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Status quo and improvements of timekeeping in GNSSs
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Abstract
A time offset of 1 microsecond could lead to 300-meter positioning offset for a global navigational satellite system (GNSS). Therefore, appropriately evaluating and improving the clock performance onboard GNSS satellites are critical. The research methods and conclusions of papers written in distinct periods about their contemporary satellites clocks are chronologically synthesized. The satellites clocks among the same and different GNSSs are compared, with the time primarily centered around the launching and development of BeiDou-2 and BeiDou-3. It is found that passive hydrogen maser (PHM) and rubidium atomic frequency standard (RAFS) have a better performance than cesium (Cs) clocks, and PHM are among the best clock onboard satellites so more attention may be given to its development. Two major factors affecting timekeeping precision are the selection of clock manufacturers and clock types. The European manufacturing technique is pioneering, but the RAFS and PHM independently developed by China in recent years indicate a good performance. To improve navigation service, an accurate evaluation of satellites performance should be conducted, and the results can be used to assign the weight of satellite differently in computing navigation information.
Keywords
atomic clock; clock performance; timekeeping; time offset; GNSSs
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Mathematical Physics and Computational Simulation
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-135-3
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-136-0
- Published Date
- 17 November 2023
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- Theoretical and Natural Science
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-8818
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-8826
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-8818/12/20230444
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- 17 November 2023
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