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Low-Cost Receiver and Network Real-Time Kinematic Positioning for use in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2019

Fang-Shii Ning ,
Xiaolin Meng  and
Yi-Ting Wang
Fang-Shii Ning
Affiliation:
(Department of Land Economics, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Xiaolin Meng
Affiliation:
(Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK)
Yi-Ting Wang*
Affiliation:
(Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK)
*
(E-mail: evxyw8@nottingham.ac.uk)
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Abstract

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) have been researched extensively for solving traffic issues and for realising the concept of an intelligent transport system. A well-developed positioning system is critical for CAVs to achieve these aims. The system should provide high accuracy, mobility, continuity, flexibility and scalability. However, high-performance equipment is too expensive for the commercial use of CAVs; therefore, the use of a low-cost Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver to achieve real-time, high-accuracy and ubiquitous positioning performance will be a future trend. This research used RTKLIB software to develop a low-cost GNSS receiver positioning system and assessed the developed positioning system according to the requirements of CAV applications. Kinematic tests were conducted to evaluate the positioning performance of the low-cost receiver in a CAV driving environment based on the accuracy requirements of CAVs. The results showed that the low-cost receiver satisfied the “Where in Lane” accuracy level (0·5 m) and achieved a similar positioning performance in rural, interurban, urban and motorway areas.

Keywords

Connected and autonomous vehiclesLow-cost receiverNetwork RTKPositioning performance
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 72 , Issue 4 , July 2019 , pp. 917 - 930
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2019 

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