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2013 年度 実施状況報告書

GLONASS-R - A novel method of sensing the environment by means of navigation satellite signals

研究課題

研究課題/領域番号 25740011
研究種目

若手研究(B)

研究機関独立行政法人情報通信研究機構

研究代表者

ホビガー トーマス  独立行政法人情報通信研究機構, 電磁波計測研究所 時空標準研究室, 主任研究員 (20533798)

研究期間 (年度) 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
キーワードGLONASS / GNSS-R / sea level / reflectometry
研究概要

The first year of the project was devoted to hard- and software development based on the principles of software-defined radio. This concept enabled me to develop a GLONASS-R prototype system with off-the-shelf components, without the need for dedicated (expensive) hardware. Although all signal processing has been implemented on the software side, real-time operation could be verified already in the first months of the project. After further optimization, bug-fixing and performance tests it was clear that I would be able to test the system earlier than anticipated. After a basic 48h conceptual test at our institute in Tokyo, it was decided to ship the system to the Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden, that has an operational GPS-based GNSS-R system. Over a period of two weeks in October 2013, GPS-based GNSS-R sea-level monitoring and measurements with the newly developed GLONASS-R system were carried out in parallel. In addition, data from co-located tide gauge measurements were available for comparison. With the data taken from the field experiment not only the feasibility of the GLONASS-R concept could be demonstrated, but it could be shown that such an interferometric system can provide sea surface height measurements with an accuracy that is comparable or even better than conventional GNSS-R systems.
For calm sea surface conditions, the GLONASS-R prototype reached an accuracy
of about 1-2 cm, outperforming other GNSS-R systems at that site. A corresponding peer-reviewed paper has been accepted in March 2014 and is currently in print.

現在までの達成度 (区分)
現在までの達成度 (区分)

1: 当初の計画以上に進展している

理由

Soft- and hardware development could be done faster than expected, leading to a working prototype system at the end of the summer. Although field campaigns were planned for the 2nd year of the project, it was decided to carry out a field test already in 2013, since we got the unique chance to do both, test our system for sea-level measurement and validate our concept against tide gauge and conventional GNSS-R systems. The achieved single epoch measurement precision of 1-2 cm for calm sea surface conditions revealed that our system can outperform conventional GNSS-R systems and has the potential to perform even better after small modifications of the signal processing chain.

今後の研究の推進方策

With the prototype system ready and tested and promising results from the field campaign in 2013 I am going to carry out further field tests in 2014.
In order to improve the performance when the sea surface gets rough,
a dynamic control of coherent integration length is being planned.
In case of rough swell, longer integration periods could be selected,
leading to a coarser temporal resolution, but significantly improving the accuracy of the system during such periods. This can be implemented straightforward by controlling the integration time in accordance with external measurements, e.g. data from wind speed sensors. The flexibility of a software defined radio allows to adopt the signal processing chain to this new scheme very easily. A similar concept will be used to dynamically adopt the integration period individually for each satellite in dependence of its elevation angle. Satellites at lower elevations can have longer integration times in order to compensate for lower signal strength at those elevation ranges. Field tests in summer 2014 will be conducted again at the Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden where at least three different GNSS-R systems will be validated and compared against each other. Once the system is back in Japan, the prototype system will be used to measure soil moisture changes in an agricultural field. Measurements in winter in northern Japan, enabling the observation of snow heights/depths, will conclude the series of field campaigns and should provide enough data for two new peer-reviewed papers.

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  • 研究成果

    (14件)

すべて 2014 2013

すべて 雑誌論文 (7件) (うち査読あり 3件) 学会発表 (7件)

  • [雑誌論文] GLONASS-R: GNSS reflectometry with an FDMA based satellite navigation system2014

    • 著者名/発表者名
      T. Hobiger, R. Haas, and J. Loefgren
    • 雑誌名

      Radio Science

      巻: in print ページ: N.N.

    • DOI

      10.1002/2013RS005359

    • 査読あり
  • [雑誌論文] Troposphere delays from space geodetic techniques, water vapor radiometers, and numerical weather models over a series of continuous VLBI campaigns2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      K. Teke, T. Nilsson, J. Boehm, T. Hobiger, P. Steigenberger, S. Garcia-Espada, R. Haas, and P. Willis
    • 雑誌名

      Journal of Geodesy

      巻: 87 ページ: 981-1001

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00190-013-0662-z#sthash.Z4LDqOj4.dpuf

    • 査読あり
  • [雑誌論文] Observation Level Combination of SLR and VLBI with c5++: a case study for TIGO2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      T. Hobiger, T. Otsubo, and M. Sekido
    • 雑誌名

      Advances in Space Research

      巻: 53(1) ページ: 119-129

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.asr.2013.10.004

    • 査読あり
  • [雑誌論文] Development of Wide-band VLBI system (Gala-V)2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      M. Sekido, K. Takefuji, H. Ujihara, T. Hobiger, M. Tsutsumi, S. Hasegawa, Y. Miyauchi, R. Ichikawa, Y. Koyama, and T. Kondo
    • 雑誌名

      NICT IVS Technical Development Center News

      巻: N.N. ページ: 11-14

  • [雑誌論文] Toward a Precise Frequency Comparison with VLBI Technique2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      K. Takefuji, M. Sekido, H. Ujihara, T. Hobiger, M. Tsutsumi, S. Hasegawa, Y. Miyauchi, R. Ichikawa, Y. Koyama, and T. Kondo,
    • 雑誌名

      NICT IVS Technical Development Center News

      巻: N.N. ページ: 25-28

  • [雑誌論文] Combination of space geodetic techniques on the observation level with c5++2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      T. Hobiger and T. Otsubo
    • 雑誌名

      NICT IVS Technical Development Center News

      巻: N.N. ページ: 29-32

  • [雑誌論文] Analysis Center at National Institute of Information and Communications Technology2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      T. Hobiger, M. Sekido, and R. Ichikawa
    • 雑誌名

      International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry 2012 Annual Report

      巻: NASA/TP-2013-217511 ページ: 287-290

  • [学会発表] c5++を用いた宇宙測地統合解析-初期成果と計画2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      ホビガー トーマス, 大坪 俊通
    • 学会等名
      第120回日本測地学会講演会
    • 発表場所
      東京都立川市 国立極地研究所
    • 年月日
      20131029-20131031
  • [学会発表] GLONASS-R: GNSS reflectometry with an FDMA based satellite navigation system2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      Hobiger T., Gotoh T.,
    • 学会等名
      IAG Scientific Assembly 2013
    • 発表場所
      Potsdam, Germany, Dorint Sanssouci Berlin/Potsdam
    • 年月日
      20130902-20130907
  • [学会発表] Combination of GNSS and VLBI on the observation level – analysis strategies, merits and pitfalls2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      Hobiger T., Otsubo T.,
    • 学会等名
      IAG Scientific Assembly 2013
    • 発表場所
      Potsdam, Germany, Dorint Sanssouci Berlin/Potsdam
    • 年月日
      20130902-20130907
  • [学会発表] First results and next steps of the IAG-ICCT Joint Study Group 0.4 ”Coordinate systems in numerical weather models2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      Hobiger T., Boehm J., Boy J.-P., Desjardins C., Foster J., Gegout P., Haas R. , Ichikawa R., MacMillan D., Ming S.-G., Niell A., Nievinski F., McAdam M., Nordman M., Salstein D., Santos M., Schindelegger M., van Dam T., Vedel H., Wickert J., Zus F.
    • 学会等名
      VIII Hotine Marussi Symposium
    • 発表場所
      Rome, Italy, Univ. La Sapienza
    • 年月日
      20130617-20130625
  • [学会発表] c5++を用いた観測レベルの宇宙測地統合解析について2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      ホビガー トーマス, 大坪 俊通
    • 学会等名
      第12回IVS技術開発センターシンポジウム
    • 発表場所
      茨城県鹿島市、NICT
    • 年月日
      20130606-20130606
  • [学会発表] c5++を用いた観測レベルの宇宙測地統合解析: 統合パラメータの推定方法とメリット2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      ホビガー トーマス, 大坪 俊通
    • 学会等名
      日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
    • 発表場所
      千葉県、幕張.幕張メッセ
    • 年月日
      20130523-20130523
  • [学会発表] Rigorous combination of space-geodetic techniques on the observation level with c5++ – a case study at TIGO2013

    • 著者名/発表者名
      Hobiger T., Otsubo T., Sekido M.
    • 学会等名
      European Geoscience Union meeting
    • 発表場所
      Vienna, Austria, Austria Center Vienna
    • 年月日
      20130407-20130412

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公開日: 2015-05-28  

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