Performance assessment of GNSS scalar and vector frequency tracking loops

Jie Dou, Bing Xu, Lei Dou

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Abstract

This paper focuses on two types of frequency lock loops (FLL) in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, namely the conventional scalar frequency lock loop (SFLL) and the vector frequency lock loop (VFLL).The VFLL has been proven to have a better tracking performance than the SFLL in scenarios such as intermittent signal outages, high dynamics, etc. However, the FLL tracking performance under the equivalent noise bandwidth has not been explored in literature. To do this, we implemented three kinds of FLL, i.e., the SFLL, the weighted least square-based vector frequency loop (WLS-VFLL), and the extended Kalman filter-based vector tracking loop (EKF-VFLL). All these FLLs have the same noise bandwidth, based on which we made a fair comparison between them. The experimental static data and simulated high- dynamic data have been tested. Results show that the EKF-VFLL has a similar tracking performance with WLS-VFLL under static environment, both better than the SFLL. In high- dynamic environment, the advantages of EKF-VFLL are more prominent than the other two methods. Furthermore, EKF-VFLL takes the longest time in terms of computational efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Article number163552
JournalOptik
Volume202
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Equivalent noise bandwidth
  • Extended Kalman filter (EKF)
  • Frequency lock loop (FLL)
  • Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
  • Weighted least square (WLS)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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