Calibration of the BEV GPS Receiver by Using TWSTFT

Abstract

At BEV, in cooperation with PTB and Joanneum Research/TU Graz and the support of BIPM, we have done a calibration of the BEV reference GPS time receiver by using Two-way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT). Due to antenna changes, a new calibration of the BEV receiver was necessary. This receiver is the first GPS receiver with calibration through TWSTFT and used for UTC computation. This new calibration technique improves the value of the UTC-UTC (BEV) uncertainty in the Circular T from 5.3 ns down to 3.6 ns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA504144

Entities

People

  • A. Niessner
  • B. Blanzano
  • D. Piester
  • F. Arias
  • Jiang Zhu
  • John V. Becker
  • O. Koudelka
  • W. Mache

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Atomic Clocks
  • Calibration
  • Clocks
  • Frequency
  • Ground Stations
  • Information Operations
  • Intervals
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Measurement
  • Portable Equipment
  • Standards
  • Stations
  • Time Intervals
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space