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2015
Kim, Minchan, Kim, Kiwan, Lee, Dong-Kyeong, Lee, Jiyun
GNSS Airborne Multipath Error Modeling Under UAV Platform and Operating Environment Journal Article
In: Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-7, 2015.
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abstract = {In the case of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a GNSS sensor, a boundary line where the vehicle can actually exist can be calculated using a navigation error model, and safe navigation (e.g., precise landing and collision prevention) can be supported based on this boundary line. Therefore, for the safe operation of UAV, a model for the position error of UAV needs to be established in advance. In this study, the multipath error of a GNSS sensor installed at UAV was modeled through a flight test, and this was analyzed and compared with the error model of an existing manned aircraft. The flight test was conducted based on a scenario in which UAV performs hovering at an altitude of 40 m, and it was found that the multipath error value was well bound by the error model of an existing manned aircraft. This result indicates that the error model of an existing manned aircraft can be used in operation environments similar to the scenario for the flight test. Also, in this study, a scenario for the operation of multiple UAVs was considered, and the correlation between the multipath errors of the UAVs was analyzed. The result of the analysis showed that the correlation between the multipath errors of the UAVs was not large, indicating that the multipath errors of the UAVs cannot be canceled out.},
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2014
Kim, Dongwoo, Yoon, Moonseok, Choi, Pilhoon, Lee, Jiyun
AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, 2014.
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title = {Observing Large Ionospheric Spatial Decorrelation for Ground-Based Augmentation System in the Brazilian Region},
author = {Dongwoo Kim and Moonseok Yoon and Pilhoon Choi and Jiyun Lee},
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abstract = {Ground-Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS) support aircraft precision approach and landing by broadcasting differential Global Positioning System (GPS) corrections and integrity information to aviation users. Under anomalous ionospheric condition, unacceptably large residual errors can occur due to anomalously large ionospheric spatial decorrelation, and this can pose integrity threats to GBAS users. Thus, the development of an ionospheric anomaly threat model is required to simulate worst-case ionospheric errors and develop mitigation strategies. Ionosphere in low latitudes is known to be much more intense than that in mid latitudes due to active geomagnetic effect, and investigation of low latitude ionospheric anomalies must take precedence before operation of GBAS. In this paper, ionospheric spatial decorrelation is investigated for GBAS operation in the Brazilian region. Dual-frequency observation data are collected from Brazilian GPS reference stations. This analysis is performed using data sets collected on scintillating days, less-scintillating days, and storm days from 2012 to 2014. Precise ionospheric spatial gradient on the L1 signal is automatically estimated from dual-frequency observation data using simple truth method and station pair method. In the Brazilian region, however, intense ionospheric scintillations cause a large numbers of cycle slips in carrier-phase data. The simple truth process removes a considerably large number of those data through short-arc and outlier removals, and thus potential ionospheric gradients may not be detected. This motivates a data recovery process which skips short-arc and outlier removals if there appears a large ionospheric spatial gradient in the removed data. We also use a series of methods to validate anomalous ionospheric spatial gradients using manual validation with L1 single frequency measurement, station-wide check, satellite-wide check, and time-step check. In particular, the time-step check validates localized ionospheric anomalies in a scale of several tens of kilometers. This method is useful when the anomalies are not validated by station-wide and satellite-wide checks due to the sparse distribution of Brazilian GPS reference stations. Using the above methods, we observe and validate large ionospheric spatial gradients.},
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Lee, Jinsil, Yoon, Moonseok, Lee, Jiyun
Space Weather Prediction Error Bounding for Real-Time Ionospheric Threat Adaptation of GNSS Augmentation Systems Conference
AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, 2014.
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Yoon, Moonseok, Kim, Dongwoo, Yang, Yu-ming, Komjathy, Attila, Lee, Jiyun
Ionospheric Signatures of North Korean Nuclear Test on 12 February 2013 Conference
AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, CA, 2014.
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author = {Moonseok Yoon and Dongwoo Kim and Yu-ming Yang and Attila Komjathy and Jiyun Lee},
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abstract = {Previous studies on interactions between the atmospheric waves and ionospheric perturbations concluded that the acoustic-gravity waves triggered by solid earth events such as earthquakes, tsunamis and underground nuclear tests may be used in detecting the ionospheric perturbations. Ionospheric perturbations have been observed using sounding radars and GPS remote sensing techniques since 1970s. As primary examples, ionospheric disturbances associated with 2006 and 2009 North Korean underground nuclear tests were observed using GPS measurements. In this work, we processed GNSS stations in South Korea and Japan and analyzed traveling ionospheric disturbances that were coincident with the 2013 North Korean underground test. North Korea conducted the third underground nuclear test at 2:57 UTC on February 12, 2013. The magnitude of earthquake generated by this event was registered to be an Mw 5.1 event. After analyzing GPS measurements from nearby stations, strong ionospheric perturbations were observed 15-30 minutes after the reported event, and the disturbances were shown to have primarily two different wave trains. The maximum VTEC perturbations turned out to be between 0.4 to 0.7 TECU. Five stations located in the northwest-to-southeast direction were also scrutinized for the propagation direction and amplitude variation related to ionospheric wave structures. The results clearly showed that the maximum amplitude of the waves may be higher as the stations are closer to the epicenter indicating that the waveforms may propagate away from the epicenter. In this research, we will analyze the characteristics of the detected ionospheric perturbations associated with the underground nuclear test. These findings are expected to verify our modeling results. We hope to get a better understanding of the influence of man-made hazards on the temporal and spatial variability of the global ionosphere.},
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Yoon, Moonseok, Bang, Eugene, Lee, Jiyun
The Use of SBAS GIVE for Improving CAT-I GBAS Availability in the Korean Region Conference
ISGNSS 2014, Jeju, Korea, 2014.
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Bang, Eugene, Lee, Jinsil, Lee, Jiyun
Ionospheric Delay Estimation using Kriging for Korean SBAS Conference
ISGNSS 2014, Jeju, Korea, 2014.
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Lee, Dong-Kyeong, Kim, Minchan, Kim, Kiwan, Lee, Jiyun
Fast location survey of DGNSS reference station to support UAV navigation Conference
2014 14th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS 2014), Seoul, South Korea, 2014.
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title = {Fast location survey of DGNSS reference station to support UAV navigation},
author = {Dong-Kyeong Lee and Minchan Kim and Kiwan Kim and Jiyun Lee},
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abstract = {Mobile Differential Global Navigation Satellite Systems (Mobile DGNSS) formed with multiple UAVs can support missions on a battlefield by providing navigation with high accuracy and integrity. For time efficiency and maneuverability of the system, the reference stations that are deployed and sited on the battlefield should be able to determine their precise position rapidly before generating the differential corrections. This paper presents a methodology for fast location surveying of the reference stations, which improves the GNSS-based position estimates of reference stations using precise measurements of relative distances between the stations. Simulation results showed that the proposed method enables users to achieve the desired accuracy in less time than the simple method which averages stand-alone GNSS solutions only. A theoretical model of DGNSS position uncertainty induced by inaccurate surveyed locations of the reference stations was also defined in this paper. The model was validated by comparing it to the results from experiments conducted with a DGNSS test-bed equipped with three GNSS receivers and a pseudo-user.
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Kim, Minchan, Kim, Kiwan, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam
High Integrity GNSS Navigation and Safe Separation Distance to Support Local-Area UAV Networks Conference
Proceedings of the 27th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2014), Tampa, Florida, 2014.
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title = {High Integrity GNSS Navigation and Safe Separation Distance to Support Local-Area UAV Networks},
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abstract = {A local-area Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) network can provide local-area differential corrections and optimized guidance, including the maintenance of safe separation distances, for precise and safe operation of the UAVs. In networked UAV operations, only the uncorrelated component of position error between two UAVs in the same network contributes to potential separation violations, because “in-network” UAVs share the same source of guidance and differential corrections. Therefore, models of uncorrelated errors need to be defined to establish safe separation distances between UAVs. This paper develops a methodology to estimate safe separation distance for UAVs which share the same source of guidance and local-area differential corrections. Using this methodology, ionospheric and tropospheric models for Navigation System Error (NSE) are developed theoretically. The airborne multipath error and Flight Technical Error (FTE) components which depend on hardware, environment, and operational conditions are also determined though UAV flight experiments. The standard deviation of FTE was estimated in both straight and curved flight segments. The results show that a lateral FTE error of 0.78 meters in curved segments is much greater than lateral FTE in straight segments and vertical FTE in both segments (all about 0.4 meters). This is due to the momentum of the UAV when it is taking turns and the limited controller response time of the UAV. The flight experiments also show that UAV multipath errors are reasonably well-bounded by the standard airborne multipath model developed for the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS). From the estimated error models, simulations of safe separation distances were conducted under the “in-network” UAVs scenario. Simulation results for a 24-satellite GPS constellation and the probabilities of safe separation suggested in prior work show that vertical separations between UAVs in the same network vary from about 3.0 – 6.5 meters, while horizontal separations vary between 2.2 and 3.5 meters. These values change with time according to the visible GPS satellite geometry and are known to the controller in real time.},
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Lee, Jinsil, Kim, Dongwoo, Lee, Jiyun, Walter, Todd
VPL Parameter Determination for Improved Performance of Advanced RAIM Conference
Proceedings of the 27th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2014), Tampa, Florida, 2014.
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title = {VPL Parameter Determination for Improved Performance of Advanced RAIM},
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abstract = {Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (ARAIM) helps ensure the integrity of vertical guidance using multi-constellations and new civil signals [1]. Among Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) error sources, signal-in-space (SIS) range error, which includes satellite ephemeris and clock errors, is most significant because combinations of signals on multiple frequencies are used to remove ionospheric errors, which are dominant in single-frequency operations. In order to ensure the integrity of ARAIM, an integrity parameter ? is proposed to be broadcast by air navigation service providers. This ? parameter is an inflation factor applied to broadcast URAs to ensure that SIS range errors are bounded to the required level of integrity. Based on a comprehensive analysis of SIS error characteristics, this paper determines the ? parameter for subgroups of satellites that have similar error behavior and for individual satellites to lower the conservatism of the computed protection levels. Three different grouping scenarios (a single value of ? for all satellites, one value of ? for each satellite block type, and one value of ? for each satellite) were used to determine ?. The performance for each scenario was evaluated by performing ARAIM availability simulations. The simulation results demonstrated the performance improvements from grouping satellites into block types compared to the case of using a single value of ? for all satellites. In particular, applying one value of ? for each satellite gave significantly higher availability than other scenarios. This benefit gets more evident when the Gaussian tail behaviors of SIS error distributions differ across satellites.},
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Kim, Minchan, Seo, Jiwon, Lee, Jiyun
A Comprehensive Method for GNSS Data Quality Determination to Improve Ionospheric Data Analysis Journal Article
In: Sensors, vol. 14, no. 8, pp. 14971-14993, 2014.
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title = {A Comprehensive Method for GNSS Data Quality Determination to Improve Ionospheric Data Analysis},
author = {Minchan Kim and Jiwon Seo and Jiyun Lee},
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abstract = {Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are now recognized as cost-effective tools for ionospheric studies by providing the global coverage through worldwide networks of GNSS stations. While GNSS networks continue to expand to improve the observability of the ionosphere, the amount of poor quality GNSS observation data is also increasing and the use of poor-quality GNSS data degrades the accuracy of ionospheric measurements. This paper develops a comprehensive method to determine the quality of GNSS observations for the purpose of ionospheric studies. The algorithms are designed especially to compute key GNSS data quality parameters which affect the quality of ionospheric product. The quality of data collected from the Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) network in the conterminous United States (CONUS) is analyzed. The resulting quality varies widely, depending on each station and the data quality of individual stations persists for an extended time period. When compared to conventional methods, the quality parameters obtained from the proposed method have a stronger correlation with the quality of ionospheric data. The results suggest that a set of data quality parameters when used in combination can effectively select stations with high-quality GNSS data and improve the performance of ionospheric data analysis.},
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Choi, Pilhoon, Lee, Jiyun
Selection of Korea SBAS Reference Stations By Analyzing GPS Satellite Clock and Ephemeris Error Bound Conference
2014 APNN & MAPWiST, Seoul, 2014.
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title = {Selection of Korea SBAS Reference Stations By Analyzing GPS Satellite Clock and Ephemeris Error Bound},
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Won, Dae Hee, Lee, Eunsung, Heo, Moonbeom, Sung, Sangkyung, Lee, Jiyun, Lee, Young Jae
GNSS integration with vision-based navigation for low GNSS visibility conditions Journal Article
In: GPS Solutions, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 177-187, 2014.
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title = {GNSS integration with vision-based navigation for low GNSS visibility conditions},
author = {Dae Hee Won and Eunsung Lee and Moonbeom Heo and Sangkyung Sung and Jiyun Lee and Young Jae Lee},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-04-01},
journal = {GPS Solutions},
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abstract = {In urban canyons, buildings and other structures often block the line of sight of visible Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellites, which makes it difficult to obtain four or more satellites to provide a three-dimensional navigation solution. Previous studies on this operational environment have been conducted based on the assumption that GNSS is not available. However, a limited number of satellites can be used with other sensor measurements, although the number is insufficient to derive a navigation solution. The limited number of GNSS measurements can be integrated with vision-based navigation to correct navigation errors. We propose an integrated navigation system that improves the performance of vision-based navigation by integrating the limited GNSS measurements. An integrated model was designed to apply the GNSS range and range rate to vision-based navigation. The possibility of improved navigation performance was evaluated during an observability analysis based on available satellites. According to the observability analysis, each additional satellite decreased the number of unobservable states by one, while vision-based navigation always has three unobservable states. A computer simulation was conducted to verify the improvement in the navigation performance by analyzing the estimated position, which depended on the number of available satellites; additionally, an experimental test was conducted. The results showed that limited GNSS measurements can improve the positioning performance. Thus, our proposed method is expected to improve the positioning performance in urban canyons.},
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Yoon, Moonseok, Lee, Jiyun
Medium-scale Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances in the Korean Region on 10 November 2004: Potential impact on GPS-Based navigation Systems Journal Article
In: Space Weather, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 173-186, 2014.
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title = {Medium-scale Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances in the Korean Region on 10 November 2004: Potential impact on GPS-Based navigation Systems},
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abstract = {Extreme medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) occurred at midlatitudes in East Asia during a geomagnetically active time on 10 November 2004. Using the Global Positioning System (GPS) observation data from Korean GPS reference stations, the characteristics of the MSTIDs on 10 November 2004 and their potential impact on GPS‐based navigation systems in the Korean region are analyzed. The MSTIDs were first observed in the northeast part of South Korea at about 10:00 UT and propagated southwestward with successive wavefronts which extended from northwest to southeast. The peak‐to‐peak amplitudes of vertical total electron content (TEC) disturbances decreased from about 29 to 10 total electron content unit (1 TECU = 1016 el m−2), and the wavelengths lengthened from about 360 to 580 km from 12:53 to 14:38 UT. The propagation velocity of MSTID wavefronts was estimated using three nearby reference stations showing that velocity gradually decreased from about 254 m/s at 11:46 UT to 76 m/s at 21:26 UT. The ionospheric irregularities in small‐scale regions accompanied by the MSTIDs were spatially and temporally varied from about 10:00 to 22:00 UT in response to the movement and intensity change of the MSTIDs. This event also generated anomalously large ionospheric spatial gradients which could cause unacceptable residual pseudorange errors for users of GPS augmentation systems. Frequent loss of the GPS signals, which occurred due to the intense ionospheric irregularities, could also degrade the continuity and availability of GPS‐based navigation systems.},
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Won, Dae Hee, Lee, Eunsung, Heo, Moonbeom, Lee, Seung-Woo, Lee, Jiyun, Kim, Jeongrae, Sung, Sangkyung, Lee, Young Jae
Selective Integration of GNSS, Vision Sensor, and INS Using Weighted DOP Under GNSS-Challenged Environments Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 2288-2298, 2014.
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title = {Selective Integration of GNSS, Vision Sensor, and INS Using Weighted DOP Under GNSS-Challenged Environments},
author = {Dae Hee Won and Eunsung Lee and Moonbeom Heo and Seung-Woo Lee and Jiyun Lee and Jeongrae Kim and Sangkyung Sung and Young Jae Lee},
doi = {10.1109/TIM.2014.2304365},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-03-04},
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abstract = {Accurate and precise navigation solution can be obtained by integrating multiple sensors such as global navigation satellite system (GNSS), vision sensor, and inertial navigation system (INS). However, accuracy of position solutions under GNSS-challenged environment occasionally degrades due to poor distributions of GNSS satellites and feature points from vision sensors. This paper proposes a selective integration method, which improves positioning accuracy under GNSS-challenged environments when applied to the multiple navigation sensors such as GNSS, a vision sensor, and INS. A performance index is introduced to recognize poor environments where navigation errors increase when measurements are added. The weighted least squares method was applied to derive the performance index, which measures the goodness of geometrical distributions of the satellites and feature points. It was also used to predict the position errors and the effects of the integration, and as a criterion to select the navigation sensors to be integrated. The feasibility of the proposed method was verified through a simulation and an experimental test. The performance index was examined by checking its correlation with the positional error covariance, and the performance of the selective navigation was verified by comparing its solution with the reference position. The results show that the selective integration of multiple sensors improves the positioning accuracy compared with nonselective integration when applied under GNSS-challenged environments. It is especially effective when satellites and feature points are posed in certain directions and have poor geometry.},
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Kumar, Sanjay, Singh, A. K., Lee, Jiyun
Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly (EIA) and comparison with IRI model during descending phase of solar activity (2005- 2009) Journal Article
In: Advances in Space Research, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 724-733, 2014.
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title = {Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly (EIA) and comparison with IRI model during descending phase of solar activity (2005- 2009)},
author = {Sanjay Kumar and A. K. Singh and Jiyun Lee},
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year = {2014},
date = {2014-03-01},
journal = {Advances in Space Research},
volume = {53},
number = {5},
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abstract = {The ionospheric variability at equatorial and low latitude region is known to be extreme as compared to mid latitude region. In this study the ionospheric total electron content (TEC), is derived by analyzing dual frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) data recorded at two stations separated by 325 km near the Indian equatorial anomaly region, Varanasi (Geog latitude 25°, 16/ N, longitude 82°, 59/ E, Geomagnetic latitude 16°, 08/ N) and Kanpur (Geog latitude 26°, 18/ N, longitude 80°, 12/ E, Geomagnetic latitude 17°, 18/ N). Specifically, we studied monthly, seasonal and annual variations as well as solar and geomagnetic effects on the equatorial ionospheric anomaly (EIA) during the descending phase of solar activity from 2005 to 2009. It is found that the maximum TEC (EIA) near equatorial anomaly crest yield their maximum values during the equinox months and their minimum values during the summer. Using monthly averaged peak magnitude of TEC, a clear semi-annual variation is seen with two maxima occurring in both spring and autumn. Results also showed the presence of winter anomaly or seasonal anomaly in the EIA crest throughout the period 2005–2009 only except during the deep solar minimum year 2007–2008. The correlation analysis indicate that the variation of EIA crest is more affected by solar activity compared to geomagnetic activity with maximum dependence on the solar EUV flux, which is attributed to direct link of EUV flux on the formation of ionosphere and main agent of the ionization. The statistical mean occurrence of EIA crest in TEC during the year from 2005 to 2009 is found to around 12:54 LT hour and at 21.12° N geographic latitude. The crest of EIA shifts towards lower latitudes and the rate of shift of the crest latitude during this period is found to be 0.87° N/per year. The comparison between IRI models with observation during this period has been made and comparison is poor with increasing solar activity with maximum difference during the year 2005.},
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Lee, Jinsil, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Datta-Barua, Seebany
Proceedings of the 2014 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, California, 2014.
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title = {Conceptual Study of Real-time Ionospheric Threat Adaptation Using Space Weather Forecasting for GNSS Augmentation Systems},
author = {Jinsil Lee and Jiyun Lee and Sam Pullen and Seebany Datta-Barua},
url = {https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=11538},
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date = {2014-01-27},
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abstract = {Current GNSS augmentation systems attempt to consider all possible ionospheric events in their computations of worst-case errors in user position solutions. The resulting error bounds are conservative because of this need to cover all possible anomalous conditions that might go undetected. This conservatism can be mitigated by subdividing anomalous conditions into several classes of severity and using different values of threat-model bounds for each class. This is possible if the level of ionospheric activity is classifiable and predictable (at least over periods of tens of minutes to hours) from measurable space weather conditions. This paper presents a new concept of real-time ionospheric threat adaptation that adjusts the ionospheric threat model in real time instead of always using the same ‘worst-case’ threat model. This is done by utilizing a relationship between ionospheric activity and space weather indices. The worst-case threat is defined as a function of the values of space weather indices. Predicted values of space weather indices are used for determining the corresponding threat model. Since space weather prediction itself is not reliable due to prediction errors, an uncertainty model is derived from 15 years of historical data, and the prediction errors are bounded to the required level of integrity of the system being supported. This concept was demonstrated by assessing the performance of real-time ionospheric threat adaptation when applied to the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) threat model used for Category I precision approach in the Conterminous United States (CONUS). The disturbance-storm time (Dst) index was selected as a measure of space weather intensity. The relationship between final Dst and the worst ionospheric gradients (or "slopes") identified in CONUS was defined. The ‘predicted Dst bound’ derived by taking into account prediction error statistics was then used to determine the worst slope bounds in real-time. As a result, the upper slope bound of the current threat model (425 mm/km for LAAS) could be lowered about 94% of the time during the 15 years of data (from 1995 to 2009) with an integrity of (1 - 10-7) using the bounded prediction value of Dst for real-time threat determination.},
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2013
Lee, Jinsil, Lee, Jiyun
AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, 2013.
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title = {Analysis of Correlation between Ionospheric Spatial Gradients and Space Weather Intensity under Nominal Conditions for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems},
author = {Jinsil Lee and Jiyun Lee},
url = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013AGUFMSM53D2245L},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-12-09},
booktitle = {AGU Fall Meeting 2013},
address = {San Francisco, CA},
abstract = {Ground-Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS) support aircraft precision approach and landing by providing differential GPS corrections to aviation users. For GBAS applications, most of ionospheric errors are removed by applying the differential corrections. However, ionospheric correction errors may exist due to ionosphere spatial decorrelation between GBAS ground facility and users. Thus, the standard deviation of ionosphere spatial decorrelation (σvig) is estimated and included in the computation of error bounds on user position solution. The σvig of 4mm/km, derived for the Conterminous United States (CONUS), bounds one-sigma ionospheric spatial gradients under nominal conditions (including active, but not stormy condition) with an adequate safety margin [1]. The conservatism residing in the current σvig by fixing it to a constant value for all non-stormy conditions could be mitigated by subdividing ionospheric conditions into several classes and using different σvig for each class. This new concept, real-time σvig adaptation, will be possible if the level of ionospheric activity can be well classified based on space weather intensity. This paper studies correlation between the statistics of nominal ionospheric spatial gradients and space weather indices. The analysis was carried out using two sets of data collected from Continuous Operating Reference Station (CORS) Network; 9 consecutive (nominal and ionospherically active) days in 2004 and 19 consecutive (relatively 'quiet') days in 2010. Precise ionospheric delay estimates are obtained using the simplified truth processing method and vertical ionospheric gradients are computed using the well-known 'station pair method' [2]. The remaining biases which include carrier-phase leveling errors and Inter-frequency Bias (IFB) calibration errors are reduced by applying linear slip detection thresholds. The σvig was inflated to overbound the distribution of vertical ionospheric gradients with the required confidence level. Using the daily maximum values of σvig, day-to-day variations of spatial gradients are compared to those of two space weather indices; Disturbance, Storm Time (Dst) index and Interplanetary Magnetic Field Bz (IMF Bz). The day-to-day variations of both space weather indices showed a good agreement with those of daily maximum σvig. The results demonstrate that ionospheric gradient statistics are highly correlated with space weather indices on nominal and off-nominal days. Further investigation on this relationship would facilitate prediction of upcoming ionospheric behavior based on space weather information and adjusting σvig in real time. Consequently it will improve GBAS availability by adding external information to operation. [1] Lee, J., S. Pullen, S. Datta-Barua, and P. Enge (2007), Assessment of ionosphere spatial decorrelation for GPS-based aircraft landing systems, J. Aircraft, 44(5), 1662-1669, doi:10.2514/1.28199. [2] Jung, S., and J. Lee (2012), Long-term ionospheric anomaly monitoring for ground based augmentation systems, Radio Sci., 47, RS4006, doi:10.1029/2012RS005016.},
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Won, Dae Hee, Chun, Sebum, Lee, Seung-Woo, Sung, Sangkyung, Lee, Jiyun, Kim, Jeongrae, Lee, Young Jae
Geometrical distortion integrated performance index for vision-based navigation system Journal Article
In: International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 1196-1203, 2013.
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abstract = {This paper proposes weighted dilution of precision (WDOP) as an indicator of the accuracy of position and attitude in vision-based navigation. WDOP accurately represents the tendencies of navigational errors. It is obtained by weighted least squares. The weight is determined by the deployment of feature points and the geometrical distortion of the vision sensor. The performance of WDOP was verified by simulation. The values of the dilution of precision (DOP) and WDOP were computed and analyzed by comparison with the navigational errors. Additionally, a correlation test was used to determine how well they reflect the trends of the navigational errors. Simulation results showed that WDOP was strongly correlated with navigational errors, which makes it a parameter that can be used to determine the quality of a vision-based navigation system. The proposed WDOP can be used as a practical indicator of navigation performance.},
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Bang, Eugene, Lee, Jiyun
Methodology of automated ionosphere front velocity estimation for ground-based augmentation of GNSS Journal Article
In: Radio Science, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 659-670, 2013.
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abstract = {Extreme ionospheric anomalies occurring during severe ionospheric storms can pose integrity threats to Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Ground‐Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS). Ionospheric anomaly threat models for each region of operation need to be developed to analyze the potential impact of these anomalies on GBAS users and develop mitigation strategies. Along with the magnitude of ionospheric gradients, the speed of the ionosphere “fronts” in which these gradients are embedded is an important parameter for simulation‐based GBAS integrity analysis. This paper presents a methodology for automated ionosphere front velocity estimation which will be used to analyze a vast amount of ionospheric data, build ionospheric anomaly threat models for different regions, and monitor ionospheric anomalies continuously going forward. This procedure automatically selects stations that show a similar trend of ionospheric delays, computes the orientation of detected fronts using a three‐station‐based trigonometric method, and estimates speeds for the front using a two‐station‐based method. It also includes fine‐tuning methods to improve the estimation to be robust against faulty measurements and modeling errors. It demonstrates the performance of the algorithm by comparing the results of automated speed estimation to those manually computed previously. All speed estimates from the automated algorithm fall within error bars of ± 30% of the manually computed speeds. In addition, this algorithm is used to populate the current threat space with newly generated threat points. A larger number of velocity estimates helps us to better understand the behavior of ionospheric gradients under geomagnetic storm conditions.},
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Yang, Yu-ming, Komjathy, Attila, Butala, Mark D., Mannucci, Anthony J., Langley, Richard B., Snively, Jonathan, Hickey, Michael P., Galvan, David, Lee, Jiyun
Investigating Natural Hazards Using GNSS Measurements: The Chelyabinsk Meteor Ionospheric Impact Conference
Proceedings of the 26th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2013), Nashville, TN, 2013.
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abstract = {Introduction. Natural hazards, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis, have been significant threats to humans throughout recorded history. The Global Positioning System satellites have become primary sensors to measure the effects of such natural hazards. Signatures in the GPS data include seismic deformation displacements, co-seismic vertical displacements, and real-time ocean buoy positioning estimates. Another way to use GPS observables is to measure and monitor ionospheric total electron content (TEC) variations generated by post-seismic atmospheric disturbances caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, meteors and nuclear explosions [e.g., Artru et al., 2005]. Prior JPL Work. Advances in very high precision ionospheric GPS data processing at JPL have demonstrated that ground-based GPS receivers are capable of detecting TEC perturbations generated by atmospheric acoustic and gravity waves [Komjathy et al., 2012]. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami data processing results have, for instance, demonstrated that the gravity-wave-derived TEC perturbations are visible 45 minutes after the earthquake [Galvan et al., 2012]. Applying JPL’s data processing techniques to multiple events, we have found that a 2004 volcanic eruption in Japan showed approximately 1-minute period waves in ionospheric TEC, whereas the September 2009 earthquake near Samoa produced signatures with an 8-minute period [Galvan et al., 2011]. There remains much to learn about the characteristics of these interactions between the Earth’s surface and ionosphere, including how and why they differ from one event to the next. Recent Natural Hazard Event of High Interest. The Chelyabinsk meteor provided a unique opportunity to observe TEC disturbances generated by a fireball in the atmosphere. The small asteroid entered the atmosphere at 3:20 UT on February 15, 2013 moving at a speed of about 20 km/s. The object, with an almost 20 meters in diameter, then burst into pieces at a height of 30-50 km above the ground. Large fragments moving at a high speed caused a powerful flash and a strong shockwave, with most of the meteor’s energy released at a height of 5 to 15 km above the earth. Technical Approach. We use JPL’s PyIono package (a bias-fixing algorithm) to generate high-precision calibrated TEC measurements. Calibrating TEC measurements serves multiple purposes for us including quality checking (QC) of processed data, leveling the phase measurements using pseudoranges and comparing modeled TEC perturbations with measured ones [Mannucci et al, 1998]. Obtaining absolute TEC values is useful to understand background conditions for the perturbations [e.g., Komjathy et al, 2005]. However, we are primarily interested in monitoring small-scale variations in ionospheric electron density, hence the changes in TEC are of interest, rather than absolute TEC values. Subsequently, JPL’s PyIono uses TEC observations to compute de-trended TEC data. A Butterworth band-pass filter (corresponding to waves with periods between 33 and 3.3 minutes ranging between 0.5 and 5 mHz) is applied to focus on acoustic and gravity wave generated TEC observations. This type of filtering allows us to more easily detect perturbations within an expected range of frequencies, which we can infer from previous observations of tsunami periods, for example [Galvan et al., 2012]. Summary and Anticipated Results. We have processed data from 23 GPS stations within a radius of 1500 km from the impact location in Russia for February 15 and the surrounding days. Initial results of monitoring TEC perturbations using the JPL technique suggest a strong impact of the individual explosions on the ionosphere. Furthermore, we observed a statistically significant correlation between the reported meteor trajectory and the ionospheric signatures measured by GPS. Preliminary modeling results of wave structures are presented and compared with the observed perturbations to investigate the possible generation and propagation of waves associated with this unique hazard event. Acknowledgements. The authors would like to thank NASA Headquarters and the Earth Science and Interior NASA ROSES Grant (NNH07ZDA001N-ESI). This research was performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. REFERENCES Artru, J., V. Ducic, H. Kanamori, P. Lognonné, and M. Murakami (2005), Ionospheric detection of gravity waves induced by tsunamis, Geophysical Journal International, 160, 840–848, 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02552.x. Galvan, D. A., A. Komjathy, M. P. Hickey, P. Stephens, J. Snively, Y. Tony Song, M. D. Butala, and A. J. Mannucci (2012), Ionospheric Signatures of Tohoku-Oki Tsunami of March 11, 2011: Model Comparisons Near the Epicenter. Radio Science, 2012RS005023. Galvan, D. A., A. Komjathy, M. P. Hickey, and A. J. Mannucci (2011), The 2009 Samoa and 2010 Chile tsunamis as observed in the ionosphere using GPS total electron content, Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 116, A06, 318, 10.1029/2010JA016204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2010JA016204 Komjathy, A., L. Sparks, B. D. Wilson, and A. J. Mannucci (2005), Automated daily processing of more than 1000 ground-based GPS receivers for studying intense ionospheric storms, Radio Sci., 40, RS6006, doi:10.1029/2005RS003279. Komjathy, A., D.A. Galvan, P. Stephens, M.D. Butala, V. Akopian, B.D. Wilson, O. Verkhoglyadova, A.J. Mannucci, and M. Hickey (2012). “Detecting Ionospheric TEC Perturbations Caused by Natural Hazards Using a Global Network of GPS Receivers: the Tohoku Case Study.” Earth Planets Space, Vol. 64, 1-8, 2012. Mannucci, A. J., B. D. Wilson, D. N. Yuan, C. H. Ho, U. J. Lindqwister, and T. F. Runge (1998), A global mapping technique for GPS-derived ionospheric total electron content measurements, Radio Science, 33, 565–582, 10.1029/97RS02707.},
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Kim, Minchan, Lee, Jiyun
종합적 품질평가 기법을 이용한 국내 GPS 상시관측소의 데이터 품질 분석 Journal Article
In: 한국항공우주학회지, vol. 41, no. 9, pp. 689-699, 2013.
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title = {종합적 품질평가 기법을 이용한 국내 GPS 상시관측소의 데이터 품질 분석},
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During extreme ionospheric storms, anomalous ionospheric delays and gradients could cause potential integrity threats to users of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) augmentation systems. GNSS augmentation ground facilities must monitor these ionospheric anomalies defined by a threat model and alarm the users of safely-of-life applications within time-to-alerts. Because the ionospheric anomaly threat model is developed using data collected from GNSS reference stations, the use of poor-quality data can degrade the performance of the threat model. As the total number of stations increases, the number of station with poor GNSS data quality also increases. This paper analyzes the quality of data collected from Korean GPS reference stations using comprehensive GNSS data quality check algorithms. The results show that the range of good and poor qualities varies noticeably for each quality parameter. Especially erroneous ionospheric delay and gradients estimates are produced due to poor quality data. The results obtained in this study should be a basis for determining GPS data quality criteria in the development of ionospheric threat models.},
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During extreme ionospheric storms, anomalous ionospheric delays and gradients could cause potential integrity threats to users of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) augmentation systems. GNSS augmentation ground facilities must monitor these ionospheric anomalies defined by a threat model and alarm the users of safely-of-life applications within time-to-alerts. Because the ionospheric anomaly threat model is developed using data collected from GNSS reference stations, the use of poor-quality data can degrade the performance of the threat model. As the total number of stations increases, the number of station with poor GNSS data quality also increases. This paper analyzes the quality of data collected from Korean GPS reference stations using comprehensive GNSS data quality check algorithms. The results show that the range of good and poor qualities varies noticeably for each quality parameter. Especially erroneous ionospheric delay and gradients estimates are produced due to poor quality data. The results obtained in this study should be a basis for determining GPS data quality criteria in the development of ionospheric threat models.
Yoon, Moonseok, Lee, Jiyun
Characteristics of Ionospheric Irregularities during Storm-Induced Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances over the Korean Region Conference
The 6th KAIST-Kyushu University joint workshop, Deajeon, Korea, 2013.
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Pullen, Sam, Lee, Jiyun
Proceedings of the ION 2013 Pacific PNT Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2013.
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title = {Guidance, Navigation, and Separation Assurance for Local-Area UAV Networks: Putting the Pieces Together},
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abstract = {This paper examines the guidance methodology needed to implement networks of autonomously-flown unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) controlled by centralized ground stations (GSs). The intended operations would take place within a local area with a diameter of less than 10 km for most applications but potentially as large as 50 - 100 km. UAVs in these networks are envisioned to be potentially quite small and inexpensive but capable of automated flight orientation and stability with guidance updates provided by the GS at 0.5 to 2 second intervals. The GS also provides GNSS differential corrections and integrity information to support sub-meter-level 95% navigation accuracy with 10-7 error bounds in the 3 - 10 meter range. Position and timing solutions for each UAV are relayed back to the GS and support both operational (route planning) and tactical (path updating) guidance. This guidance needs to insure safe separation between UAVs within the network and (depending on the airspace used) separation from "out-of-network" UAVs as well as manned aircraft. The proposed guidance approach centers around "zones of influence" surrounding each UAV that include allowances for navigation error, UAV guidance error, and ground-system guidance error. The amount of error allocated to each error source depends upon the degree of error correlation between each UAV and its neighbors as well as the required probabilities of safe separation that must be maintained. The ground system maintains and updates zones of influence for each UAV within its operational area and guides each UAV it controls to remain within a "zone of operations" to insure that all UAV movements it commands avoid collisions with other vehicles or the ground. This paper provides examples of how this is done and how adjustments are made to reflect changes in navigation performance and the influx of UAVs operating outside the network.},
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Bang, Eugene, Lee, Jinsil, Lee, Jiyun, Seo, Jiwon, Walter, Todd
Constructing Ionospheric Irregularity Threat Model for Korean SBAS Conference
Proceedings of the ION 2013 Pacific PNT Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2013.
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title = {Constructing Ionospheric Irregularity Threat Model for Korean SBAS},
author = {Eugene Bang and Jinsil Lee and Jiyun Lee and Jiwon Seo and Todd Walter},
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abstract = {Single-frequency based Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS), the augmentation of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), broadcast estimates of vertical ionospheric delays and confidence bounds on the delay errors at Ionospheric Grid Points (IGPs). Using an ionospheric irregularity undersampled threat model, the integrity bounds, called Grid Ionospheric Vertical Errors (GIVEs), must be augmented to bound ionospheric irregularity threats which may exist between or beyond Ionospheric Pierce Points (IPPs) under ionospheric storm conditions. Since the ionospheric disturbed conditions can vary significantly from one region to another region, threat models need to be built for regions where SBAS will be operational. This paper presents a new method for constructing an undersampled threat model for SBAS in the Korean region, examines the influence of threat model to system availability, and demonstrates the performance of a newly developed threat model. The existing method tabulates undersampled threats in the threat model as a function of two metrics which measure the density and uniformity of IPP distribution in a region. Thus, the threat model metrics, which characterize threatening undersampled geometries including the density of IPP distribution accurately, play a critical role in improving system performance. The first threat metric, fit radius, is defined by an IPP search method used for a planar fit algorithm. This paper first determines a range of the fit radius optimized for the Korean region by considering the ionospheric observability and quality of the planar fit. Next this paper proposes a new second metric, the Relative Bin Number (RBN) metric, alternative to the Relative Centroid Metric (RCM) currently used in WAAS. RBN is more effective than the existing threat metric in capturing the sparseness of the IPP distribution by measuring the ratio of the number of partitions in which IPPs are absent to the total number of partitions. In addition, other essential parameters for the Korean SBAS threat model construction, including GEO MT28 (Message Type 28), IGP formations, and the number of reference stations, are determined. In a preliminary assessment, the undersampled ionospheric threat model based on the new methodology increased the coverage of 99.9% availability for APV-I service from 18.48% to 91.10%.},
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Bang, Eugene, Lee, Jinsil, Lee, Jiyun
Assessing the availability of a single-frequency satellite based augmentation system in the Korea region Conference
ENRI International Workshop on ATM/CNS, Tokyo, Japan, 2013.
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Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per, Lee, Jiyun
Proceedings of the 2013 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, California, 2013.
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title = {High-Integrity Local-Area Differential GNSS Architectures Optimized to Support Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)},
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date = {2013-01-28},
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abstract = {As the applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) expand, UAVs will be combined into networks that cooperate to perform various missions within 10 to 200 km of a centralized controller. GNSS is the primary source of navigation for UAVs operating over large areas, and UAVs combined into local networks can easily make use of local-area differential corrections integrated into their guidance commands to improve their navigation accuracy and integrity. This paper develops a Local-Area Differential GNSS (LADGNSS) architecture around a concept of local-area UAV network operations that emphasizes low cost for commercial applications and high integrity to allow UAVs to operate in close proximity to each other and potential "targets " while minimizing collision risk. Using the well-established Ground-based Augmentation System (GBAS) as a starting point, a simplified LADGNSS architecture is identified that retains most of the performance of GBAS at a far lower cost. Because LADGNSS performance will be limited by the characteristics of UAV receivers and flight dynamics, future work will be focused on identifying and understanding UAV receiver performance through a series of flight tests at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).},
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Kim, Minchan, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Gillespie, Joseph
Proceedings of the 2013 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, California, 2013.
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title = {Optimized GNSS Network Station Selection to Support the Development of Ionospheric Threat Models for GBAS},
author = {Minchan Kim and Jiyun Lee and Sam Pullen and Joseph Gillespie},
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year = {2013},
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abstract = {Extremely large ionospheric spatial gradients present potential integrity threats to the users of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) augmentation systems. Thus, these ionospheric anomalies need to be monitored by ground reference stations and users must be alarmed within time-to-alerts. The long-term ionospheric anomaly monitoring (LTIAM) tool has been developed to monitor ionospheric behavior continuously over the life cycle of ground-based augmentation systems (GBAS) and to build ionosphere threat models for all regions where GBAS will be fielded in the future. However, the use of poor-quality GNSS data degrades the accuracy of ionospheric delay estimates, produces many faulty anomaly candidates and thus adds a great burden to LTIAM processing. This paper develops a methodology to select a set of welldistributed, high-quality stations from GNSS reference station networks. An optimized set of thresholds for data quality metrics, which maximize the elimination of spurious gradients while minimizing unnecessary station removals, are established by the high-quality station selection method. This method performs better that the previously developed method which determine thresholds independently for each quality metric without considering the interrelations between other quality metrics. The welldistributed sub-network selection method is also proposed to remove geographically redundant stations in dense regions. The number of CORS stations in the Conterminous U.S. (CONUS) is reduced to 46% of the total stations when a desired baseline constraint is 100 km. This paper also verifies the performance of the proposed method by processing data collected from other GNSS reference station networks.},
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2012
Choi, Yunjung, Kim, Minchan, Lee, Jiyun
Extreme Ionospheric Gradients Observed in South Korea during the Last Solar Cycle Conference
AGU Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA, 2012.
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booktitle = {AGU Fall Meeting 2012},
address = {San Francisco, CA},
abstract = {Ground-Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS) support aircraft precision approach and landing by providing differential corrections for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) pseudorange measurements and integrity information to aviation users within several tens of kilometers of GBAS-equipped airports. During the peak of the last solar cycle, extreme ionospheric gradients as large as 412 mm/km at high elevation and 360 mm/km at low elevation were observed in the United States. For a GBAS user at a 200-foot decision height (DH) for Category I precision approach, a spatial gradient of 412 mm/km could cause a residual range error of 8 meters. To predict the maximum position errors that GBAS users might suffer from these ionospheric threats, an ionospheric anomaly "threat model" for GBAS was developed in the Conterminous U.S (CONUS). The threat model issued to simulate worst-case ionospheric errors and develop mitigation strategies under ionospheric disturbances. Ionospheric conditions should be investigated for all regions where GBAS will be fielded in the future. We presents a method to identify ionospheric anomalies that can pose a potential integrity risk to GBAS users and details the study of extreme ionospheric gradients observed in South Korea during the last solar cycle. GPS dual-frequency code and carrier-phase measurements collected from a total of 74 GPS reference stations in South Korea were processed to observe ionospheric anomalies. Precise ionospheric delay estimates are obtained using the simplified truth processing method and ionospheric gradients are computed using the well-known "station pair method". Ionospheric threats can be modeled as a spatially linear semi-infinite wedge moving with constant speed in mid-latitude regions. A total of 22 dates during the last solar maximum period in 2000 - 2004 were investigated to identify ionospheric anomalies occurred in South Korea. Ten of the dates were the days previously chosen to construct the current CONUS threat model. The other 12 dates are newly selected based on two space weather indices, planetary K (Kp) and disturbance, storm time (Dst). An ionospheric gradient of 90.97 mm/km was discovered at 0414UT on November 6, 2001 between stations NAWW and SONC, when PRN 21 was at 20.1° elevation. Most of severe gradients were observed from satellites at low elevation and traveling in a southerly direction of the Korean Peninsula. To locate enhanced-delay regions, we investigate both global ionospheric delay maps generated using the IONosphere MAP Exchange format (IONEX) data provided by International GNSS Service (IGS) and regional delay maps produced using the Korean GPS network stations. To validate observed ionospheric anomaly events, we examine whether similarly large ionospheric gradients are discovered at other nearby station pairs and other satellites whose Ionospheric Pierce Point (IPP) tracks take similar paths. The results from a series of checks support that the equatorial ionospheric anomaly caused severe ionospheric gradients observed from southern stations in South Korea. This study provides a better understanding of ionospheric behavior within the Korean Peninsula under ionospheric storm conditions, and helps investigate the operation and performance of GBAS. Ionospheric threat model developed in each region could be combined into a future global threat model for GBAS.},
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Jeong, Seongkyun, Lee, Sanguk, Lee, Jiyun
Algorithm Analysis for GNSS Spoofing Detection System Conference
2012 APISAT, Jeju, Korea, 2012.
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title = {Algorithm Analysis for GNSS Spoofing Detection System},
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Jeong, Seongkyun, Kim, Taehee, Lee, Jae-Eun, Lee, Sanguk, Lee, Jiyun
Design analysis of precision Navigation System Conference
2012 12th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems, JeJu Island, South Korea, 2012.
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title = {Design analysis of precision Navigation System},
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abstract = {As GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System) is becoming more common all over the world, the satellite navigation system is used in many fields such as positioning, navigation, timing, land survey, and so on. The satellite navigation covers all around world and can be used in everywhere if the satellite signal could be received. But the performance of positioning has the limitation due to the way of satellite navigation. The satellite navigation system has the error elements which are ionospheric delay, tropospheric delay, orbit ephemeris error, and other errors in calculation of positioning. These error elements degrade the positioning accuracy and the reliability of satellite navigation system. If these problems which make the usage of satellite navigation system be limited are resolved, the usage will be extended more than present. ETRI(Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute) is developing precision navigation system for sub-centimeter positioning. This system is for providing precision navigation service and securing the application technology in satellite navigation system. This technology has important point in future navigation market and application. In this paper, we introduce the precision navigation system and design process. The navigation algorithm to be applied in the system is analyzed.},
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Kim, Minchan, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Gillespie, Joseph
Data Quality Improvements and Applications of Long-Term Monitoring of Ionospheric Anomalies for GBAS Conference
Proceedings of the 25th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2012), Nashville, TN, 2012.
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title = {Data Quality Improvements and Applications of Long-Term Monitoring of Ionospheric Anomalies for GBAS},
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abstract = {The Long-Term Ionospheric Anomaly Monitoring (LTIAM) tool is an automated software package designed to analyze past data and support continuous ionospheric monitoring of both nominal and anomalous ionospheric spatial gradients. While automated measurement screening is included, large gradients observed by LTIAM require manual validation to confirm that they were caused by the ionosphere instead of faulty measurements or data recording. Ground stations with poor data quality thus add greatly to the burden of LTIAM processing. This paper develops an automated approach to data quality measurement for CORS and IGS ground stations. This method is used to identify stations that are poor according to multiple quality metrics. Thresholds are established for each quality metric, and stations violating one or more thresholds are removed from use by LTIAM unless their geographical position is sufficiently important. Use of this method with CORS stations in the Conterminous U.S. (CONUS) eliminates the almost 90% of spurious or false gradients while only excluding 16% of the over 1500 CORS stations in CONUS. This paper also investigates past CONUS ionospheric storm data to understand the distribution of anomalous spatial gradients. Examining LTIAM outputs on known storm days with gradients between 50 and 200 mm/km demonstrates that these smaller (but still anomalous) gradients are far more likely than extreme gradients above 200 mm/km. The continued use of LTIAM over the next solar peak should help us refine our knowledge of this distribution as well as the overall likelihood of large spatial gradients under anomalous ionospheric conditions.},
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Choi, Yunjung, Kim, Minchan, Lee, Jiyun
Ionospheric Observations of the November 2004 Storm in South Korea Conference
The 5th KAIST-Kyushu University joint workshop, Deajeon, Korea, 2012.
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Jeong, Sungwook, Lee, Jiyun
Long Term Ionospheric Anomaly Monitoring for Ground Based Augmentation Systems Journal Article
In: Radio Science, vol. 47, no. RS4006, 2012.
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Won, Dae Hee, Ahn, Jongsun, Lee, Seung-Woo, Lee, Jiyun, Sung, Sankyung, Park, Heung-Won, Park, Jun-Pyo, Lee, Young Jae
Weighted DOP with Consideration on Elevation-Dependent Range Errors of GNSS Satellites Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 3241-3250, 2012.
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Seo, Jiwon, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per, Close, Sigrid
Targeted Parameter Inflation within Ground-Based Augmentation Systems to Minimize Anomalous Ionospheric Impact Journal Article
In: Journal of Aircraft, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 587-599, 2012.
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title = {Targeted Parameter Inflation within Ground-Based Augmentation Systems to Minimize Anomalous Ionospheric Impact},
author = {Jiwon Seo and Jiyun Lee and Sam Pullen and Per Enge and Sigrid Close},
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abstract = {Anomalous ionospheric conditions can cause large variations in propagation delays of transionospheric radio waves, such as global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals. Although very rare, extremely large spatial variations pose potential threats to ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) users. Because GBAS provide safety-of-life services, namely precision approach and landing aircraft guidance, system safety must be guaranteed under these unusual conditions. Position-domain geometry-screening algorithms have been previously developed to mitigate anomalous ionospheric threats. These algorithms prevent aircraft from using potentially unsafe GNSS geometries if anomalous ionospheric conditions are present. The simplest ground-based geometry-screening algorithm inflates the broadcast sig_vig parameter in GBAS to signal whose geometries should not be used. However, the sig_vig parameter is not satellite-specific, and its inflation affects all satellites in view. Hence, it causes a higher than necessary availability penalty. A new targeted parameter inflation algorithm is proposed that minimizes the availability penalty by inflating the satellite-specific broadcast parameters: sig_prgnd and P values. In this new algorithm, sig_prgnd and P values are inflated by solving optimization problems. The broadcast parameters obtained from this algorithm provide significantly higher availability than optimal sig_vig inflation at Newark Liberty International Airport and Memphis International Airport without compromising system safety. It is also demonstrated that the computational burden of this algorithm is low enough for real-time GBAS operations.},
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Bang, Eugene, Lee, Jiyun, Seo, Jiwon, Pullen, Sam, Close, Sigrid
Automated Ionospheric Front Velocity Estimation Algorithm for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems Conference
Proceedings of the 2012 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Newport Beach, CA, 2012.
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title = {Automated Ionospheric Front Velocity Estimation Algorithm for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems},
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abstract = {Ionospheric anomalies, which may occur during severe ionospheric storms, could pose integrity threats to Ground-based Augmentation System (GBAS) users [1], [2], [3]. The ionospheric threat for a Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS), a GBAS developed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), was modeled as a spatially linear, semi-infinite “front” (like a weather front) with constant propagation speed. The model is parameterized by the slope (or gradient) of the front, its width, and its ground speed. Along with the magnitude of ionospheric gradients, the speed of the fronts in which these gradients are embedded is an important parameter for GBAS integrity analysis. This paper proposes an automated velocity estimation algorithm for anomalous ionospheric fronts. To examine the performance of this automated algorithm, we obtained estimation results for the points of the current Conterminous U.S (CONUS) threat space and compared these estimates to those manually computed previously. This new algorithm proposed in this paper is shown to be robust to faulty measurement and modeling errors. In addition, this algorithm is used to populate the current threat space with newly-generated threat points obtained from the Long-Term Ionospheric Anomaly Monitoring tool [4]. A larger number of velocity estimates helps to better understand the motion of ionospheric fronts under geomagnetic storm conditions.},
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Lee, Jiyun, Jung, Sungwook, Kim, Minchan, Seo, Jiwon, Pullen, Sam, Close, Sigrid
Results from Automated Ionospheric Data Analysis for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS) Conference
Proceedings of the 2012 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, Newport Beach, CA, 2012.
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abstract = {Extremely large ionospheric spatial gradients could cause potential integrity threats to Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) users. The importance of understanding ionosphere behavior is not limited to cases of extreme ionospheric events. Broader knowledge of both nominal and anomalous ionospheric behavior would help improve the design and operation of GBAS. We developed an automated tool for long-term ionosphere monitoring to continuously monitor ionospheric behavior during the life cycle of GBAS. This paper presents the results obtained from processing ionospheric data using the automated tool. Pre-existing ionospheric storm data are processed to populate the current threat space with newly discovered ionospheric anomalies. Durations of ionospheric anomalies exceeding a threshold within a continuous arc are also investigated in this research. This tool also supplies broader statistical estimates of ionospheric behavior under all conditions. In this paper, we analyze day-to-day variations of typical ionospheric statistics observed from a dense GPS network. The results demonstrate that some correlation between the statistics and a geomagnetic index exists even on nominal days. The automated tool not only identifies gradients large enough to threaten GBAS users but also provides reliable ionospheric statistics.},
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2011
Lee, Jiyun, Datta-Barua, Seebany, Zhang, Godwin, Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per
Observations of low‐elevation ionospheric anomalies for ground‐based augmentation of GNSS Journal Article
In: Radio Science, vol. 46, no. RS6005, 2011.
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title = {Observations of low‐elevation ionospheric anomalies for ground‐based augmentation of GNSS},
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abstract = {Extreme ionospheric anomalies occurring during severe ionospheric activity can pose an integrity threat to users of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS). While most very large spatial gradients in slant ionospheric delay were observed on high‐elevation satellites, several extreme gradients were also observed on satellites below 15 degrees elevation. This paper details the study of anomalous ionospheric spatial gradients for low‐elevation satellites observed from the 20 November 2003 geomagnetic storm in the Conterminous United States (CONUS). As viewed by a cluster of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) receivers in northern Ohio, SVN 26 came into view around 20:30 Universal Time (UT) on this day, rose to an elevation angle of about 15 degrees, and set around 22:00 UT. A spatial gradient of 360 mm/km was discovered at 21:20 UT between CORS stations GARF and WOOS, when SVN 26 was at 11 degrees elevation. Ionospheric delay measurements are vulnerable to semi‐codeless L2 tracking errors and data post‐processing errors, especially when satellites are at low elevation. This paper presents a series of methods to validate observed ionospheric anomaly events using station‐wide checks, satellite‐wide checks, and manual verification with single‐frequency measurements. Spatial gradients discovered at other station pairs and another low elevation satellite with a similar azimuth angle, SVN 29, support that the event of SVN 26 is an ionospheric anomaly as opposed to a receiver fault.},
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Seo, Jiwon, Chen, Yu-Hsuan, Lorenzo, David S. De, Lo, Sherman, Enge, Per, Akos, Dennis, Lee, Jiyun
A Real-Time Capable Software-Defined Receiver Using GPU for Adaptive Anti-Jam GPS Sensors Journal Article
In: Sensors, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 8966-8991, 2011.
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title = {A Real-Time Capable Software-Defined Receiver Using GPU for Adaptive Anti-Jam GPS Sensors},
author = {Jiwon Seo and Yu-Hsuan Chen and David S. De Lorenzo and Sherman Lo and Per Enge and Dennis Akos and Jiyun Lee},
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date = {2011-09-19},
journal = {Sensors},
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abstract = {Due to their weak received signal power, Global Positioning System (GPS) signals are vulnerable to radio frequency interference. Adaptive beam and null steering of the gain pattern of a GPS antenna array can significantly increase the resistance of GPS sensors to signal interference and jamming. Since adaptive array processing requires intensive computational power, beamsteering GPS receivers were usually implemented using hardware such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). However, a software implementation using general-purpose processors is much more desirable because of its flexibility and cost effectiveness. This paper presents a GPS software-defined radio (SDR) with adaptive beamsteering capability for anti-jam applications. The GPS SDR design is based on an optimized desktop parallel processing architecture using a quad-core Central Processing Unit (CPU) coupled with a new generation Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) having massively parallel processors. This GPS SDR demonstrates sufficient computational capability to support a four-element antenna array and future GPS L5 signal processing in real time. After providing the details of our design and optimization schemes for future GPU-based GPS SDR developments, the jamming resistance of our GPS SDR under synthetic wideband jamming is presented. Since the GPS SDR uses commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and processors, it can be easily adopted in civil GPS applications requiring anti-jam capabilities.},
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Lee, Jiyun, Seo, Jiwon, Park, Young Shin, Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per
Ionospheric Threat Mitigation by Geometry Screening in Ground-Based Augmentation Systems Journal Article
In: Journal of Aircraft, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 1422-1433, 2011.
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title = {Ionospheric Threat Mitigation by Geometry Screening in Ground-Based Augmentation Systems},
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abstract = {Large spatial variations in ionospheric delay of Global Navigation Satellite System signals observed during severe ionospheric storms pose potential threats to the integrity of the Ground-Based Augmentation System, which supports aircraft precision approaches and landing. Range-domain monitoring within the Ground-Based Augmentation System ground facility cannot completely eliminate all possible ionospheric threats, because ionospheric gradients are not observable to the ground monitor if they impact the satellite-to-ground lines of sight with the worst-possible geometry and velocity. This paper proposes an algorithm called position-domain geometry screening to remove potentially hazardous satellite geometries under worst-case ionospheric conditions. This is done by inflating one or more integrity parameters broadcast by the ground facility. Hence, the integrity of the system can be guaranteed without any modification of existing avionics. This paper develops an algorithm that allows the ground station to conservatively estimate the worst-case ionospheric errors for Ground-Based Augmentation System users. The results of this algorithm determine which potential aircraft satellite geometries are safe and which are unsafe, and inflation of the broadcast vig parameter is used to make all unsafe geometries unusable for the Ground-Based Augmentation System. Although the elimination of unsafe geometries reduces system availability, this paper shows that acceptable availability for category I precision approaches is attainable at Memphis International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport while guaranteeing system integrity under anomalous ionospheric gradients.},
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Lee, Jiyun, Bang, Eugene, Jung, Sungwook, Pullen, Sam
Automated Front Speed Computation of Ionospheric Anomalies for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems Conference
The 13th International Ionospheric Effects Symposium (IES2011), Alexandria, VA, 2011.
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Lee, Jiyun, Jung, Sungwook, Pullen, Sam
Enhancements of Long Term Ionospheric Anomaly Monitoring for the Ground-Based Augmentation System Conference
Proceedings of the 2011 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, 2011.
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title = {Enhancements of Long Term Ionospheric Anomaly Monitoring for the Ground-Based Augmentation System},
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abstract = {Extremely large ionospheric gradients can pose a potential integrity threat to the users of ground-based augmentation systems (GBAS). A better understanding of the ionospheric behavior (not limited to that during extreme ionospheric activity) is important in the design and operation of GBAS to meet its integrity and availability requirements. A tool for long-term ionosphere monitoring was developed to build an ionosphere threat model, evaluate its validity over the system operation, monitor ionospheric behavior continuously, and update it when necessary. This paper presents the enhanced algorithms of long-term ionospheric anomaly monitoring and evaluates its performance using data from a ionospheric storm day, 20 November 2003, and a nominal day, 9 November 2004. The automation of data processing enables us to more accurately categorize ionospheric behavior under both nominal and anomalous conditions. This paper also demonstrates that the automated procedure of enhanced long-term ionosphere monitoring not only identifies gradients large enough to threaten GBAS users but periodically generates reliable statistics of ionospheric gradients under all conditions.},
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2010
Lee, Jiyun, Jung, Sungwook, Bang, Eugene
Estimation of GPS Receiver Inter-Frequency Bias for Operational Ionosphere Monitoring in GBAS Conference
ENRI International workshop on ATM/CNS, Tokyo, Japan, 2010.
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Lee, Jiyun, Jung, Sungwook, Bang, Eugene, Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per
Long Term Monitoring of Ionospheric Anomalies to Support the Local Area Augmentation System Conference
Proceedings of the 23rd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2010), Portland, OR, 2010.
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title = {Long Term Monitoring of Ionospheric Anomalies to Support the Local Area Augmentation System},
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abstract = {Extremely large ionospheric gradients can pose a potential integrity threat to the users of Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS), and thus the development of an ionospheric anomaly threat model is essential for system design and operation. This paper presents a methodology for long-term ionosphere monitoring which will be used to build an ionosphere threat model, evaluate its validity over the life cycle of system, continuously monitor ionospheric anomalies, and update the threat model when necessary. The procedure automatically processes data collected from external sources and networks and estimates ionospheric gradients at regular intervals. If extremely large gradients hazardous to LAAS users are identified, manual validation is triggered. This paper also investigates a simplified truth processing method to create precise ionospheric delay estimates in near real-time, which is the core of long-term ionosphere monitoring. The performance of the method is examined using data from the 20 November 2003 storm and the 31 October 2003 storm. It demonstrates the effectiveness of simplified truth processing within long-term ionosphere monitoring. From the case studies, the automated procedure successfully identified the two worst ionospheric gradients observed and validated to date.},
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Datta-Barua, Seebany, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Luo, Ming, Ene, Alexandru, Qiu, Di, Zhang, Godwin, Enge, Per
Ionospheric Threat Parameterization for Local Area Global-Positioning-System-Based Aircraft Landing Systems Journal Article
In: Journal of Aircraft, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1141-1151, 2010.
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title = {Ionospheric Threat Parameterization for Local Area Global-Positioning-System-Based Aircraft Landing Systems},
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abstract = {Observations of extreme spatial rates of change of ionospheric electron content and the characterization strategy for mitigation applied by the U.S. local area augmentation system are shown. During extreme ionospheric activity, the gradient suffered by a global navigation satellite system user a few kilometers away from a ground reference station may reach as high as 425 mm of delay (at the GPS L1 frequency) per km of user separation. The method of data analysis that produced these results is described, and a threat space that parameterizes these possible threats to user integrity is defined. Certain configurations of user, reference station, global navigation satellite system satellite, and ionospheric storm-enhanced density may inhibit detection of the anomalous ionosphere by the reference station.},
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2009
Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per
Sigma Overbounding Using a Position Domain Method for the Local Area Augmentation of GPS Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 1262-1274, 2009.
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title = {Sigma Overbounding Using a Position Domain Method for the Local Area Augmentation of GPS},
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doi = {10.1109/TAES.2009.5310297},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-10-01},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems},
volume = {45},
number = {4},
pages = {1262-1274},
abstract = {The local area augmentation system (LAAS) is a differential GPS navigation system being developed to support aircraft precision approach and landing navigation with guaranteed integrity and availability. While the system promises to support Category I operations, significant technical challenges are encountered in supporting Category II and III operations. The primary concern has been the need to guarantee compliance with stringent requirements for navigation availability. This paper describes how a position domain method (PDM) may be used to improve system availability by reducing the inflation factor for standard deviations of pseudo-range correction errors. Used in combination with the current range domain method (RDM), a 30% reduction in the inflation factor is achieved with the same safety standard. LAAS prototype testing verifies the utility of the PDM to enhance Category II/III user availability.
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Gao, Grace Xingxin, Tang, Haochen, Blanch, Juan, Lee, Jiyun, Walter, Todd, Enge, Per
Methodology and Case Studies of Signal-in-Space Error Calculation Top-down Meets Bottom-up Conference
Proceedings of the 22nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2009), Savannah, GA, 2009.
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title = {Methodology and Case Studies of Signal-in-Space Error Calculation Top-down Meets Bottom-up},
author = {Grace Xingxin Gao and Haochen Tang and Juan Blanch and Jiyun Lee and Todd Walter and Per Enge},
url = {https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=8697},
year = {2009},
date = {2009-09-22},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 22nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2009)},
pages = {2824 - 2831},
address = {Savannah, GA},
abstract = {Signal in space (SIS) errors are a major error source for the Global Positioning System (GPS). They are defined as any errors related to satellite transmission, mainly satellite position and clock errors. A better understanding and characterization of the signal in space errors are essential for GPS integrity, because the SIS errors are a metric to determine satellite outages or failures. The statistics of the SIS errors are an important factor to monitor the system performance in terms of integrity. We present two methods to calculate SIS errors. One is called top-down, which is based on high data rate dual frequency measurements obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) or the National Satellite Test Bed (NSTB) networks. The SIS errors of a satellite are obtained by stripping off all non-SIS errors from the total pseudo-range error. We apply our algorithm to L1/L2 measurements now as an intermediate step to migrate to L1/L5 measurements when L5 signals are available in the future. The other way of characterizing SIS errors is the bottom-up method, which builds up the SIS errors by summing the satellite position errors and satellite clock errors, etc. The satellite position and clock errors are calculated by differentiating broadcast and precise ephemerides obtained from the International GNSS Service (IGS) network and the National Geospatial Intelligence (NGA) network, respectively. The top-down and bottom-up methods well complement each other. In the second part of the paper, we apply the top-down and bottom-up methods to two actual satellite outages from 2007. The results show that the two methods match well no matter whether a satellite is faulted or not. The discrepancies of the two methods are currently within +/- 4 meters and are independent of the carrier smoothing filter length.},
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2008
Ramakrishnan, Shankararaman, Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Enge, Per
Proceedings of the 2008 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, 2008.
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title = {Targeted Ephemeris Decorrelation Parameter Inflation for Improved LAAS Availability During Severe Ionosphere Anomalies},
author = {Shankararaman Ramakrishnan and Jiyun Lee and Sam Pullen and Per Enge},
url = {https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=7694},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-01-28},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2008 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation},
pages = {354 - 366},
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abstract = {The Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) is a ground-based differential GNSS system designed to provide precision approach for aircraft landing at a LAASequipped airport. While most anomalies affecting the system can be mitigated in the range domain, positiondomain geometry screening is essential to mitigate threats from anomalous ionosphere spatial gradients. These can potentially cause large range-domain errors before detection by the LAAS Ground Facility (LGF). Existing algorithms for position-domain screening inflate the sigma values (óvig and ópr_gnd) broadcast by the LAAS Ground Facility (LGF). This ensures that subset satellite geometries (i.e. subsets of a set of approved GPS satellites for which the LGF broadcasts valid corrections) for which unacceptable errors can result are made unavailable to the user. These unsafe subsets are found by comparing the resulting Maximum Ionosphere-Induced Error in Vertical (MIEV) with maximum “safe” navigation system error (NSE) values derived from Obstacle Clearance Surface (OCS) applicable to CAT I precision approaches. Recent analyses of past ionosphere spatial gradients observed over the Conterminous United States (CONUS) resulted in very high maximum gradients for both low and high-elevation satellites. The new ionosphere anomaly “threat model” for LAAS CAT I specifies a maximum spatial gradient of 375 mm/km for low-elevation satellites (below 15o) while high-elevation (above 65o) satellites can experience gradients as high as 425 mm/km. Uniform inflation of the broadcast sigmas for all approved satellites results in a significant drop in system availability under the new threat model. To minimize this decline, this paper proposes a new algorithm to implement position-domain screening by inflating satellite-specific, targeted ephemeris decorrelation parameters (called “P-values”) and ópr_gnd values. Availability is assessed for ten major airports in the USA. Under normal conditions, 100% availability is achieved for eight airports, while availability for the two remaining airports exceeds 99%. Targeted inflation consistently results in better system availability compared to strategies that inflate all satellites by the same amount, such as the óvig approach.},
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2007
Park, Young Shin, Zhang, Godwin, Pullen, Sam, Lee, Jiyun, Enge, Per
Data-Replay Analysis of LAAS Safety during Ionosphere Storms Conference
Proceedings of the 20th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2007), Fort Worth, TX, 2007.
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title = {Data-Replay Analysis of LAAS Safety during Ionosphere Storms},
author = {Young Shin Park and Godwin Zhang and Sam Pullen and Jiyun Lee and Per Enge},
url = {https://www.ion.org/publications/abstract.cfm?articleID=7455},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-09-25},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 20th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS 2007)},
pages = {404 - 414},
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abstract = { As reported in [2,4,5], previous Stanford research has identified the potential for severe ionosphere spatial gradients to affect Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) integrity. In previous work [1], real-time position-domain geometry screening was used to maximize LAAS availability in the presence of ionosphere anomalies by broadcasting an inflated value of ó vig so that the maximum-ionosphere-induced-error-invertical (MIEV) for all viable airborne “subset” geometries (subsets of the set of satellites visible to and approved by the LGF) is below a pre-determined safe limit. The results of this work are based on the LAAS ionosphere spatial-gradient “threat model” established and validated with ionosphere storm data observed from WAAS and IGS since 2000 [2,4]. This previous approach leads to marginal availability of the required integrity (95 to 99 percent) and does not give the higher availability that is desired (99.9 percent or higher). In this paper, data from the Ohio cluster of CORS stations on November 20, 2003 and the North Carolina cluster of CORS stations on October 29, 2003 from [6] are used to perform “data-replay” analysis for several independent station pairs with separations from 23 to 75 km. These separations are significantly further than the effective LAAS user-to-LGF separation at the CAT I decision height. Comparisons of the result of data-replay analysis with the result of worst-case simulation in the manner of [1] are made. The conclusion derived from these comparisons is that CAT I ionosphere analysis performed by worst-case simulation is conservative but not unreasonable.},
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Lee, Jiyun, Pullen, Sam, Datta-Barua, Seebany, Enge, Per
Assessment of Ionosphere Spatial Decorrelation for Global Positioning System-Based Aircraft Landing Systems Journal Article
In: Journal of Aircraft, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 1662-1669, 2007.
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title = {Assessment of Ionosphere Spatial Decorrelation for Global Positioning System-Based Aircraft Landing Systems},
author = {Jiyun Lee and Sam Pullen and Seebany Datta-Barua and Per Enge},
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year = {2007},
date = {2007-09-01},
journal = {Journal of Aircraft},
volume = {44},
number = {5},
pages = {1662-1669},
abstract = {Ground-based augmentations of the global positioning system demand guaranteed integrity to support aircraft precision approach and landing navigation. To quantitatively evaluate navigation integrity, an aircraft computes vertical and lateral protection levels as position-error bounds using the standard deviation of ionosphere spatial decorrelation. Thus, it is necessary to estimate typical ionospheric gradients for nominal days and to determine an appropriate upper bound to sufficiently cover the differential error due to the ionosphere spatial decorrelation. Both station-pair and time-step methods are used to assess the standard deviation of vertical (or zenith) ionospheric gradients (vig). The station-pair method compares the simultaneous zenith delays from two different reference stations to a single satellite and observes the difference in delay across the known ionosphere pierce point separation. Because these ionosphere pierce point separations limit the observability of the station-pair method, the time-step method is also used to better understand ionospheric gradients at short distance scales (10–40 km). The time-step method compares the ionospheric delay of a single line of sight at one epoch with the delay for the same line of sight at another epoch a short time (a few to tens of minutes) later. This method has the advantage of removing interfrequency bias calibration errors on different satellites and receivers while possibly introducing an estimation error due to temporal ionospheric gradients. The results of this study demonstrate that typical values of vig are on the order of 1–3 mm=km for nonstormy ionospheric conditions. As a result, vig of 4 mm=km is conservative enough to bound ionosphere spatial decorrelation for nominal days and still leave enough margin for more active days and for non-Gaussian tail behavior.},
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