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LDACS PNT Architecture Integrating Asymmetric Two-Way Timing Filters for Enhanced and Reliable Positioning
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1  Institute for Communications and Navigation, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Str. 20, 82234 Wessling, Germany.
2  Chair of Navigation, RWTH Aachen University, Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 15, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
3  Genova Technologies, 4250 River Center Ct NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Academic Editor: Clare Stead

Published: 24 September 2024 by MDPI in European Navigation Conference 2024 topic Multi-Sensor and Autonomous Navigation
Abstract:

This research investigates the positioning performance of the L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) and presents a system architecture based on carrier-smoothed ground-to-air pseudoranges (PR) along with clock corrections derived from Asymmetric Two-Way Time and Frequency Transfer (A-TWTFT) filters. The objective is to achieve required positioning accuracy and integrity for aviation operations, addressing the complexities associated with utilizing a terrestrial communications system for Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (CPNT). Through error covariance analysis, the study assesses the steady-state value, convergence time and bounding performances of the filters. The positioning performance highlights the benefits provided by the proposed architecture.

Keywords: Two-Way Time and Frequency Transfer, Kalman Filter, Complementary PNT

 
 
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