC) in grid type was studied. In consideration of Ionosphere Pierce Points (IPP) of satellites with a receivable elevation angle of 15 degrees or higher on the Korean Peninsula, the target area for model generation and provision was selected, and the VTEC at 88 GIM grid points was modeled as a polynomial. The developed VTEC polynomial model shows a data reduction rate of 72.7% compared to GIM regardless of the number of visible satellites, and a data reduction rate of more than 90% compared to the Slant Total Electron Content (STEC) polynomial model when there are more than 10 visible satellites. This VTEC polynomial model has a maximum absolute error of 2.4 Total Electron Content Unit (TECU) and a maximum relative error of 9.9% with the actual GIM. Therefore, it is expected that the amount of data can be drastically reduced by providing the predicted GIM or real-time grid type VTEC model as the parameters of the polynomial model.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.479-484
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• 2017

독일 DLR (Deutsches Zentrum $f{\ddot{u}}r$ Luft- und Raumfahrt)에서 개발한 NTCM (Neustrelitz TEC model) 전리층 모델은 전리층 지연값을 예측함에 있어서 Klobuchar 모델보다 높은 정확도를 가진다. NTCM 모델은 Galileo의 NeQuick 모델보다 계산 시간이 빠르며, 정확도가 비슷하다. NTCM 모델은 태양 활동 함수의 파라미터로 F10.7을 사용하지만, NTCM-BC (NTCM-Broadcast) 모델은 Klobuchar 모델의 전리층 지연 값을 사용한다. 이러한 이유로 NTCM-BC 모델은 실시간 전리층 지연 보정 모델로 사용할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 2009년부터 2014년까지 한반도 내에서 NTCM-BC 모델을 적용하였을 때 수직 전리층 지연 오차 및 사용자 위치 오차를 분석하고 Klobuchar 모델의 결과와 비교하였다. 6년간의 통계에서 Klobuchar 모델 사용 대비 NTCM-BC 모델 적용 시 수직 전리층 지연 오차는 17.7 % 감소하였으며, 수평 위치 정확도는 25.6 %, 수직 위치 정확도는 6.7 % 더 향상시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.409-414
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• 2018

광역 차분위성항법시스템의 서비스 영역을 기준국 네트워크 외부로 확장하기 위해서는 전리층 보정 정보의 외삽이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 전리층 보정 영역 확장을 위한 인공 신경망을 설계하고 이에 대한 성능분석을 수행하였다. 인공 신경망 입력으로 사용되는 일/년별 주기함수, 태양흑점개수, 자기장 인덱스(Ap)의 개별 요소들이 전리층 외삽 추정 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 신경망의 구성에 있어서는 은닉 층의 수 및 뉴런 개수 변화에 따른 성능 분석을 수행하였다. 분석결과를 바탕으로 신경망을 구현하고 태양활동 극대기(2014년)의 고위도와 저위도 지역에서의 전리층 추정 결과를 보였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.372-382
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• 2009

자체 개발한 SBAS 보정정보 처리 프로그램을 이용하여 MSAS 궤도 보정정보의 정확도를 분석하고, MSAS 전리층 보정정보 대한 적도변이의 영향을 분석하였다. 또한 MSAS 보정정보의 일부분의 제거를 통해 보정정보의 수신지연으로 인한 정확도 저하와 그것이 Protection Level에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 그리고 국내에서 MSAS 보정정보를 이용하여 항공기 정밀접근 시 시스템의 무결성 및 가용성에 대해 분석했다.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2006년도 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS Vol.2
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• pp.203-208
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• 2006

The main research conducted previously on GPS ionosphere in China is first introduced. Besides, the current investigations include as follows: (1) GPS-based spatial environmental, especially the ionosphere, monitoring, modeling and analysis, including ground/space-based GPS ionosphere electron density (IED) through occultation/tomography technologies with GPS data from global/regional network, development of a GNSS-based platform for imaging ionosphere and atmosphere (GPFIIA), and preliminary test results through performing the first 3D imaging for the IED over China, (2) The atmospheric and ionospheric modeling for GPS-based surveying, navigation and orbit determination, involving high precisely ionospheric TEC modeling for phase-based long/median range network RTK system for achieving CM-level real time positioning, next generation GNSS broadcast ionospheric time-delay algorithm required for higher correction accuracy, and orbit determination for Low-Earth-orbiter satellites using single frequency GPS receivers, and (3) Research products in applications for national significant projects: GPS-based ionospheric effects modeling for precise positioning and orbit determination applied to China's manned space-engineering, including spatial robot navigation and control and international space station intersection and docking required for related national significant projects.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2014

The coverage area of GNSS regional ionospheric correction model is mainly determined by the disribution of GNSS ground monitoring stations. Outside the coverage area, GNSS users may receive ionospheric correction signals but the correction does not contain valid correction information. Extrapolation of the correction information can extend the coverage area to some extent. Three interpolation methods, Kriging, biharmonic spline and cubic spline, are tested to evaluate the extrapolation accuracy of the ionospheric delay corrections outside the correction coverage area. IGS (International GNSS Service) ionosphere map data is used to simulate the corrections and to compute the extrapolation error statistics. Among the three methods, biharmonic method yields the best accuracy. The estimation error has a high value during Spring and Fall. The error has a high value in South and East sides and has a low value in North side.