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  • * Geomatics Engineering
  • * Intelligent Transportation Systems

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  • * Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are crucial for autonomous vehicle (AV) navigation.
  • * Position augmentation techniques enhance GNSS accuracy for AVs.
  • * Urban environments present significant challenges to GNSS performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To compare the position accuracy of different GNSS augmentation techniques.
  • * To identify limitations and select optimal techniques for urban AV navigation.
  • * To evaluate real-time performance in challenging urban conditions.

Main Methods:

  • * Performance tests conducted in Wuppertal and Duesseldorf, Germany.
  • * Utilized the Applanix POS-LV 220 navigation system on a test vehicle.
  • * Evaluated Differential GNSS, Real-time Kinematic (RTK), and Real-time eXtended (RTX).
  • * Employed Root Mean Square (RMS) error for performance comparison and HD maps for validation.

Main Results:

  • * Real-time eXtended (RTX) demonstrated superior performance over Real-time Kinematic (RTK).
  • * RTX provided more robust position information in urban environments.
  • * Centimeter-level accuracy was achieved with RTX in challenging conditions.

Conclusions:

  • * RTX is a highly effective position augmentation technique for urban AV navigation.
  • * The study validates RMS error as a reliable metric for performance analysis.
  • * Accurate and trustworthy positioning is achievable in complex urban settings with advanced augmentation.