WO2020183986A1 - Correction information transmission system - Google Patents

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WO2020183986A1
WO2020183986A1 PCT/JP2020/004158 JP2020004158W WO2020183986A1 WO 2020183986 A1 WO2020183986 A1 WO 2020183986A1 JP 2020004158 W JP2020004158 W JP 2020004158W WO 2020183986 A1 WO2020183986 A1 WO 2020183986A1
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直樹 早川
枝穂 泉
石橋　英人
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
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    • G01S19/28—Satellite selection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/38—Determining a navigation solution using signals transmitted by a satellite radio beacon positioning system
    • G01S19/39—Determining a navigation solution using signals transmitted by a satellite radio beacon positioning system the satellite radio beacon positioning system transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/42—Determining position
    • G01S19/43—Determining position using carrier phase measurements, e.g. kinematic positioning; using long or short baseline interferometry

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  • the present invention relates to a correction information transmission system that transmits correction information necessary for high-precision satellite positioning to a mobile station.
  • RTK Real Time Kinematic
  • the mobile station installed in the mobile body is corrected to be generated based on the satellite signal transmitted from the artificial satellite and received by the receiver of the mobile station and the satellite signal received by the reference station and transmitted from the reference station. Positioning calculation is performed based on the information.
  • RTK positioning a technique for improving the accuracy of positioning calculation by using a satellite signal received by a mobile station is known.
  • the accuracy of positioning calculation is improved by using a plurality of signal intensity masks of satellite signals and elevation angle masks based on the elevation angles of satellites for satellite signals received by mobile stations.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a correction information transmission system capable of suppressing a decrease in positioning accuracy in a mobile station even in an environment where the communication speed of correction information is not sufficient.
  • the present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above problems.
  • a control device that generates correction information used by a mobile station for RTK positioning and the correction information generated by the control device are used.
  • the control device acquires satellite signals from a plurality of satellites transmitted from a reference point via the communication device, and the plurality of satellites.
  • the mobile station estimates a satellite that uses a satellite signal for positioning calculation, and the amount of correction information data falls within the amount of data specified from the communication speed of the communication device.
  • the correction information is generated by preferentially selecting the estimated satellite from the above.
  • the reference station estimates the satellite used for the positioning calculation of the mobile station, selects the satellite having a high priority so that the amount of data corresponds to the communication speed, and transmits it as correction information.
  • the mobile station can receive correction information about the satellite used for positioning, and can suppress a decrease in positioning accuracy.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of correction information generation / transmission processing by the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a hardware block diagram of the satellite positioning system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a satellite positioning system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the satellite positioning system shown in this figure includes a correction information transmission system 1 that generates and transmits correction information, and a mobile station 2 that measures the position of a moving body using the correction information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1. It is provided with a satellite signal acquisition system 3 that transmits a satellite signal to the correction information transmission system 1.
  • the mobile station 2 has a GNSS antenna (satellite signal receiving device) 201 that receives satellite signals transmitted from a plurality of artificial satellites (positioning satellites), and a correction information and satellite signal acquisition system 3 transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1.
  • a mobile station (mobile body) based on a communication device 203 that transmits and receives various information including mobile station position information to be transmitted to, a plurality of satellite signals received by the GNSS antenna 201, and correction information received from the correction information transmission system 1.
  • These devices 201, 202, 203 are mounted on a moving body such as a construction machine.
  • the controller 202 is a small control device (receiver) such as a computer or a microcontroller that can be mounted on a mobile body.
  • the communication device 203 communicates with a device that connects to the Internet by wire or wirelessly using a line such as a mobile phone communication network, or a wireless communication device such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) or WIFI (registered trademark) commercial radio.
  • the satellite signal acquisition system 3 is a system for outputting a satellite signal received at a point where the position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system located near the mobile station 2 are known to the correction information transmission system 1.
  • a fixed station installed at a reference point whose position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system are known, and a correction information distribution service such as an electronic reference point or a VRS (Virtual Reference Station) method can be used.
  • a correction information distribution service such as an electronic reference point or a VRS (Virtual Reference Station) method can be used.
  • a case where the VRS type correction information distribution service is used as the satellite signal acquisition system 3 will be described.
  • the satellite signal acquisition system 3 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of electronic reference points 36, a VRS server 31 connected so as to be able to receive satellite signals, and a communication device 37 for transmitting and receiving various information to the VRS server 31.
  • Each electronic reference point 36 is a GNSS continuous observation point whose position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system are known, and is based on a GNSS antenna (not shown) for receiving satellite signals and a satellite signal received by the GNSS antenna. It is equipped with a receiver for position measurement (not shown) and a communication device (not shown) for transmitting observation data (received satellite signals, positioning results, etc.) at the electronic reference point 36. Due to space limitations, two electronic reference points 36 are shown in FIG. 1 and three electronic reference points 36 are shown in FIG. 2, but the number of electronic reference points 36 is not limited and is around the mobile station 2. It is preferable to connect as many electronic reference points 36 as possible located in the VRS server 31.
  • the VRS server 31 is a server (computer) including an arithmetic control device (for example, a central processing unit (CPU)), a storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as ROM and RAM), and an input / output device.
  • the VRS server 31 selects a plurality of electronic reference points 36 located around the mobile station 2 based on the position information of the mobile station 2, and moves based on the satellite signals received by the selected plurality of electronic reference points 36.
  • a satellite signal from a virtual reference point (VRS point) installed near the station 2 is generated and output to the correction information transmission system 1.
  • the correction information transmission system 1 preferentially selects a satellite having a good communication condition with the mobile station 2 from a plurality of satellites capable of receiving a satellite signal by the mobile station 2 and uses it for generating correction information. This is a system for reducing the amount of correction information data to the amount of data that can be transmitted to the mobile station and transmitting the correction information to the mobile station 2.
  • the correction information transmission system 1 includes a control device 101 and a communication device 102 that transmits and receives various information to the control device 101.
  • the control device 101 can be used as a computer, a microcontroller, or the like, and can include an arithmetic control device (for example, a central processing unit (CPU)), a storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or RAM), and an input / output device. It is equipped (neither is shown).
  • the storage device of the control device 101 stores information on the position and shape of an object that shields satellite signals that may be located around the mobile station 2.
  • the object is, for example, a building or terrain, and this information may be referred to as "obstacle information" below.
  • the communication device 102 communicates by a device that connects to the Internet by wire or wirelessly using a line such as a mobile phone communication network, or a wireless communication device such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) or WIFI (registered trademark) commercial wireless.
  • a device that includes one or more devices among devices and other communication devices that perform communication by a wired connection.
  • FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the VRS server 31, the control device 101, and the controller (receiver) 202 in FIG.
  • the VRS server 31 in the satellite signal acquisition system 3 executes a program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, thereby executing the position information receiving unit 32, the satellite signal acquisition unit 33, and the virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34. And, it functions as a virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 35.
  • the position information receiving unit 32 is a part that performs processing that the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 calculates and receives the mobile station position information transmitted from the communication device 203 via the communication device 37.
  • the satellite signal acquisition unit 33 selects a plurality of electronic reference points 36 existing around the mobile station 2 based on the mobile station position information received by the position information receiving unit 32 and the position information of each electronic reference point 36. , This is a part that performs a process of acquiring satellite signals received at the selected plurality of electronic reference points 36 via the communication device 37.
  • the virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34 creates a virtual reference point near the mobile station 2, and receives a satellite signal that can be received by the mobile station 2 when a fixed station is installed at the virtual reference point. This is a part that performs calculation (generation) by simulation based on satellite signals from a plurality of electronic reference points 36 selected in.
  • the virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 35 performs a process of outputting the satellite signal from the virtual reference point calculated (generated) by the virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34 to the correction information transmission system 1 via the communication device 37. It is a part.
  • the control device 101 in the correction information transmission system 1 executes the program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, so that the satellite signal acquisition unit 11, the mobile station position reception unit 12, and the satellite estimation unit 13 used can be used. It functions as a priority determination unit 14 and a correction information transmission unit 15. As a result, the control device 101 receives the satellite signal output from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 and the mobile station position information output from the mobile station 2 as inputs, and outputs the correction information to the mobile station 2.
  • the satellite signal acquisition unit 11 is a part that performs processing for acquiring satellite signals of a plurality of satellites transmitted from a virtual reference point created by the satellite signal acquisition system 3 via a communication device 102.
  • the amount of satellite signal data acquired here is within the range in which communication is possible with respect to the communication speed per unit time of the communication device 102, subsequent processing is performed by the correction information transmission unit 15 to acquire the satellite signal.
  • the correction information generated based on all the satellite signals acquired by the unit 11 is transmitted.
  • the mobile station position receiving unit 12 performs the process described below.
  • the mobile station position receiving unit 12 is a part that performs processing that the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 calculates and receives the mobile station position information transmitted from the communication device 203 via the communication device 102.
  • the satellite estimation unit 13 used uses the mobile station position receiving unit 12 to select a satellite used by the mobile station 2 for positioning calculation from among a plurality of satellites to which satellite signals are transmitted from a virtual reference point created by the satellite signal acquisition system 3. This is a part that performs estimation processing based on the received mobile station position information and the obstacle information stored in the storage device of the control device 101.
  • the satellite estimation unit 13 used in the present embodiment receives satellite signals from a plurality of satellites based on information on obstacles around the mobile station 2, position information of the mobile station 2, and position information of a plurality of satellites. Among them, the satellite that transmits the satellite signal that the mobile station 2 can receive without being affected by the multipath is estimated as the satellite that the mobile station 2 uses the satellite signal for the positioning calculation.
  • the process executed by the satellite estimation unit 13 used will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram showing the surrounding environment of the mobile station 2 shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, there are a plurality of obstacles and satellites around the mobile station 2.
  • the signal transmitted from the satellite 1 is shielded by the obstacle 1
  • the signal transmitted from the satellite 2 is affected by the multipath by the obstacle 2
  • the signal from the satellite 3 is affected by these obstacles. Unaffected (ie, unaffected by multipath). Therefore, among the satellite signals transmitted from the satellites, satellites with less noise such as satellite 3 than the signals of satellites affected by obstacles such as shielding by obstacles and multipaths such as satellite 1 and satellite 2 shown in FIG. The accuracy is improved when the signal of is used for the positioning calculation of the mobile station 2.
  • the satellite estimation unit 13 of the present embodiment has the obstacle information and the mobile station position information recorded in the storage device of the control device 101, and the elevation angle of each satellite included in the satellite signal acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11. And the signal quality of the satellite signal from each satellite that can be received at the position of the mobile station 2 is calculated based on the azimuth angle information (that is, the position information of the satellite), and the mobile station 2 performs the positioning calculation based on the satellite signal quality.
  • the signal quality of the satellite signal is, for example, the S / N ratio (signal-to-noise ratio) estimated by considering the presence or absence of shielding by obstacles (terrain, buildings, etc.) located around the mobile station 2 and the influence of multipath. ) Can be evaluated.
  • S / N ratio signal-to-noise ratio
  • the priority determination unit 14 uses a satellite among a plurality of satellites to which the satellite signal is transmitted from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 so that the data amount of the correction information falls within the data amount defined by the communication speed of the communication device 102. This is a part where the estimation unit 13 performs a process of preferentially selecting the estimated satellite.
  • the priority determination unit 14 first obtains the amount of correction information data that can be transmitted per unit time in the communication by the two communication devices 102 and 203. Next, the number of satellites that can be included in the correction information of the amount of data (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "the number of transmittable satellites”) is obtained.
  • the priority determination unit 14 determines the satellite signal quality obtained by the satellite estimation unit 13 used and the satellite arrangement (for example, DOP value) from among the plurality of satellites acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11. Based on the viewpoint, the combination of satellites that can be accurately positioned by the mobile station 2 is determined within the range of the number of transmittable satellites (preferably the same number as the number of transmittable satellites). The number of satellites that can be transmitted may be set in advance instead of being calculated each time.
  • the correction information transmission unit 15 is a part that generates correction information based on the satellite signal of the satellite selected by the priority determination unit 14 and transmits the correction information to the mobile station 2.
  • the correction information transmission unit 15 acquires all the satellites.
  • the correction information generated based on the signal is transmitted, and if not, the correction information based on the satellite signal of the satellite determined by the priority determination unit 14 is transmitted.
  • the correction information may include information such as a carrier phase and a pseudo distance related to each satellite.
  • the controller 202 in the mobile station 2 executes the program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, so that the satellite signal receiving unit 21, the correction information receiving unit 22, the satellite used determination unit 23, and the positioning calculation unit 24 are executed. And, it functions as a position information transmission unit 25. As a result, the controller 202 takes the correction information output from the correction information transmission system 1 as input, and outputs the mobile station position information obtained by performing the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2 to the correction information transmission system 1 and the satellite signal acquisition system 3. To do.
  • the satellite signal receiving unit 21 receives satellite signals from a plurality of satellites received by the GNSS antenna 201.
  • the correction information receiving unit 22 receives the correction information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101).
  • the satellite use determination unit 23 performs positioning calculation of the mobile station 2 based on the signal quality of the satellite signal received by the satellite signal reception unit 21 and the satellite information included in the correction information received by the correction information reception unit 22. Determine the combination of satellites to use.
  • the satellite determined by the satellite determination unit 23 to be used is used for the positioning calculation of the mobile station 2 among the satellites that received the satellite signal by the satellite signal receiving unit 21 and the satellites included in the correction information received by the correction information receiving unit 22. Will be a satellite.
  • the positioning calculation unit 24 uses the satellite signal received by the satellite signal receiving unit 21 and the correction information received by the correction information receiving unit 22 in the combination of satellites determined by the satellite used determining unit 23 to be used by the mobile station 2 Positioning calculation is performed.
  • the position information transmission unit 25 transmits the position information of the mobile station 2 calculated by the positioning calculation unit 24 to the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101) and the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (VRS server 31). Send via.
  • the flow of the satellite signal generation / transmission processing by the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the VRS server 31 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 4 at a predetermined cycle.
  • the VRS server 31 position information receiving unit 32 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3 receives the mobile station position information transmitted from the communication device 203 of the mobile station 2 via the communication device 37 (S31).
  • the mobile station position information in the mobile station 2 may be acquired not only by RTK positioning but also by independent positioning.
  • the VRS server 31 (satellite signal acquisition unit 33) of the mobile station 2 based on the mobile station position information of the mobile station 2 acquired in S1 from among a plurality of electronic reference points 36 for which observation data can be obtained.
  • a plurality of electronic reference points 36 existing in the vicinity are selected.
  • the number of electronic reference points 36 selected here may be one.
  • the VRS server 31 acquires the observation data of the plurality of electronic reference points 36 selected in S32, and is based on the observation data of the acquired plurality of electronic reference points 36.
  • a virtual reference point is created near the mobile station 2.
  • the VRS server 31 uses the observation data of the plurality of electronic reference points 36 selected in S32 to transmit the satellite signal to be transmitted from the virtual reference point created in S33. Calculate (generate).
  • the installation position of the virtual reference point may match, for example, the mobile station position which is the positioning result by the controller 202 of the mobile station 2.
  • the VRS server 31 (virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 35) transmits the satellite signal from the virtual reference station calculated in S34 to the control device 101 (communication device 102) of the correction information transmission system 1 with the communication device 37. It is transmitted via and returns to the first process S31.
  • the flow of the correction information generation / transmission process by the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the control device 101 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 5 at a predetermined cycle.
  • the control device 101 (satellite signal acquisition unit 11) of the correction information transmission system 1 acquires the satellite signal at the virtual reference point transmitted in S35 of FIG. 4 from the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3. , Proceed to S14.
  • the control device 101 compares the amount of data of the satellite signal acquired in S13 with the amount of data that the communication devices 102 and 203 can communicate with per unit time. At this time, if the communication speeds of the communication devices 102 and 203 exceed the communication speeds required for transmitting all the satellite signals acquired in S13 within a predetermined time and are sufficiently fast, the process proceeds to S18. On the other hand, if the communication speeds of the communication devices 102 and 203 are insufficient, the process proceeds to S15. Whether or not the communication speed is sufficient can be determined by, for example, whether or not the amount of data that can be communicated per unit time exceeds the threshold value obtained by multiplying the amount of data of the satellite signal by the safety factor.
  • the control device 101 since the communication speeds of the communication devices 102 and 203 are sufficient for the amount of satellite signal data acquired in S13, the control device 101 (correction information transmission unit 15) has all the satellite signals acquired in S13. Correction information including satellite signals related to satellites is transmitted to mobile station 2.
  • the control device 101 (satellite estimation unit 13 used) acquired the obstacle information recorded in the storage device in the control device 101, the mobile station position information transmitted from the mobile station 2, and S13. Based on the position information of each satellite included in the satellite signal, the quality of the satellite signal from each satellite is calculated in consideration of the shielding of the satellite signal by the terrain and obstacles and the influence of the multipath, and the process proceeds to S16.
  • the control device 101 determines the number of transmittable satellites determined based on the amount of data that can be transmitted between the two communication devices 102 and 203, the satellite signal quality calculated in S15, and S13. Based on the position information of each satellite included in the satellite signal acquired in step 2 and the satellite arrangement (DOP value), it may be used for positioning by mobile station 2 within the range of the number of satellites that can be transmitted. Determine the combination of high satellites.
  • the combination of satellites that are likely to be used for positioning at the mobile station 2 according to S16 may be determined by, for example, the following procedure. First, among a plurality of satellites for which the satellite signal quality obtained by using the satellite estimation unit 13 used in S15 is calculated, a satellite whose quality exceeds a certain threshold value is selected. Then, the DOP value, which is the accuracy reduction rate due to the satellite arrangement, is calculated for all combinations of selecting the same number of satellites as the number of transmittable satellites from the selected satellites. Based on the DOP value at this time, the combination with the lowest DOP value, which is an index of the accuracy reduction rate, is determined as the combination of satellites to be preferentially included in the correction information.
  • the threshold value of satellite signal quality does not have to be a fixed value and may be changed according to the number of satellites that can be transmitted.
  • the correction information transmission system 1 transmits correction information to a plurality of mobile stations 2 and the like on the same line, the same frequency, or the same channel, for example, the combination of satellites having the lowest DOP value is obtained for each mobile station 2.
  • the satellites for the number of transmittable satellites may be selected in descending order of frequency included in the combination of these satellites, and the selected satellites may be used as the combination of satellites to be transmitted as correction information.
  • the control device 101 uses the satellite signals of a plurality of satellites whose combination is determined in S16 among the satellites acquired from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 in S13 as correction information in the mobile station 2. Is transmitted via the communication device 102.
  • the correction information transmitted in this way has a positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 within the range of the amount of data allowed for communication between the two communication devices 102 and 203 (communication between the correction information transmission system 1 and the mobile station 2). It is generated based on high quality satellite signals that can maximize. Therefore, the mobile station 2 performs positioning using the satellite signal on which the correction information is based and the correction information, so that the satellite positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 is lowered even in an environment where the communication speed is limited. Can be suppressed.
  • control device 101 causes the mobile station 2 to RTK based on the correction information acquired from the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101) and the satellite signal received by the GNSS antenna 201.
  • the mobile station position information acquired by performing positioning is acquired from the mobile station 2, and the process returns to S13.
  • the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 is among a plurality of satellites to which satellite signals are transmitted from the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3.
  • the satellite that is likely to be used for positioning by the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 is estimated, and the satellite information of the estimated satellite is preferentially selected so that the amount of data is determined from the communication speed of the communication device 102.
  • the corrected information is transmitted to the mobile station 2.
  • the correction information including the satellite information used for the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2 is transmitted in an amount of data that can be sufficiently transmitted at the communication speed of the communication device 102, and in an environment where the communication speed is limited. Can also maintain the satellite positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2.
  • the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 determines the position information of the moving body, the position information of obstacles, and the position of the satellite when estimating the satellite that is likely to be used for positioning by the mobile station 2.
  • the quality of each satellite signal is calculated based on the information, and good quality satellite signals are selected.
  • the DOP value is calculated for all combinations that select the same number of satellites as the number of transmittable satellites from the satellites selected by quality, and from the satellite signals of the satellites included in the combination that minimizes the DOP value. Correction information is to be generated. Therefore, it is expected that the positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 using the correction information will be further improved.
  • a satellite with good communication status at the mobile station 2 is estimated based on the positions of the mobile station 2 and the satellite and obstacles (terrain, buildings, etc.), and correction information is generated from the signal of the satellite.
  • the amount of correction information data was limited by.
  • satellite information visible satellite information
  • satellite signal acquisition system 3 satellite information with good communication status at the reference station
  • positioning calculation with mobile station 2 with good communication status at mobile station 2 By comparing with the information of satellites that may be used (satellite information used by mobile stations) and generating correction information from the signals of satellites common to them, the amount of correction information data is reduced.
  • the details of this embodiment will be described below. The same parts as those in the first embodiment may be designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof may be omitted.
  • FIG. 6 is a hardware configuration diagram of the satellite positioning system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the configuration of the satellite signal acquisition system has changed from the first embodiment, and the satellite signal acquisition system 3 of the present embodiment is a fixed station installed at a reference point whose position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system are known.
  • a correction information distribution service such as an electronic reference point or a VRS method as in the first embodiment.
  • the satellite signal acquisition system 3 is mounted on a fixed station (not shown), and outputs a satellite signal received by the fixed station to the correction information transmission system 1.
  • the satellite signal acquisition system 3 of FIG. 6 has a GNSS antenna 301 for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites and a control device 302 for converting the satellite signals received by the GNSS antenna 301 into a format capable of communicating with other devices. And a communication device 303 for transmitting and receiving various information to the control device 302.
  • the control device 302 can be used as a computer, a microcontroller, or the like, and can include an arithmetic control device (for example, a central processing unit (CPU)), a storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or RAM), and an input / output device. It is equipped (neither is shown).
  • an arithmetic control device for example, a central processing unit (CPU)
  • a storage device for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or RAM
  • input / output device for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or RAM
  • the communication device 303 communicates by a device that connects to the Internet by wire or wirelessly using a line such as a mobile phone communication network, or a wireless communication device such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) or WIFI (registered trademark) commercial wireless.
  • a device that includes one or more devices among devices and other communication devices that perform communication by a wired connection.
  • the correction information transmission system 1 transmits the correction information and the visible satellite information to the mobile station 2, and the mobile station 2 transmits the satellite information used by the mobile station to the correction information transmission system 1. ing.
  • FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the controller 101 and the controller (receiver) 202 in FIG.
  • the control device 101 in the correction information transmission system 1 includes a satellite signal acquisition unit 11, a satellite estimation unit 13, a priority determination unit 14, a correction information transmission unit 15, a reference station visible satellite determination unit 16, and a reference station visible satellite. It functions as an information transmission unit 17.
  • the control device 101 inputs the satellite signal output from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 and the satellite information used by the mobile station output from the mobile station 2, and outputs the correction information to the mobile station 2. Note that there may be one or more relay stations, data conversion devices, and the like between the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101) and the mobile station 2 (controller 202).
  • the satellite signal acquisition unit 11 is a portion that performs processing for acquiring satellite signals of a plurality of satellites transmitted from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (control device 302), which is a reference point (fixed station), via the communication device 102. is there. As described above, this satellite signal is received by the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (control device 302) via the GNSS antenna 301.
  • the satellite estimation unit 13 used transmits the satellite signal from the satellite signal acquisition system 3. This is a part that performs a process of estimating a satellite used by the mobile station 2 for positioning calculation (RTK positioning) from a plurality of satellites based on the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from the mobile station 2.
  • the satellite information used by the mobile station is information on a satellite having a good communication condition on the mobile station 2, and is information on a satellite that is relatively likely to be used for positioning by the mobile station 2.
  • the priority determination unit 14 uses a satellite among a plurality of satellites to which the satellite signal is transmitted from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 so that the data amount of the correction information falls within the data amount defined by the communication speed of the communication device 102. This is a part where the estimation unit 13 performs a process of preferentially selecting the estimated satellite. First, the priority determination unit 14 obtains the amount of correction information data that can be transmitted per unit time by communication by the two communication devices 102 and 203. Next, the number of transmittable satellites that can be included in the correction information of the data amount is obtained.
  • the priority determination unit 14 can transmit a combination of satellites that can be accurately positioned by the mobile station 2 based on the satellite information used by the mobile station acquired by the satellite estimation unit 13 (preferably) within the range of the number of satellites that can be transmitted. Determined by the number of satellites that can be transmitted).
  • the correction information transmission system 1 transmits correction information to a plurality of mobile stations 2 and the like on the same line, the same frequency, or the same channel, for example, satellites included in the satellite information used by the mobile station received from each mobile station 2.
  • the same number of satellites as the number of satellites that can be transmitted are selected in descending order of frequency included in the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from each mobile station 2, and the selected satellite is used as a combination of satellites to be transmitted as correction information. May be good.
  • the correction information transmission unit 15 is a part that generates correction information based on the satellite signal of the satellite selected by the priority determination unit 14 and transmits the correction information to the mobile station 2.
  • the correction information can include information such as carrier phase and pseudo-distance for each satellite.
  • the reference station visible satellite determination unit 16 receives a satellite signal from a plurality of satellites acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11 without being affected by shielding or multipath at the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3). This is the part that performs the process of determining the satellites that have been able to be used (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "reference station visible satellites"). Whether or not the satellite is a reference station visible satellite can be determined, for example, based on whether or not the SN ratio of the satellite signal of each satellite is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. That is, when the SN ratio is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined to be a reference station visible satellite, and when the SN ratio is less than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined not to correspond to a reference station visible satellite.
  • the reference station visible satellite information transmission unit 17 is a part that performs a process of transmitting the satellite number of the reference station visible satellite determined by the reference station visible satellite determination unit 16 to the mobile station 2 as visible satellite information via the communication device 102.
  • the controller 202 in the mobile station 2 executes the program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, so that the satellite signal receiving unit 21, the correction information receiving unit 22, the satellite used determination unit 23, and the positioning calculation unit 24 are executed. It functions as a reference station visible satellite information receiving unit 26, a used satellite estimation unit 27, and a used satellite information transmitting unit 28. As a result, the controller 202 receives the correction information and the reference station visible satellite information output from the correction information transmission system 1 as inputs, and outputs the mobile station position information and the mobile station use satellite information obtained by performing the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2. ..
  • the processing contents by the satellite signal receiving unit 21, the correction information receiving unit 22, the satellite used determining unit 23, and the positioning calculation unit 24 are the same as those in the first embodiment.
  • the reference station visible satellite information receiving unit 26 is a part that performs processing for receiving the reference station visible satellite information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101).
  • the satellite estimation unit 27 used includes a plurality of satellites for which satellite signals have been received by the GNSS antenna 201 input from the satellite signal reception unit 21, and a plurality of satellites included in the reference station visible satellite information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1. Based on the above, it is a part that performs a process of obtaining a satellite to be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system 1.
  • the satellites to be included in the correction information are compared with the first group consisting of a plurality of satellites for which satellite signals are received by the GNSS antenna 201 and the second group consisting of a plurality of satellites included in the reference station visible satellite information. It is selected from satellites included in both groups (satellite that overlaps in both groups).
  • the satellite estimation unit 27 used determines the signal quality of the satellite signal in the mobile station 2 input from the satellite signal reception unit 21, the arrangement of the satellites specified in the reference station visible satellite information, and the satellite arrangement. Based on the orbit information, etc., the combination of satellites that improves the accuracy of the positioning calculation at the mobile station 2 is calculated. For example, the combination of satellites that gives the best positioning accuracy is the satellite that should be included in the correction information. Can be done. At this time, the calculation may be performed on the combination of each satellite and the degree of influence on the positioning calculation result when each satellite is used.
  • the used satellite information transmitting unit 28 has a combination of satellites calculated by the used satellite estimation unit 27 (that is, a combination of satellites to be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system 1), a degree of influence on the positioning calculation result, and the like. This is a part that performs a process of transmitting satellite information used by a mobile station including the above information to the correction information transmission system 1.
  • the satellite information used by the mobile station may include information on satellites that the mobile station 2 does not use for positioning. By including such satellites, even if the number of satellites included in the correction information is small or the correction information cannot be received for some reason, the satellites that should be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system 1 next. It is possible to prevent the number of Specifically, it is possible to prevent an error from occurring due to insufficient number of satellites required for positioning immediately after the mobile station 2 is activated.
  • the processing flow of the correction information transmission system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
  • the control device 101 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 8 at a predetermined cycle.
  • the control device 101 (satellite signal acquisition unit 11) of the correction information transmission system 1 acquires satellite signals of a plurality of satellites received by the reference station from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (S1-1), and S1-2 and Proceed to the process of S1-4.
  • control device 101 acquires the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from the mobile station 2.
  • control device 101 (priority determination unit 14) is a mobile station based on the number of transmittable satellites calculated from the communication speed of the communication device 102 and the satellite information used by the mobile station acquired in S1-2.
  • the combination of satellites that can be accurately positioned in step 2 is determined within the range of the number of satellites that can be transmitted, and the process proceeds to S1-5.
  • the control device 101 shields or multipaths the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3) from among the plurality of satellites that have acquired satellite signals in S1-1.
  • the satellite that was able to receive the satellite signal without being affected is determined, and the process proceeds to S1-5.
  • correction information including satellite signals of satellites included in the combination determined in S1-3 is generated and transmitted to the mobile station 1 via the communication device 102, and the reference station visible determined in S1-4 is visible.
  • the satellite information is transmitted to the mobile station 2 via the communication device 102, and the process returns to the first process (S1-1).
  • the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 9 at a predetermined cycle.
  • the controller 202 (satellite signal receiving unit 21) of the mobile station 2 acquires the satellite signal received by the mobile station 2 by the GNSS antenna 201, and proceeds to the process of S2-2 (S2-1).
  • the controller 202 acquires the reference station visible satellite information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1 and proceeds to S2-3.
  • the controller 202 (satellite estimation unit 27 used) of the mobile station is based on the satellite signal received by the mobile station 2 acquired in S2-1 and the reference station visible satellite information acquired in S2-2.
  • the controller 202 (used satellite information transmitting unit 28) transmits the mobile station used satellite information obtained in S-3 to the correction information transmitting system 1 (control device 101) via the communication device 203, and S2 Proceed to the process of -1.
  • the controller 202 (correction information receiving unit 22) receives the correction information transmitted from the correction information transmitting system 1 (control device 101).
  • the controller 202 (satellite determination unit 23 used) is a mobile station based on the signal quality of the satellite signal received in S2-1 and the satellite information included in the correction information received in S2-5. Determine the combination of satellites used for the positioning calculation of 2.
  • the satellites determined here are included in the satellites with duplicate numbers by comparing the satellite number that received the satellite signal in S2-1 with the satellite number included in the correction information received in S2-5. Is done.
  • the controller 202 performs the positioning calculation of the mobile station 2 based on the satellite signal of the combination of satellites determined in S2-6 and the correction information received in S2-5. , S2-1 process.
  • the correction information including the satellite information used for the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2 is transmitted to the communication device 102 without prior information such as topographical information. It is possible to transmit with a sufficient amount of data that can be transmitted at a high speed, and the satellite positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 can be maintained even in an environment where the communication speed is limited.
  • the control device 101 (reference station visible satellite determination unit 16) of the correction information transmission system 1 is the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3) and the reception status of the satellite signal.
  • the number of a good satellite (reference station visible satellite) is transmitted to mobile station 2.
  • the controller 202 (satellite estimation unit 27) of the mobile station 2 selects, for example, a satellite included in both the reference station visible satellite and the satellite in which the mobile station 2 has a good reception of satellite signals, and the selected satellite.
  • Information is transmitted to the correction information transmission system 1 as satellite information used by the mobile station (that is, information on satellites at which the mobile station 2 may use satellite signals for positioning calculation).
  • the control device 101 (priority determination unit 14) of the correction information transmission system 1 that has received the mobile station use satellite information includes the number of satellites included in the mobile station use satellite information within the range of the amount of data that can be transmitted by the communication device 102. Is reduced, and the correction information generated based on the satellite signal after the number of satellites is reduced is transmitted to the mobile station 2 (correction information receiving unit 22).
  • the controller 202 (positioning calculation unit 24) of the mobile station 2 performs positioning based on the correction information after the number of satellites is reduced and the satellite signal (satellite signal received by the satellite signal receiving unit 21) included in the correction information. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 even in an environment where the communication speed is limited.
  • a satellite having a good reception condition at the reference station 3 reference station visible satellite
  • a satellite having a good reception condition at the mobile station 2 satellite using a mobile station
  • the satellite signals of the satellites included in both are compared. Since the mobile station 2 can be positioned based on the correction information, there is an advantage that the positioning accuracy can be easily improved. Another feature is that it is not necessary to prepare obstacle information existing around the mobile station 2 in advance as in the first embodiment.
  • the satellite signal acquisition system 3 and the correction information transmission system 1 include individual control devices 302 and 101 and communication devices 303 and 102 has been described, but both systems 1 and 3 may be integrated. .. That is, in this case, the two control devices 302 and 101 become one control device, and the two communication devices 303 and 102 become one communication device capable of communicating with the mobile station 2.
  • the present invention is not limited to each of the above embodiments, and includes various modifications within a range that does not deviate from the gist thereof.
  • the present invention is not limited to the one including all the configurations described in each of the above embodiments, and includes the one in which a part of the configurations is deleted. Further, it is possible to add or replace a part of the configuration according to one embodiment with the configuration according to another embodiment.
  • each configuration related to the above control devices 31, 101, 302 and the controller 202, the function and execution processing of each configuration, and the like, part or all of them are hardware (for example, an integrated circuit that integrates logic for executing each function). It may be realized by (designing with). Further, the above-mentioned configurations related to the control devices 31, 101, 302 and the controller 202 are read and executed by an arithmetic processing unit (for example, a CPU) to read and execute each function related to the configurations of the control devices 31, 101, 302 and the controller 202. It may be a program (software) that realizes. Information related to the program can be stored in, for example, a semiconductor memory (flash memory, SSD, etc.), a magnetic storage device (hard disk drive, etc.), a recording medium (magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.), or the like.
  • a semiconductor memory flash memory, SSD, etc.
  • magnetic storage device hard disk drive, etc.
  • recording medium magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.
  • control lines and information lines are understood to be necessary for the description of the embodiment, but not all control lines and information lines related to the product are necessarily used. Does not always indicate. In reality, it can be considered that almost all configurations are interconnected.
  • Virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 36 ... Electronic reference point, 101 ... Control device, 102 ... Communication device, 201 ... GNSS antenna (satellite signal receiving device), 202 ... Controller (receiver), 203 ... Communication device, 301 ... GNSS antenna (satellite signal receiver), 302 ... Control device, 303 ... Communication device

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This correction information transmission system comprises a control device that generates correction information to be used by a mobile station for RTK positioning and a communication device that transmits the correction information generated by the control device to the mobile station. The control device acquires, through the communication device, satellite signals from a plurality of satellites that have been transmitted from a reference point; estimates the satellites from among the plurality of satellites that will have the satellite signals thereof used by the mobile station for positioning computation; and generates correction information by preferentially selecting the estimated satellites from among the plurality of satellites such that the data volume of the correction information fits within a data volume specified on the basis of the communication speed of the communication device.

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補正情報送信システムCorrection information transmission system
　本発明は，高精度衛星測位に必要な補正情報を移動局に送信する補正情報送信システムに関する。 The present invention relates to a correction information transmission system that transmits correction information necessary for high-precision satellite positioning to a mobile station.
　近年，無人航空機や自動車，建設機械など，屋外で使用される移動体の位置情報を取得するための技術として，ＲＴＫ（Real Time Kinematic）測位と呼ばれる高精度衛星測位技術が使用されている。ＲＴＫ測位では，移動体に設置された移動局が，人工衛星から送信され移動局の受信機で受信される衛星信号と，基準局で受信した衛星信号をもとに生成され基準局から送信される補正情報とに基づいて測位演算を行う。 In recent years, high-precision satellite positioning technology called RTK (Real Time Kinematic) positioning has been used as a technology for acquiring the position information of moving objects used outdoors such as unmanned aerial vehicles, automobiles, and construction machinery. In RTK positioning, the mobile station installed in the mobile body is corrected to be generated based on the satellite signal transmitted from the artificial satellite and received by the receiver of the mobile station and the satellite signal received by the reference station and transmitted from the reference station. Positioning calculation is performed based on the information.
　ＲＴＫ測位では，移動局で受信する衛星信号を利用して測位演算の精度を向上させる技術が知られている。例えば，特許文献１では，移動局で受信した衛星信号について，衛星信号の信号強度マスク及び衛星の仰角による仰角マスクを複数用いることで測位演算の精度を向上させている。 In RTK positioning, a technique for improving the accuracy of positioning calculation by using a satellite signal received by a mobile station is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, the accuracy of positioning calculation is improved by using a plurality of signal intensity masks of satellite signals and elevation angle masks based on the elevation angles of satellites for satellite signals received by mobile stations.
特開２０１３－８３４８０号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-83480
　ところで，基準局から移動局に対して補正情報を送信するための通信インフラが充分整っていない場合や，基準局と移動局との間の通信速度が制限される環境では，移動局で最新の補正情報を使用した測位演算を行うことができず，測位精度が低下するおそれがある。特に建設機械の稼働する工事現場等では通信インフラが不充分であることが少なくなく，この種の課題が露呈しやすい。 By the way, when the communication infrastructure for transmitting correction information from the reference station to the mobile station is not sufficiently prepared, or in an environment where the communication speed between the reference station and the mobile station is limited, the latest correction information in the mobile station. Positioning calculation cannot be performed using, and the positioning accuracy may decrease. In particular, communication infrastructure is often inadequate at construction sites where construction machinery operates, and this type of problem is likely to be exposed.
　そこで本発明は，補正情報の通信速度が充分でない環境においても，移動局における測位精度の低下を抑制できる補正情報送信システムを提供することを目的とする。 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a correction information transmission system capable of suppressing a decrease in positioning accuracy in a mobile station even in an environment where the communication speed of correction information is not sufficient.
　本願は上記課題を解決する手段を複数含んでいるが，その一例を挙げるならば，移動局がＲＴＫ測位に使用する補正情報を生成する制御装置と，前記制御装置で生成された前記補正情報を前記移動局に送信する通信装置とを備えた補正情報送信システムにおいて，前記制御装置は，基準点から送信される複数の衛星からの衛星信号を前記通信装置を介して取得し，前記複数の衛星の中から前記移動局が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する衛星を推定し，前記通信装置の通信速度から規定されるデータ量に前記補正情報のデータ量が収まるように，前記複数の衛星の中から前記推定した衛星を優先的に選択することで前記補正情報を生成する。 The present application includes a plurality of means for solving the above problems. For example, a control device that generates correction information used by a mobile station for RTK positioning and the correction information generated by the control device are used. In a correction information transmission system including a communication device for transmitting to the mobile station, the control device acquires satellite signals from a plurality of satellites transmitted from a reference point via the communication device, and the plurality of satellites. Among the plurality of satellites, the mobile station estimates a satellite that uses a satellite signal for positioning calculation, and the amount of correction information data falls within the amount of data specified from the communication speed of the communication device. The correction information is generated by preferentially selecting the estimated satellite from the above.
　本発明によれば，基準局において移動局の測位演算に使用する衛星を推測し，通信速度に応じたデータ量になるよう優先度の高い衛星を選択し補正情報として送信する。これにより通信速度が充分でない環境においても，移動局は測位に使用する衛星に関する補正情報を受信することができ，測位精度の低下を抑制できる。 According to the present invention, the reference station estimates the satellite used for the positioning calculation of the mobile station, selects the satellite having a high priority so that the amount of data corresponds to the communication speed, and transmits it as correction information. As a result, even in an environment where the communication speed is not sufficient, the mobile station can receive correction information about the satellite used for positioning, and can suppress a decrease in positioning accuracy.
本発明の第１実施形態に係る衛星測位システムのハードウェア構成図である。It is a hardware block diagram of the satellite positioning system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. 図１中のＶＲＳサーバ３１，制御装置１０１，及びコントローラ（受信機）２０２の機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram of the VRS server 31, the control device 101, and the controller (receiver) 202 in FIG. 移動局２の周囲環境を表した説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which showed the surrounding environment of mobile station 2. 本発明の第１実施形態に係る衛星信号取得システム３のＶＲＳサーバ３１による衛星信号の生成・送信処理の流れを示すフローチャート図である。It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the satellite signal generation | transmission processing by the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3 which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第１実施形態に係る補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１による補正情報の生成・送信処理の流れを示すフローチャート図である。FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of correction information generation / transmission processing by the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 本発明の第２実施形態に係る衛星測位システムのハードウェア構成図である。It is a hardware block diagram of the satellite positioning system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 図６中の制御装置１０１，及びコントローラ（受信機）２０２の機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram of the control device 101 and the controller (receiver) 202 in FIG. 本発明の第２実施形態に係る補正情報送信システム１の処理の流れを示すフローチャート図である。It is a flowchart which shows the process flow of the correction information transmission system 1 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 本発明の第２実施形態に係る移動局２における移動局使用衛星情報の演算処理の流れを示すフローチャート図である。It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the arithmetic processing of the satellite information used by a mobile station in the mobile station 2 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
　以下，本発明の実施の形態について図面を用いて説明する。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
　＜第１実施形態＞
　図１は本発明の第１実施形態に係る衛星測位システムのハードウェア構成図である。この図に示す衛星測位システムは，補正情報を生成して送信する補正情報送信システム１と，補正情報送信システム１から送信される補正情報を利用して移動体の位置を計測する移動局２と，衛星信号を補正情報送信システム１に送信する衛星信号取得システム３とを備えている。 <First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a satellite positioning system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The satellite positioning system shown in this figure includes a correction information transmission system 1 that generates and transmits correction information, and a mobile station 2 that measures the position of a moving body using the correction information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1. It is provided with a satellite signal acquisition system 3 that transmits a satellite signal to the correction information transmission system 1.
　移動局２は，複数の人工衛星（測位衛星）から送信される衛星信号を受信するＧＮＳＳアンテナ（衛星信号受信装置）２０１と，補正情報送信システム１から送信される補正情報と衛星信号取得システム３に送信する移動局位置情報とを含む各種情報を送受信する通信装置２０３と，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ２０１で受信した複数の衛星信号と補正情報送信システム１から受信した補正情報とに基づいて移動局（移動体）の位置情報（移動局位置情報）を演算するコントローラ（受信機）２０２とを備えている。これらの機器２０１，２０２，２０３は建設機械などの移動体に搭載されている。 The mobile station 2 has a GNSS antenna (satellite signal receiving device) 201 that receives satellite signals transmitted from a plurality of artificial satellites (positioning satellites), and a correction information and satellite signal acquisition system 3 transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1. A mobile station (mobile body) based on a communication device 203 that transmits and receives various information including mobile station position information to be transmitted to, a plurality of satellite signals received by the GNSS antenna 201, and correction information received from the correction information transmission system 1. ) Is provided with a controller (receiver) 202 for calculating the position information (mobile station position information). These devices 201, 202, 203 are mounted on a moving body such as a construction machine.
　コントローラ２０２は，移動体に搭載可能なコンピュータやマイクロコントローラなどの小型の制御装置（受信機）である。 The controller 202 is a small control device (receiver) such as a computer or a microcontroller that can be mounted on a mobile body.
　通信装置２０３は，携帯電話通信網等の回線を使用して有線または無線でインターネットに接続する装置や，BLUETOOTH（登録商標）やWIFI（登録商標）業務用無線などの無線通信装置により通信を行う装置，その他有線接続による通信を行う通信装置のうち１つまたは複数の装置を含む装置である。 The communication device 203 communicates with a device that connects to the Internet by wire or wirelessly using a line such as a mobile phone communication network, or a wireless communication device such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) or WIFI (registered trademark) commercial radio. A device that includes one or more devices among devices and other communication devices that perform communication by a wired connection.
　衛星信号取得システム３は，移動局２の近くに位置する地理座標系における位置座標が既知の点で受信される衛星信号を補正情報送信システム１に出力するためのシステムである。衛星信号取得システム３としては，地理座標系における位置座標が既知の基準点に設置された固定局や，電子基準点やＶＲＳ（Virtual Reference Station）方式等の補正情報配信サービスが利用可能である。本実施形態では，ＶＲＳ方式の補正情報配信サービスを衛星信号取得システム３として使用した場合について記述する。 The satellite signal acquisition system 3 is a system for outputting a satellite signal received at a point where the position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system located near the mobile station 2 are known to the correction information transmission system 1. As the satellite signal acquisition system 3, a fixed station installed at a reference point whose position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system are known, and a correction information distribution service such as an electronic reference point or a VRS (Virtual Reference Station) method can be used. In this embodiment, a case where the VRS type correction information distribution service is used as the satellite signal acquisition system 3 will be described.
　本実施形態の衛星信号取得システム３は，複数の電子基準点３６と衛星信号を受信可能に接続されたＶＲＳサーバ３１と，ＶＲＳサーバ３１に各種情報を送受信する通信装置３７とを備えている。 The satellite signal acquisition system 3 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of electronic reference points 36, a VRS server 31 connected so as to be able to receive satellite signals, and a communication device 37 for transmitting and receiving various information to the VRS server 31.
　各電子基準点３６は，地理座標系における位置座標が既知のＧＮＳＳ連続観測点であり，衛星信号を受信するためのＧＮＳＳアンテナ（図示せず）と，ＧＮＳＳアンテナで受信された衛星信号を基に位置計測する受信機（図示せず）と，電子基準点３６での観測データ（受信した衛星信号や測位結果等）を送信するための通信機（図示せず）とを備えている。なお，紙面の都合上，図１では２つの電子基準点３６を，図２には３つの電子基準点３６を示しているが，電子基準点３６の数に限定はなく，移動局２の周辺に位置するできるだけ多くの電子基準点３６とＶＲＳサーバ３１を接続することが好ましい。 Each electronic reference point 36 is a GNSS continuous observation point whose position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system are known, and is based on a GNSS antenna (not shown) for receiving satellite signals and a satellite signal received by the GNSS antenna. It is equipped with a receiver for position measurement (not shown) and a communication device (not shown) for transmitting observation data (received satellite signals, positioning results, etc.) at the electronic reference point 36. Due to space limitations, two electronic reference points 36 are shown in FIG. 1 and three electronic reference points 36 are shown in FIG. 2, but the number of electronic reference points 36 is not limited and is around the mobile station 2. It is preferable to connect as many electronic reference points 36 as possible located in the VRS server 31.
　ＶＲＳサーバ３１は，演算制御装置（例えば，中央処理装置（ＣＰＵ）），記憶装置（例えば，ＲＯＭ，ＲＡＭ等の半導体メモリ），及び入出力装置を備えたサーバ（コンピュータ）である。ＶＲＳサーバ３１は，移動局２の位置情報を基に移動局２の周辺に位置する電子基準点３６を複数選択し，その選択した複数の電子基準点３６が受信した衛星信号に基づいて，移動局２の近くに設置される仮想基準点（ＶＲＳ点）からの衛星信号を生成して補正情報送信システム１に出力する。 The VRS server 31 is a server (computer) including an arithmetic control device (for example, a central processing unit (CPU)), a storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as ROM and RAM), and an input / output device. The VRS server 31 selects a plurality of electronic reference points 36 located around the mobile station 2 based on the position information of the mobile station 2, and moves based on the satellite signals received by the selected plurality of electronic reference points 36. A satellite signal from a virtual reference point (VRS point) installed near the station 2 is generated and output to the correction information transmission system 1.
　補正情報送信システム１は，移動局２で衛星信号を受信可能な複数の衛星の中から移動局２との通信状況が良好な衛星を優先的に選択して補正情報の生成に利用することで移動局に送信可能なデータ量まで補正情報のデータ量を低減して移動局２に送信するためのシステムである。 The correction information transmission system 1 preferentially selects a satellite having a good communication condition with the mobile station 2 from a plurality of satellites capable of receiving a satellite signal by the mobile station 2 and uses it for generating correction information. This is a system for reducing the amount of correction information data to the amount of data that can be transmitted to the mobile station and transmitting the correction information to the mobile station 2.
　補正情報送信システム１は，制御装置１０１と，制御装置１０１に各種情報を送受信する通信装置１０２とを備えている。 The correction information transmission system 1 includes a control device 101 and a communication device 102 that transmits and receives various information to the control device 101.
　制御装置１０１は，コンピュータやマイクロコントローラなどの利用が可能であり，演算制御装置（例えば，中央処理装置（ＣＰＵ）），記憶装置（例えば，ＲＯＭ，ＲＡＭ等の半導体メモリ），及び入出力装置を備えている（何れも図示せず）。制御装置１０１の記憶装置には，移動局２の周囲に位置し得る衛星信号を遮蔽する物体の位置及び形状の情報が格納されている。当該物体は例えば建物や地形であり，以下ではこの情報を「障害物情報」と称することがある。 The control device 101 can be used as a computer, a microcontroller, or the like, and can include an arithmetic control device (for example, a central processing unit (CPU)), a storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or RAM), and an input / output device. It is equipped (neither is shown). The storage device of the control device 101 stores information on the position and shape of an object that shields satellite signals that may be located around the mobile station 2. The object is, for example, a building or terrain, and this information may be referred to as "obstacle information" below.
　通信装置１０２は，携帯電話通信網等の回線を使用して有線または無線でインターネットに接続する装置や，BLUETOOTH（登録商標）やWIFI（登録商標）業務用無線などの無線通信装置により通信を行う装置，その他有線接続による通信を行う通信装置のうち１つまたは複数の装置を含む装置である。 The communication device 102 communicates by a device that connects to the Internet by wire or wirelessly using a line such as a mobile phone communication network, or a wireless communication device such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) or WIFI (registered trademark) commercial wireless. A device that includes one or more devices among devices and other communication devices that perform communication by a wired connection.
　なお，補正情報送信システム１と移動局２の間には，１つ以上の中継局やデータ変換を行う装置等が存在していてもよい。 Note that there may be one or more relay stations, data conversion devices, and the like between the correction information transmission system 1 and the mobile station 2.
　図２は図１中のＶＲＳサーバ３１，制御装置１０１，及びコントローラ（受信機）２０２の機能ブロック図である。 FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the VRS server 31, the control device 101, and the controller (receiver) 202 in FIG.
　衛星信号取得システム３におけるＶＲＳサーバ３１は，記憶装置に記憶されたプログラムを演算制御装置で実行することで，位置情報受信部３２と，衛星信号取得部３３と，仮想基準点衛星信号演算部３４と，仮想基準点衛星信号出力部３５として機能する。 The VRS server 31 in the satellite signal acquisition system 3 executes a program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, thereby executing the position information receiving unit 32, the satellite signal acquisition unit 33, and the virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34. And, it functions as a virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 35.
　位置情報受信部３２は，移動局２のコントローラ２０２が演算して通信装置２０３から送信した移動局位置情報を通信装置３７を介して受信する処理を行う部分である。 The position information receiving unit 32 is a part that performs processing that the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 calculates and receives the mobile station position information transmitted from the communication device 203 via the communication device 37.
　衛星信号取得部３３は，位置情報受信部３２で受信した移動局位置情報と各電子基準点３６の位置情報とに基づいて，移動局２の周辺に存在する複数の電子基準点３６を選択し，その選択した複数の電子基準点３６で受信された衛星信号を通信装置３７を介して取得する処理を行う部分である。 The satellite signal acquisition unit 33 selects a plurality of electronic reference points 36 existing around the mobile station 2 based on the mobile station position information received by the position information receiving unit 32 and the position information of each electronic reference point 36. , This is a part that performs a process of acquiring satellite signals received at the selected plurality of electronic reference points 36 via the communication device 37.
　仮想基準点衛星信号演算部３４は，移動局２の付近に仮想基準点を作成し，この仮想基準点に固定局を設置した場合に移動局２が受信できる衛星信号を，衛星信号取得部３３で選択した複数の電子基準点３６からの衛星信号に基づいてシミュレーションにより演算（生成）する処理を行う部分である。 The virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34 creates a virtual reference point near the mobile station 2, and receives a satellite signal that can be received by the mobile station 2 when a fixed station is installed at the virtual reference point. This is a part that performs calculation (generation) by simulation based on satellite signals from a plurality of electronic reference points 36 selected in.
　仮想基準点衛星信号出力部３５は，仮想基準点衛星信号演算部３４で演算（生成）された仮想基準点からの衛星信号を補正情報送信システム１に通信装置３７を介して出力する処理を行う部分である。 The virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 35 performs a process of outputting the satellite signal from the virtual reference point calculated (generated) by the virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34 to the correction information transmission system 1 via the communication device 37. It is a part.
　補正情報送信システム１における制御装置１０１は，記憶装置に記憶されたプログラムを演算制御装置で実行することで，衛星信号取得部１１と，移動局位置受信部１２と，使用衛星推定部１３と，優先度判定部１４と，補正情報送信部１５として機能する。これにより制御装置１０１は，衛星信号取得システム３から出力される衛星信号と，移動局２から出力される移動局位置情報とを入力として，補正情報を移動局２に出力する。 The control device 101 in the correction information transmission system 1 executes the program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, so that the satellite signal acquisition unit 11, the mobile station position reception unit 12, and the satellite estimation unit 13 used can be used. It functions as a priority determination unit 14 and a correction information transmission unit 15. As a result, the control device 101 receives the satellite signal output from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 and the mobile station position information output from the mobile station 2 as inputs, and outputs the correction information to the mobile station 2.
　衛星信号取得部１１は，衛星信号取得システム３が作成した仮想基準点から送信される複数の衛星の衛星信号を，通信装置１０２を介して取得する処理を行う部分である。ここで取得される衛星信号のデータ量が通信装置１０２の単位時間当たりの通信速度に対して通信可能な範囲の量である場合，後続の処理は補正情報送信部１５で行われ，衛星信号取得部１１で取得された全ての衛星信号に基づいて生成された補正情報が送信される。一方，通信速度が充分でない場合は移動局位置受信部１２で以下に説明する処理が行われる。 The satellite signal acquisition unit 11 is a part that performs processing for acquiring satellite signals of a plurality of satellites transmitted from a virtual reference point created by the satellite signal acquisition system 3 via a communication device 102. When the amount of satellite signal data acquired here is within the range in which communication is possible with respect to the communication speed per unit time of the communication device 102, subsequent processing is performed by the correction information transmission unit 15 to acquire the satellite signal. The correction information generated based on all the satellite signals acquired by the unit 11 is transmitted. On the other hand, if the communication speed is not sufficient, the mobile station position receiving unit 12 performs the process described below.
　移動局位置受信部１２は，移動局２のコントローラ２０２が演算して通信装置２０３から送信した移動局位置情報を通信装置１０２を介して受信する処理を行う部分である。 The mobile station position receiving unit 12 is a part that performs processing that the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 calculates and receives the mobile station position information transmitted from the communication device 203 via the communication device 102.
　使用衛星推定部１３は，衛星信号取得システム３が作成した仮想基準点から衛星信号が送信される複数の衛星の中から移動局２が測位演算に使用する衛星を，移動局位置受信部１２で受信した移動局位置情報と，制御装置１０１の記憶装置に記憶した障害物情報とに基づいて推定する処理を行う部分である。本実施形態の使用衛星推定部１３は，移動局２の周辺の障害物の情報と，移動局２の位置情報と，複数の衛星の位置情報とに基づいて，複数の衛星からの衛星信号のうちマルチパスの影響を受けずに移動局２が受信できる衛星信号を送信する衛星を，移動局２が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する衛星として推定する。 The satellite estimation unit 13 used uses the mobile station position receiving unit 12 to select a satellite used by the mobile station 2 for positioning calculation from among a plurality of satellites to which satellite signals are transmitted from a virtual reference point created by the satellite signal acquisition system 3. This is a part that performs estimation processing based on the received mobile station position information and the obstacle information stored in the storage device of the control device 101. The satellite estimation unit 13 used in the present embodiment receives satellite signals from a plurality of satellites based on information on obstacles around the mobile station 2, position information of the mobile station 2, and position information of a plurality of satellites. Among them, the satellite that transmits the satellite signal that the mobile station 2 can receive without being affected by the multipath is estimated as the satellite that the mobile station 2 uses the satellite signal for the positioning calculation.
　使用衛星推定部１３が実行する処理について，図３に示す移動局２の周囲環境を表した説明図を用いて説明する。この図に示すように移動局２の周囲には複数の障害物及び衛星が存在する。図３の場合，衛星１から送信される信号は障害物１により遮蔽され，衛星２から送信される信号は障害物２によりマルチパスの影響を受け，衛星３からの信号はこれらの障害物の影響を受けない（すなわちマルチパスの影響を受けない）。そのため，衛星から送信される衛星信号のうち図３に示す衛星１や衛星２のように障害物による遮蔽やマルチパスなどの影響を受ける衛星の信号に比べ，衛星３のようにノイズの少ない衛星の信号を移動局２の測位演算に使用する方が精度が向上する。つまり，図３の場合，移動局２は，衛星１や衛星２に比較して，衛星３を測位演算に使用する可能性が高い。そこで，本実施形態の使用衛星推定部１３は，制御装置１０１の記憶装置に記録された障害物情報及び移動局位置情報と，衛星信号取得部１１で取得した衛星信号に含まれる各衛星の仰角及び方位角情報（すなわち衛星の位置情報）とに基づいて，移動局２の位置で受信できる各衛星からの衛星信号の信号品質を算出し，その衛星信号品質に基づいて移動局２が測位演算に使用する可能性が高い衛星を推定している。衛星信号の信号品質は，例えば，移動局２の周囲に位置する障害物（地形，建物等）による遮蔽の有無や，マルチパスの影響を考慮して推定されるＳ／Ｎ比（信号雑音比）の値から評価できる。 The process executed by the satellite estimation unit 13 used will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram showing the surrounding environment of the mobile station 2 shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, there are a plurality of obstacles and satellites around the mobile station 2. In the case of FIG. 3, the signal transmitted from the satellite 1 is shielded by the obstacle 1, the signal transmitted from the satellite 2 is affected by the multipath by the obstacle 2, and the signal from the satellite 3 is affected by these obstacles. Unaffected (ie, unaffected by multipath). Therefore, among the satellite signals transmitted from the satellites, satellites with less noise such as satellite 3 than the signals of satellites affected by obstacles such as shielding by obstacles and multipaths such as satellite 1 and satellite 2 shown in FIG. The accuracy is improved when the signal of is used for the positioning calculation of the mobile station 2. That is, in the case of FIG. 3, the mobile station 2 is more likely to use the satellite 3 for the positioning calculation than the satellite 1 or the satellite 2. Therefore, the satellite estimation unit 13 of the present embodiment has the obstacle information and the mobile station position information recorded in the storage device of the control device 101, and the elevation angle of each satellite included in the satellite signal acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11. And the signal quality of the satellite signal from each satellite that can be received at the position of the mobile station 2 is calculated based on the azimuth angle information (that is, the position information of the satellite), and the mobile station 2 performs the positioning calculation based on the satellite signal quality. We are estimating satellites that are likely to be used for. The signal quality of the satellite signal is, for example, the S / N ratio (signal-to-noise ratio) estimated by considering the presence or absence of shielding by obstacles (terrain, buildings, etc.) located around the mobile station 2 and the influence of multipath. ) Can be evaluated.
　優先度判定部１４は，通信装置１０２の通信速度から規定されるデータ量に補正情報のデータ量が収まるように，衛星信号取得システム３から衛星信号が送信される複数の衛星の中から使用衛星推定部１３が推定した衛星を優先的に選択する処理を行う部分である。優先度判定部１４は，まず，２つの通信装置１０２，２０３による通信で単位時間当たりに送信可能な補正情報のデータ量を求める。次にそのデータ量の補正情報に含めることが可能な衛星数（以下において「送信可能衛星数」と称することがある）を求める。最後に，優先度判定部１４は，衛星信号取得部１１で衛星信号を取得した複数の衛星の中から，使用衛星推定部１３で求めた衛星信号品質と，衛星配置（例えばＤＯＰ値）などの観点に基づいて，移動局２において精度よく測位できる衛星の組合せを送信可能衛星数の範囲内（好ましくは送信可能衛星数と同数）で決定する。なお，送信可能衛星数は，都度演算するのではなく，予め設定しておいても良い。 The priority determination unit 14 uses a satellite among a plurality of satellites to which the satellite signal is transmitted from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 so that the data amount of the correction information falls within the data amount defined by the communication speed of the communication device 102. This is a part where the estimation unit 13 performs a process of preferentially selecting the estimated satellite. The priority determination unit 14 first obtains the amount of correction information data that can be transmitted per unit time in the communication by the two communication devices 102 and 203. Next, the number of satellites that can be included in the correction information of the amount of data (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "the number of transmittable satellites") is obtained. Finally, the priority determination unit 14 determines the satellite signal quality obtained by the satellite estimation unit 13 used and the satellite arrangement (for example, DOP value) from among the plurality of satellites acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11. Based on the viewpoint, the combination of satellites that can be accurately positioned by the mobile station 2 is determined within the range of the number of transmittable satellites (preferably the same number as the number of transmittable satellites). The number of satellites that can be transmitted may be set in advance instead of being calculated each time.
　補正情報送信部１５は，優先度判定部１４によって選択された衛星の衛星信号に基づいて補正情報を生成し，その補正情報を移動局２に送信する処理を行う部分である。補正情報送信部１５は，衛星信号取得部１１で取得された複数の衛星信号のデータ量が通信装置１０２の単位時間当たりの通信速度に対して充分通信できる範囲である場合は取得したすべての衛星信号を基に生成した補正情報を，そうでない場合は優先度判定部１４により決定された衛星の衛星信号を基にした補正情報を送信する。ただし，通信速度が充分な場合においても優先度判定部１４で決定した衛星の衛星信号を基に生成した補正情報を送信してもよい。また，補正情報は各衛星に関する搬送波位相や疑似距離等の情報を含んでいてもよい。 The correction information transmission unit 15 is a part that generates correction information based on the satellite signal of the satellite selected by the priority determination unit 14 and transmits the correction information to the mobile station 2. When the amount of data of the plurality of satellite signals acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11 is within a range capable of sufficiently communicating with the communication speed per unit time of the communication device 102, the correction information transmission unit 15 acquires all the satellites. The correction information generated based on the signal is transmitted, and if not, the correction information based on the satellite signal of the satellite determined by the priority determination unit 14 is transmitted. However, even when the communication speed is sufficient, the correction information generated based on the satellite signal of the satellite determined by the priority determination unit 14 may be transmitted. Further, the correction information may include information such as a carrier phase and a pseudo distance related to each satellite.
　移動局２におけるコントローラ２０２は，記憶装置に記憶されたプログラムを演算制御装置で実行することで，衛星信号受信部２１と，補正情報受信部２２と，使用衛星決定部２３と，測位演算部２４と，位置情報送信部２５として機能する。これによりコントローラ２０２は，補正情報送信システム１から出力される補正情報を入力とし，移動局２において測位演算することにより得られる移動局位置情報を補正情報送信システム１及び衛星信号取得システム３に出力する。 The controller 202 in the mobile station 2 executes the program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, so that the satellite signal receiving unit 21, the correction information receiving unit 22, the satellite used determination unit 23, and the positioning calculation unit 24 are executed. And, it functions as a position information transmission unit 25. As a result, the controller 202 takes the correction information output from the correction information transmission system 1 as input, and outputs the mobile station position information obtained by performing the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2 to the correction information transmission system 1 and the satellite signal acquisition system 3. To do.
　衛星信号受信部２１は，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ２０１で受信された複数の衛星からの衛星信号を受信する。 The satellite signal receiving unit 21 receives satellite signals from a plurality of satellites received by the GNSS antenna 201.
　補正情報受信部２２は，補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）から送信される補正情報を受信する。 The correction information receiving unit 22 receives the correction information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101).
　使用衛星決定部２３は，衛星信号受信部２１で受信した衛星信号の信号品質と，補正情報受信部２２で受信した補正情報に含まれる衛星の情報とに基づいて，移動局２の測位演算に使用する衛星の組合せを決定する。使用衛星決定部２３が決定した衛星は，衛星信号受信部２１で衛星信号を受信した衛星かつ補正情報受信部２２で受信した補正情報に含まれる衛星の中で，移動局２の測位演算に使用される衛星となる。 The satellite use determination unit 23 performs positioning calculation of the mobile station 2 based on the signal quality of the satellite signal received by the satellite signal reception unit 21 and the satellite information included in the correction information received by the correction information reception unit 22. Determine the combination of satellites to use. The satellite determined by the satellite determination unit 23 to be used is used for the positioning calculation of the mobile station 2 among the satellites that received the satellite signal by the satellite signal receiving unit 21 and the satellites included in the correction information received by the correction information receiving unit 22. Will be a satellite.
　測位演算部２４は，使用衛星決定部２３で決定された衛星の組合せにおいて，衛星信号受信部２１で受信した衛星信号と，補正情報受信部２２で受信した補正情報とを使用して移動局２の測位演算を行う。 The positioning calculation unit 24 uses the satellite signal received by the satellite signal receiving unit 21 and the correction information received by the correction information receiving unit 22 in the combination of satellites determined by the satellite used determining unit 23 to be used by the mobile station 2 Positioning calculation is performed.
　位置情報送信部２５は，測位演算部２４で算出された移動局２の位置情報を，補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）及び衛星信号取得システム３（ＶＲＳサーバ３１）に対して通信装置２０３を介して送信する。 The position information transmission unit 25 transmits the position information of the mobile station 2 calculated by the positioning calculation unit 24 to the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101) and the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (VRS server 31). Send via.
　図４を用いて第１実施形態に係る衛星信号取得システム３のＶＲＳサーバ３１による衛星信号の生成・送信処理の流れについて説明する。本実施形態に係るＶＲＳサーバ３１は所定の周期で図４に示す処理フローを開始する。 The flow of the satellite signal generation / transmission processing by the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The VRS server 31 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 4 at a predetermined cycle.
　まず，衛星信号取得システム３のＶＲＳサーバ３１（位置情報受信部３２）は，移動局２の通信装置２０３から送信される移動局位置情報を通信装置３７を介して受信する（Ｓ３１）。なお，移動局２における移動局位置情報の取得は，ＲＴＫ測位だけでなく単独測位で取得してもよい。 First, the VRS server 31 (position information receiving unit 32) of the satellite signal acquisition system 3 receives the mobile station position information transmitted from the communication device 203 of the mobile station 2 via the communication device 37 (S31). The mobile station position information in the mobile station 2 may be acquired not only by RTK positioning but also by independent positioning.
　Ｓ３２では，ＶＲＳサーバ３１（衛星信号取得部３３）は，観測データを入手可能な複数の電子基準点３６の中から，Ｓ１で取得した移動局２の移動局位置情報に基づいて移動局２の周辺に存在する電子基準点３６を複数選択する。なお，ここで選択する電子基準点３６は１つでも構わない。 In S32, the VRS server 31 (satellite signal acquisition unit 33) of the mobile station 2 based on the mobile station position information of the mobile station 2 acquired in S1 from among a plurality of electronic reference points 36 for which observation data can be obtained. A plurality of electronic reference points 36 existing in the vicinity are selected. The number of electronic reference points 36 selected here may be one.
　Ｓ３３では，ＶＲＳサーバ３１（仮想基準点衛星信号演算部３４）は，Ｓ３２で選択した複数の電子基準点３６の観測データを取得し，その取得した複数の電子基準点３６の観測データに基づいて移動局２の付近に仮想基準点を作成する。 In S33, the VRS server 31 (virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34) acquires the observation data of the plurality of electronic reference points 36 selected in S32, and is based on the observation data of the acquired plurality of electronic reference points 36. A virtual reference point is created near the mobile station 2.
　Ｓ３４では，ＶＲＳサーバ３１（仮想基準点衛星信号演算部３４）は，Ｓ３２で選択した複数の電子基準点３６の観測データを用いて，Ｓ３３で作成した仮想基準点から送信されるべき衛星信号を演算（生成）する。なお，仮想基準点の設置位置は，例えば移動局２のコントローラ２０２による測位結果である移動局位置と一致させても良い。 In S34, the VRS server 31 (virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit 34) uses the observation data of the plurality of electronic reference points 36 selected in S32 to transmit the satellite signal to be transmitted from the virtual reference point created in S33. Calculate (generate). The installation position of the virtual reference point may match, for example, the mobile station position which is the positioning result by the controller 202 of the mobile station 2.
　Ｓ３５では，ＶＲＳサーバ３１（仮想基準点衛星信号出力部３５）は，Ｓ３４で演算した仮想基準局からの衛星信号を補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１（通信装置１０２）に対して通信装置３７を介して送信し，最初の処理Ｓ３１に戻る。 In S35, the VRS server 31 (virtual reference point satellite signal output unit 35) transmits the satellite signal from the virtual reference station calculated in S34 to the control device 101 (communication device 102) of the correction information transmission system 1 with the communication device 37. It is transmitted via and returns to the first process S31.
　図５を用いて第１実施形態に係る補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１による補正情報の生成・送信処理の流れについて説明する。本実施形態に係る制御装置１０１は所定の周期で図５に示す処理フローを開始する。 The flow of the correction information generation / transmission process by the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 101 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 5 at a predetermined cycle.
　まずＳ１３において，補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１（衛星信号取得部１１）は，衛星信号取得システム３のＶＲＳサーバ３１から図４のＳ３５で送信された仮想基準点での衛星信号を取得し，Ｓ１４へ進む。 First, in S13, the control device 101 (satellite signal acquisition unit 11) of the correction information transmission system 1 acquires the satellite signal at the virtual reference point transmitted in S35 of FIG. 4 from the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3. , Proceed to S14.
　Ｓ１４では，制御装置１０１（衛星信号取得部１１）は，Ｓ１３で取得した衛星信号のデータ量と，通信装置１０２，２０３が単位時間あたりに通信できるデータ量を比較する。このとき通信装置１０２，２０３の通信速度が所定の時間内にＳ１３で取得した全ての衛星信号を送信するために必要な通信速度を超えており充分速い場合には，Ｓ１８に処理を進める。一方，通信装置１０２，２０３の通信速度が不充分である場合にはＳ１５に進む。なお，通信速度が充分であるかどうかは，例えば単位時間あたりに通信可能なデータ量が，衛星信号のデータ量に安全率を乗じたしきい値を上回っているかどうかにより判定することができる。 In S14, the control device 101 (satellite signal acquisition unit 11) compares the amount of data of the satellite signal acquired in S13 with the amount of data that the communication devices 102 and 203 can communicate with per unit time. At this time, if the communication speeds of the communication devices 102 and 203 exceed the communication speeds required for transmitting all the satellite signals acquired in S13 within a predetermined time and are sufficiently fast, the process proceeds to S18. On the other hand, if the communication speeds of the communication devices 102 and 203 are insufficient, the process proceeds to S15. Whether or not the communication speed is sufficient can be determined by, for example, whether or not the amount of data that can be communicated per unit time exceeds the threshold value obtained by multiplying the amount of data of the satellite signal by the safety factor.
　Ｓ１８では，通信装置１０２，２０３の通信速度がＳ１３で取得した衛星信号のデータ量に対して充分であるため，制御装置１０１（補正情報送信部１５）は，Ｓ１３で衛星信号を取得した全ての衛星に関する衛星信号を含む補正情報を移動局２に対して送信する。 In S18, since the communication speeds of the communication devices 102 and 203 are sufficient for the amount of satellite signal data acquired in S13, the control device 101 (correction information transmission unit 15) has all the satellite signals acquired in S13. Correction information including satellite signals related to satellites is transmitted to mobile station 2.
　一方，Ｓ１５では，制御装置１０１（使用衛星推定部１３）は，制御装置１０１内の記憶装置に記録された障害物情報と，移動局２から送信された移動局位置情報と，Ｓ１３で取得した衛星信号に含まれる各衛星の位置情報とに基づいて，地形や障害物による衛星信号の遮蔽やマルチパスの影響を考慮して各衛星からの衛星信号の品質を算出して，Ｓ１６へ進む。 On the other hand, in S15, the control device 101 (satellite estimation unit 13 used) acquired the obstacle information recorded in the storage device in the control device 101, the mobile station position information transmitted from the mobile station 2, and S13. Based on the position information of each satellite included in the satellite signal, the quality of the satellite signal from each satellite is calculated in consideration of the shielding of the satellite signal by the terrain and obstacles and the influence of the multipath, and the process proceeds to S16.
　Ｓ１６では，制御装置１０１（優先度判定部１４）は，２つの通信装置１０２，２０３間で送信可能なデータ量に基づいて定められる送信可能衛星数と，Ｓ１５で演算した衛星信号品質と，Ｓ１３で取得した衛星信号に含まれる各衛星の位置情報と，衛星配置（ＤＯＰ値）などに基づいて，送信可能衛星数の衛星数の範囲内において，移動局２での測位に使用する可能性の高い衛星の組合せを決定する。 In S16, the control device 101 (priority determination unit 14) determines the number of transmittable satellites determined based on the amount of data that can be transmitted between the two communication devices 102 and 203, the satellite signal quality calculated in S15, and S13. Based on the position information of each satellite included in the satellite signal acquired in step 2 and the satellite arrangement (DOP value), it may be used for positioning by mobile station 2 within the range of the number of satellites that can be transmitted. Determine the combination of high satellites.
　Ｓ１６に係る，移動局２での測位に使用される可能性の高い衛星の組合せは，例えば次のような手順で決定してもよい。まず，Ｓ１５で使用衛星推定部１３を用いて求めた衛星信号品質を演算した複数の衛星のうち品質が或る一定のしきい値を超える衛星を選別する。そしてその選別した衛星の中から，送信可能衛星数と同数の衛星を選択するすべての組合せについて，衛星配置に起因する精度低下率であるＤＯＰ値を演算する。このときのＤＯＰ値をもとに，すべての組合せの中から最も精度低下率の指標であるＤＯＰ値が低い組合せを，補正情報に優先的に含めるべき衛星の組合せとして決定する。ただし，衛星信号品質のしきい値は，固定的な値とする必要はなく，送信可能衛星数に応じて変更してもよい。なお，補正情報送信システム１が同一回線，同一周波数，または同一チャンネルで複数の移動局２等に補正情報を送信する場合，例えばそれぞれの移動局２について最もＤＯＰ値が低い衛星の組合せを求め，それらの衛星の組合せに含まれる頻度が高い順に送信可能衛星数分の衛星を選択し，その選択した衛星を補正情報として送信すべき衛星の組合せとしてもよい。 The combination of satellites that are likely to be used for positioning at the mobile station 2 according to S16 may be determined by, for example, the following procedure. First, among a plurality of satellites for which the satellite signal quality obtained by using the satellite estimation unit 13 used in S15 is calculated, a satellite whose quality exceeds a certain threshold value is selected. Then, the DOP value, which is the accuracy reduction rate due to the satellite arrangement, is calculated for all combinations of selecting the same number of satellites as the number of transmittable satellites from the selected satellites. Based on the DOP value at this time, the combination with the lowest DOP value, which is an index of the accuracy reduction rate, is determined as the combination of satellites to be preferentially included in the correction information. However, the threshold value of satellite signal quality does not have to be a fixed value and may be changed according to the number of satellites that can be transmitted. When the correction information transmission system 1 transmits correction information to a plurality of mobile stations 2 and the like on the same line, the same frequency, or the same channel, for example, the combination of satellites having the lowest DOP value is obtained for each mobile station 2. The satellites for the number of transmittable satellites may be selected in descending order of frequency included in the combination of these satellites, and the selected satellites may be used as the combination of satellites to be transmitted as correction information.
　Ｓ１７では，制御装置１０１（補正情報送信部）は，Ｓ１３で衛星信号取得システム３から衛星信号を取得した衛星のうち，Ｓ１６で組合せを決定した複数の衛星の衛星信号を補正情報として移動局２に通信装置１０２を介して送信する。このように送信された補正情報は，２つの通信装置１０２，２０３間の通信（補正情報送信システム１と移動局２の通信）で許容されるデータ量の範囲内で，移動局２の測位精度を最大化できる高品質の衛星信号に基づいて生成されている。そのため，移動局２は，この補正情報の基となった衛星信号と当該補正情報を利用して測位を行うことにより，通信速度に制限のある環境下においても移動局２の衛星測位精度の低下を抑制できる。 In S17, the control device 101 (correction information transmission unit) uses the satellite signals of a plurality of satellites whose combination is determined in S16 among the satellites acquired from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 in S13 as correction information in the mobile station 2. Is transmitted via the communication device 102. The correction information transmitted in this way has a positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 within the range of the amount of data allowed for communication between the two communication devices 102 and 203 (communication between the correction information transmission system 1 and the mobile station 2). It is generated based on high quality satellite signals that can maximize. Therefore, the mobile station 2 performs positioning using the satellite signal on which the correction information is based and the correction information, so that the satellite positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 is lowered even in an environment where the communication speed is limited. Can be suppressed.
　Ｓ１９では，制御装置１０１（移動局位置受信部１２）は，補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）から取得した補正情報と，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ２０１で受信した衛星信号とに基づいて移動局２がＲＴＫ測位を行うことで取得した移動局位置情報を移動局２から取得し，Ｓ１３の処理に戻る。 In S19, the control device 101 (mobile station position receiving unit 12) causes the mobile station 2 to RTK based on the correction information acquired from the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101) and the satellite signal received by the GNSS antenna 201. The mobile station position information acquired by performing positioning is acquired from the mobile station 2, and the process returns to S13.
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　以上のように構成された第１実施形態に係る衛星測位システムでは，補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１が，衛星信号取得システム３のＶＲＳサーバ３１から衛星信号が送信される複数の衛星のうち，移動局２のコントローラ２０２による測位に使用する可能性の高い衛星を推測し，その推測した衛星の衛星情報を優先的に選択することで通信装置１０２の通信速度から規定されるデータ量に納めた補正情報を移動局２に送信する。これにより移動局２での測位演算に使用される衛星の情報が含まれた補正情報が，通信装置１０２の通信速度で充分送信可能なデータ量で送信され，通信速度に制限のある環境下においても移動局２の衛星測位精度を維持することができる。 (effect)
In the satellite positioning system according to the first embodiment configured as described above, the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 is among a plurality of satellites to which satellite signals are transmitted from the VRS server 31 of the satellite signal acquisition system 3. , The satellite that is likely to be used for positioning by the controller 202 of the mobile station 2 is estimated, and the satellite information of the estimated satellite is preferentially selected so that the amount of data is determined from the communication speed of the communication device 102. The corrected information is transmitted to the mobile station 2. As a result, the correction information including the satellite information used for the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2 is transmitted in an amount of data that can be sufficiently transmitted at the communication speed of the communication device 102, and in an environment where the communication speed is limited. Can also maintain the satellite positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2.
　本実施形態では，補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１は，移動局２での測位に使用される可能性の高い衛星の推測に際し，移動体の位置情報，障害物の位置情報，衛星の位置情報に基づいて各衛星信号の品質を演算し，良好な品質な衛星信号を選別している。さらに，品質で選別した衛星の中から送信可能衛星数と同数の衛星数を選択する全ての組み合わせについてＤＯＰ値を演算し，その中でＤＯＰ値が最小となる組合せに含まれる衛星の衛星信号から補正情報を生成することとしている。そのため，補正情報を利用した移動局２の測位精度の一層の向上が見込める。 In the present embodiment, the control device 101 of the correction information transmission system 1 determines the position information of the moving body, the position information of obstacles, and the position of the satellite when estimating the satellite that is likely to be used for positioning by the mobile station 2. The quality of each satellite signal is calculated based on the information, and good quality satellite signals are selected. Furthermore, the DOP value is calculated for all combinations that select the same number of satellites as the number of transmittable satellites from the satellites selected by quality, and from the satellite signals of the satellites included in the combination that minimizes the DOP value. Correction information is to be generated. Therefore, it is expected that the positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 using the correction information will be further improved.
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　次に本発明の第２実施形態に係る衛星測位システムについて説明する。第１実施形態では，移動局２と衛星と障害物（地形，建物等）の位置に基づいて移動局２での通信状況の良い衛星を推定し，その衛星の信号から補正情報を生成することで補正情報のデータ量を制限した。これに対して，本実施形態では，基準局（衛星信号取得システム３）での通信状況の良い衛星の情報（可視衛星情報）と，移動局２での通信状況が良く移動局２で測位演算に使用される可能性のある衛星の情報（移動局使用衛星情報）とを対比して，それらに共通する衛星の信号から補正情報を生成することで補正情報のデータ量の削減を図っている。以下，本実施の形態の詳細について説明する。なお，第１実施形態と同じ部分には同じ符号を付して説明を省略することがある。 <Second Embodiment>
Next, the satellite positioning system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, a satellite with good communication status at the mobile station 2 is estimated based on the positions of the mobile station 2 and the satellite and obstacles (terrain, buildings, etc.), and correction information is generated from the signal of the satellite. The amount of correction information data was limited by. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, satellite information (visible satellite information) with good communication status at the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3) and positioning calculation with mobile station 2 with good communication status at mobile station 2 By comparing with the information of satellites that may be used (satellite information used by mobile stations) and generating correction information from the signals of satellites common to them, the amount of correction information data is reduced. The details of this embodiment will be described below. The same parts as those in the first embodiment may be designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof may be omitted.
　図６は本発明の第２実施形態に係る衛星測位システムのハードウェア構成図である。第１実施形態とは衛星信号取得システムの構成が変化しており，本実施形態の衛星信号取得システム３は，地理座標系における位置座標が既知の基準点に設置された固定局である。ただし，第1実施形態のように電子基準点やＶＲＳ方式等の補正情報配信サービスを利用することも可能である。衛星信号取得システム３は，固定局（図示せず）に実装されており，固定局で受信された衛星信号を補正情報送信システム１に対して出力する。 FIG. 6 is a hardware configuration diagram of the satellite positioning system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the satellite signal acquisition system has changed from the first embodiment, and the satellite signal acquisition system 3 of the present embodiment is a fixed station installed at a reference point whose position coordinates in the geographic coordinate system are known. However, it is also possible to use a correction information distribution service such as an electronic reference point or a VRS method as in the first embodiment. The satellite signal acquisition system 3 is mounted on a fixed station (not shown), and outputs a satellite signal received by the fixed station to the correction information transmission system 1.
　図６の衛星信号取得システム３は，複数の衛星から衛星信号を受信するためのＧＮＳＳアンテナ３０１と，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ３０１で受信された衛星信号を他の機器と通信可能なフォーマットに変換する制御装置３０２と，制御装置３０２に各種情報を送受信する通信装置３０３とを備えている。 The satellite signal acquisition system 3 of FIG. 6 has a GNSS antenna 301 for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites and a control device 302 for converting the satellite signals received by the GNSS antenna 301 into a format capable of communicating with other devices. And a communication device 303 for transmitting and receiving various information to the control device 302.
　制御装置３０２は，コンピュータやマイクロコントローラなどの利用が可能であり，演算制御装置（例えば，中央処理装置（ＣＰＵ）），記憶装置（例えば，ＲＯＭ，ＲＡＭ等の半導体メモリ），及び入出力装置を備えている（何れも図示せず）。 The control device 302 can be used as a computer, a microcontroller, or the like, and can include an arithmetic control device (for example, a central processing unit (CPU)), a storage device (for example, a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or RAM), and an input / output device. It is equipped (neither is shown).
　通信装置３０３は，携帯電話通信網等の回線を使用して有線または無線でインターネットに接続する装置や，BLUETOOTH（登録商標）やWIFI（登録商標）業務用無線などの無線通信装置により通信を行う装置，その他有線接続による通信を行う通信装置のうち１つまたは複数の装置を含む装置である。 The communication device 303 communicates by a device that connects to the Internet by wire or wirelessly using a line such as a mobile phone communication network, or a wireless communication device such as BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) or WIFI (registered trademark) commercial wireless. A device that includes one or more devices among devices and other communication devices that perform communication by a wired connection.
　詳細は後述するが，補正情報送信システム１は移動局２に対して補正情報と可視衛星情報を送信しており，移動局２は補正情報送信システム1に対して移動局使用衛星情報を送信している。 Although the details will be described later, the correction information transmission system 1 transmits the correction information and the visible satellite information to the mobile station 2, and the mobile station 2 transmits the satellite information used by the mobile station to the correction information transmission system 1. ing.
　図７は図６中の制御装置１０１，及びコントローラ（受信機）２０２の機能ブロック図である。 FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the controller 101 and the controller (receiver) 202 in FIG.
　補正情報送信システム１における制御装置１０１は，衛星信号取得部１１と，使用衛星推定部１３と，優先度判定部１４と，補正情報送信部１５と，基準局可視衛星判定部１６と，基準局可視衛星情報送信部１７として機能する。制御装置１０１は，衛星信号取得システム３から出力される衛星信号と，移動局２から出力される移動局使用衛星情報とを入力とし，補正情報を移動局２に出力する。なお，補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）と移動局２（コントローラ２０２）の間には，１つ以上の中継局やデータ変換を行う装置等が存在していてもよい。 The control device 101 in the correction information transmission system 1 includes a satellite signal acquisition unit 11, a satellite estimation unit 13, a priority determination unit 14, a correction information transmission unit 15, a reference station visible satellite determination unit 16, and a reference station visible satellite. It functions as an information transmission unit 17. The control device 101 inputs the satellite signal output from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 and the satellite information used by the mobile station output from the mobile station 2, and outputs the correction information to the mobile station 2. Note that there may be one or more relay stations, data conversion devices, and the like between the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101) and the mobile station 2 (controller 202).
　衛星信号取得部１１は，基準点（固定局）である衛星信号取得システム３（制御装置３０２）から送信される複数の衛星の衛星信号を，通信装置１０２を介して取得する処理を行う部分である。既述の通り，この衛星信号は，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ３０１を介して衛星信号取得システム３（制御装置３０２）が受信したものである
　使用衛星推定部１３は，衛星信号取得システム３から衛星信号が送信される複数の衛星の中から移動局２が測位演算（ＲＴＫ測位）に使用する衛星を，移動局２から送信される移動局使用衛星情報に基づいて推定する処理を行う部分である。移動局使用衛星情報とは，移動局２での通信状況が良好な衛星の情報であって，移動局２で測位に使用する可能性が比較的高い衛星の情報のことである。 The satellite signal acquisition unit 11 is a portion that performs processing for acquiring satellite signals of a plurality of satellites transmitted from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (control device 302), which is a reference point (fixed station), via the communication device 102. is there. As described above, this satellite signal is received by the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (control device 302) via the GNSS antenna 301. The satellite estimation unit 13 used transmits the satellite signal from the satellite signal acquisition system 3. This is a part that performs a process of estimating a satellite used by the mobile station 2 for positioning calculation (RTK positioning) from a plurality of satellites based on the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from the mobile station 2. The satellite information used by the mobile station is information on a satellite having a good communication condition on the mobile station 2, and is information on a satellite that is relatively likely to be used for positioning by the mobile station 2.
　優先度判定部１４は，通信装置１０２の通信速度から規定されるデータ量に補正情報のデータ量が収まるように，衛星信号取得システム３から衛星信号が送信される複数の衛星の中から使用衛星推定部１３が推定した衛星を優先的に選択する処理を行う部分である。優先度判定部１４は，まず，２つの通信装置１０２，２０３による通信で単位時間当たりに送信可能な補正情報のデータ量を求める。次にそのデータ量の補正情報に含めることが可能な送信可能衛星数を求める。最後に，優先度判定部１４は，使用衛星推定部１３で取得した移動局使用衛星情報をもとに，移動局２において精度よく測位できる衛星の組合せを送信可能衛星数の範囲内（好ましくは送信可能衛星数と同数）で決定する。 The priority determination unit 14 uses a satellite among a plurality of satellites to which the satellite signal is transmitted from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 so that the data amount of the correction information falls within the data amount defined by the communication speed of the communication device 102. This is a part where the estimation unit 13 performs a process of preferentially selecting the estimated satellite. First, the priority determination unit 14 obtains the amount of correction information data that can be transmitted per unit time by communication by the two communication devices 102 and 203. Next, the number of transmittable satellites that can be included in the correction information of the data amount is obtained. Finally, the priority determination unit 14 can transmit a combination of satellites that can be accurately positioned by the mobile station 2 based on the satellite information used by the mobile station acquired by the satellite estimation unit 13 (preferably) within the range of the number of satellites that can be transmitted. Determined by the number of satellites that can be transmitted).
　なお，補正情報送信システム１が同一回線，同一周波数，または同一チャンネルで複数の移動局２等に補正情報を送信する場合，例えばそれぞれの移動局２から受信した移動局使用衛星情報に含まれる衛星のうち，各移動局２から送信される移動局使用衛星情報に含まれる頻度の高い順に送信可能衛星数と同数の衛星を選択し，その選択した衛星を補正情報として送信すべき衛星の組合せとしてもよい。また，各移動局２から送信される移動局使用衛星情報に含まれる，各移動局２における測位演算結果への影響度合いに関する情報と，各移動局２に対して任意に設定できる優先度合いとに基づいて，補正情報として送信すべき衛星を選択してもよい。 When the correction information transmission system 1 transmits correction information to a plurality of mobile stations 2 and the like on the same line, the same frequency, or the same channel, for example, satellites included in the satellite information used by the mobile station received from each mobile station 2. Among them, the same number of satellites as the number of satellites that can be transmitted are selected in descending order of frequency included in the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from each mobile station 2, and the selected satellite is used as a combination of satellites to be transmitted as correction information. May be good. In addition, the information on the degree of influence on the positioning calculation result in each mobile station 2 included in the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from each mobile station 2 and the priority degree that can be arbitrarily set for each mobile station 2. Based on this, the satellite to be transmitted may be selected as correction information.
　補正情報送信部１５は，優先度判定部１４によって選択された衛星の衛星信号に基づいて補正情報を生成し，その補正情報を移動局２に送信する処理を行う部分である。補正情報には各衛星に関する搬送波位相や疑似距離等の情報を含むことができる。 The correction information transmission unit 15 is a part that generates correction information based on the satellite signal of the satellite selected by the priority determination unit 14 and transmits the correction information to the mobile station 2. The correction information can include information such as carrier phase and pseudo-distance for each satellite.
　基準局可視衛星判定部１６は，衛星信号取得部１１で衛星信号を取得した複数の衛星の中から，基準局（衛星信号取得システム３）において遮蔽やマルチパスの影響を受けずに衛星信号を受信することができた衛星（以下において「基準局可視衛星」と称することがある）を判定する処理を行う部分である。基準局可視衛星であるか否かの判定は，例えば，各衛星の衛星信号のＳＮ比が，所定のしきい値以上であるか否かに基づいて行うことができる。すなわち，ＳＮ比が所定のしきい値以上の場合には基準局可視衛星と判定し，ＳＮ比が所定のしきい値未満の場合には基準局可視衛星に該当しないと判定する。 The reference station visible satellite determination unit 16 receives a satellite signal from a plurality of satellites acquired by the satellite signal acquisition unit 11 without being affected by shielding or multipath at the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3). This is the part that performs the process of determining the satellites that have been able to be used (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "reference station visible satellites"). Whether or not the satellite is a reference station visible satellite can be determined, for example, based on whether or not the SN ratio of the satellite signal of each satellite is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value. That is, when the SN ratio is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined to be a reference station visible satellite, and when the SN ratio is less than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined not to correspond to a reference station visible satellite.
　基準局可視衛星情報送信部１７は，基準局可視衛星判定部１６で判定された基準局可視衛星の衛星番号を可視衛星情報として移動局２へ通信装置１０２を介して送信する処理を行う部分である。 The reference station visible satellite information transmission unit 17 is a part that performs a process of transmitting the satellite number of the reference station visible satellite determined by the reference station visible satellite determination unit 16 to the mobile station 2 as visible satellite information via the communication device 102.
　移動局２におけるコントローラ２０２は，記憶装置に記憶されたプログラムを演算制御装置で実行することで，衛星信号受信部２１と，補正情報受信部２２と，使用衛星決定部２３と，測位演算部２４と，基準局可視衛星情報受信部２６と，使用衛星推定部２７と，使用衛星情報送信部２８として機能する。これによりコントローラ２０２は，補正情報送信システム１から出力される補正情報及び基準局可視衛星情報を入力とし，移動局２において測位演算することにより得られる移動局位置情報及び移動局使用衛星情報を出力する。 The controller 202 in the mobile station 2 executes the program stored in the storage device by the arithmetic control device, so that the satellite signal receiving unit 21, the correction information receiving unit 22, the satellite used determination unit 23, and the positioning calculation unit 24 are executed. It functions as a reference station visible satellite information receiving unit 26, a used satellite estimation unit 27, and a used satellite information transmitting unit 28. As a result, the controller 202 receives the correction information and the reference station visible satellite information output from the correction information transmission system 1 as inputs, and outputs the mobile station position information and the mobile station use satellite information obtained by performing the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2. ..
　衛星信号受信部２１，補正情報受信部２２，使用衛星決定部２３，及び測位演算部２４による処理内容は，第１実施形態と同じである。 The processing contents by the satellite signal receiving unit 21, the correction information receiving unit 22, the satellite used determining unit 23, and the positioning calculation unit 24 are the same as those in the first embodiment.
　基準局可視衛星情報受信部２６は，補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）から送信される基準局可視衛星情報を受信する処理を行う部分である。 The reference station visible satellite information receiving unit 26 is a part that performs processing for receiving the reference station visible satellite information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1 (control device 101).
　使用衛星推定部２７は，衛星信号受信部２１から入力したＧＮＳＳアンテナ２０１で衛星信号が受信された複数の衛星と，補正情報送信システム１から送信された基準局可視衛星情報に含まれた複数の衛星とに基づいて，補正情報送信システム１が送信する補正情報に含まれるべき衛星を求める処理を行う部分である。補正情報に含まれるべき衛星は，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ２０１で衛星信号が受信された複数の衛星からなる第１グループと，基準局可視衛星情報に含まれた複数の衛星からなる第２グループとを比較し，双方のグループに含まれる衛星（両グループで重複する衛星）から選択される。補正情報に含まれるべき衛星を算出する際，使用衛星推定部２７は，衛星信号受信部２１から入力した移動局２における衛星信号の信号品質や，基準局可視衛星情報に規定された衛星の配置及び軌道情報などに基づいて，移動局２での測位演算の精度が高くなるような衛星の組合せを演算し，例えば，測位精度が最も良くなる衛星の組合せを補正情報に含まれるべき衛星とすることができる。このとき，各衛星の組み合わせや各衛星を使用した際の測位演算結果に与える影響度合いに関して演算を行ってもよい。 The satellite estimation unit 27 used includes a plurality of satellites for which satellite signals have been received by the GNSS antenna 201 input from the satellite signal reception unit 21, and a plurality of satellites included in the reference station visible satellite information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1. Based on the above, it is a part that performs a process of obtaining a satellite to be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system 1. The satellites to be included in the correction information are compared with the first group consisting of a plurality of satellites for which satellite signals are received by the GNSS antenna 201 and the second group consisting of a plurality of satellites included in the reference station visible satellite information. It is selected from satellites included in both groups (satellite that overlaps in both groups). When calculating the satellites to be included in the correction information, the satellite estimation unit 27 used determines the signal quality of the satellite signal in the mobile station 2 input from the satellite signal reception unit 21, the arrangement of the satellites specified in the reference station visible satellite information, and the satellite arrangement. Based on the orbit information, etc., the combination of satellites that improves the accuracy of the positioning calculation at the mobile station 2 is calculated. For example, the combination of satellites that gives the best positioning accuracy is the satellite that should be included in the correction information. Can be done. At this time, the calculation may be performed on the combination of each satellite and the degree of influence on the positioning calculation result when each satellite is used.
　使用衛星情報送信部２８は，使用衛星推定部２７で演算された衛星の組合せ（すなわち，補正情報送信システム１が送信する補正情報に含まれるべき衛星の組合せ）や測位演算結果への影響度合いなどの情報を含んだ移動局使用衛星情報を補正情報送信システム１に送信する処理を行う部分である。なお，移動局使用衛星情報には移動局２が測位に利用していない衛星の情報も含まれ得る。このような衛星も含めることで，何らかの理由で補正情報に含まれる衛星数が少なかったり，補正情報が受け取れなかったりした場合でも，次に補正情報送信システム１が送信する補正情報に含まれるべき衛星の数が制限されることを防止できる。具体的には，移動局２の起動直後に測位に必要な衛星数が足りずにエラーが発生することが防止できる。 The used satellite information transmitting unit 28 has a combination of satellites calculated by the used satellite estimation unit 27 (that is, a combination of satellites to be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system 1), a degree of influence on the positioning calculation result, and the like. This is a part that performs a process of transmitting satellite information used by a mobile station including the above information to the correction information transmission system 1. The satellite information used by the mobile station may include information on satellites that the mobile station 2 does not use for positioning. By including such satellites, even if the number of satellites included in the correction information is small or the correction information cannot be received for some reason, the satellites that should be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system 1 next. It is possible to prevent the number of Specifically, it is possible to prevent an error from occurring due to insufficient number of satellites required for positioning immediately after the mobile station 2 is activated.
　図８を用いて第２実施形態に係る補正情報送信システム１の処理の流れについて説明する。本実施形態に係る制御装置１０１は所定の周期で図８に示す処理フローを開始する。 The processing flow of the correction information transmission system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The control device 101 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 8 at a predetermined cycle.
　まず，補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１（衛星信号取得部１１）は，衛星信号取得システム３から基準局で受信された複数の衛星の衛星信号を取得し（Ｓ１－１），Ｓ１－２及びＳ１－４の処理へ進む。 First, the control device 101 (satellite signal acquisition unit 11) of the correction information transmission system 1 acquires satellite signals of a plurality of satellites received by the reference station from the satellite signal acquisition system 3 (S1-1), and S1-2 and Proceed to the process of S1-4.
　Ｓ１－２では，制御装置１０１（使用衛星推定部１３）は，移動局２から送信される移動局使用衛星情報を取得する。 In S1-2, the control device 101 (satellite estimation unit 13 used) acquires the satellite information used by the mobile station transmitted from the mobile station 2.
　Ｓ１－３では，制御装置１０１（優先度判定部１４）は，通信装置１０２の通信速度から演算した送信可能衛星数と，Ｓ１－２で取得した移動局使用衛星情報とに基づいて，移動局２において精度よく測位できる衛星の組合せを送信可能衛星数の範囲で決定し，Ｓ１－５の処理へ進む。 In S1-3, the control device 101 (priority determination unit 14) is a mobile station based on the number of transmittable satellites calculated from the communication speed of the communication device 102 and the satellite information used by the mobile station acquired in S1-2. The combination of satellites that can be accurately positioned in step 2 is determined within the range of the number of satellites that can be transmitted, and the process proceeds to S1-5.
　一方，Ｓ１－４では，制御装置１０１（基準局可視衛星判定部１６）は，Ｓ１－１で衛星信号を取得した複数の衛星の中から，基準局（衛星信号取得システム３）において遮蔽やマルチパスの影響を受けずに衛星信号を受信することができた衛星（基準局可視衛星）を判定してＳ１－５の処理へ進む。 On the other hand, in S1-4, the control device 101 (reference station visible satellite determination unit 16) shields or multipaths the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3) from among the plurality of satellites that have acquired satellite signals in S1-1. The satellite (reference station visible satellite) that was able to receive the satellite signal without being affected is determined, and the process proceeds to S1-5.
　なお，図示では，Ｓ１－２からＳ１－３の処理とＳ１－４の処理とが並列処理により実行されるようになっているが，これらの処理は並列処理でなく順次行ってもよい。 In the figure, the processes S1-2 to S1-3 and the processes S1-4 are executed by parallel processing, but these processes may be performed sequentially instead of parallel processing.
　Ｓ１－５では，Ｓ１－３で決定した組合せに含まれる衛星の衛星信号を含んだ補正情報を生成して通信装置１０２を介して移動局１に送信するとともに，Ｓ１－４で判定した基準局可視衛星の情報を通信装置１０２を介して移動局２へ送信して，最初の処理（Ｓ１－１）に戻る。 In S1-5, correction information including satellite signals of satellites included in the combination determined in S1-3 is generated and transmitted to the mobile station 1 via the communication device 102, and the reference station visible determined in S1-4 is visible. The satellite information is transmitted to the mobile station 2 via the communication device 102, and the process returns to the first process (S1-1).
　次に，図９を用いて第２実施形態に係る移動局２における移動局使用衛星情報の演算処理の流れについて説明する。本実施形態に係る移動局２のコントローラ２０２は所定の周期で図９に示す処理フローを開始する。 Next, the flow of arithmetic processing of the satellite information used by the mobile station in the mobile station 2 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The controller 202 of the mobile station 2 according to the present embodiment starts the processing flow shown in FIG. 9 at a predetermined cycle.
　まず，移動局２のコントローラ２０２（衛星信号受信部２１）は，ＧＮＳＳアンテナ２０１によって移動局２で受信される衛星信号を取得し，Ｓ２－２の処理に進む（Ｓ２－１）。 First, the controller 202 (satellite signal receiving unit 21) of the mobile station 2 acquires the satellite signal received by the mobile station 2 by the GNSS antenna 201, and proceeds to the process of S2-2 (S2-1).
　Ｓ２－２では，コントローラ２０２（基準局可視衛星情報受信部２６）は，補正情報送信システム１から送信される基準局可視衛星情報を取得しＳ２－３へ進む。 In S2-2, the controller 202 (reference station visible satellite information receiving unit 26) acquires the reference station visible satellite information transmitted from the correction information transmission system 1 and proceeds to S2-3.
　Ｓ２－３では，コントローラ２０２（使用衛星推定部２７）は，Ｓ２－１で取得した移動局２で受信した衛星信号と，Ｓ２－２で取得した基準局可視衛星情報とに基づいて，移動局の測位演算結果の精度が高くなるような衛星の組合せ及び測位演算結果への影響度合いなどの情報を含む移動局使用衛星情報を求める。 In S2-3, the controller 202 (satellite estimation unit 27 used) of the mobile station is based on the satellite signal received by the mobile station 2 acquired in S2-1 and the reference station visible satellite information acquired in S2-2. Obtain information on satellites used by mobile stations, including information such as the combination of satellites and the degree of influence on the positioning calculation results so that the accuracy of the positioning calculation results is high.
　Ｓ２－４では，コントローラ２０２（使用衛星情報送信部２８）は，Ｓ－３で求めた移動局使用衛星情報を通信装置２０３を介して補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）へ送信し，Ｓ２－１の処理へ進む。 In S2-4, the controller 202 (used satellite information transmitting unit 28) transmits the mobile station used satellite information obtained in S-3 to the correction information transmitting system 1 (control device 101) via the communication device 203, and S2 Proceed to the process of -1.
　一方，Ｓ２－５では，コントローラ２０２（補正情報受信部２２）は，補正情報送信システム１（制御装置１０１）から送信される補正情報を受信する。 On the other hand, in S2-5, the controller 202 (correction information receiving unit 22) receives the correction information transmitted from the correction information transmitting system 1 (control device 101).
　Ｓ２－６では，コントローラ２０２（使用衛星決定部２３）は，Ｓ２－１で受信した衛星信号の信号品質と，Ｓ２－５で受信した補正情報に含まれる衛星の情報とに基づいて，移動局２の測位演算に使用する衛星の組合せを決定する。ここで決定される衛星は，Ｓ２－１で衛星信号を受信した衛星の番号と，Ｓ２－５で受信した補正情報に含まれる衛星の番号とを比較し，両者に重複した番号の衛星に含まれる。 In S2-6, the controller 202 (satellite determination unit 23 used) is a mobile station based on the signal quality of the satellite signal received in S2-1 and the satellite information included in the correction information received in S2-5. Determine the combination of satellites used for the positioning calculation of 2. The satellites determined here are included in the satellites with duplicate numbers by comparing the satellite number that received the satellite signal in S2-1 with the satellite number included in the correction information received in S2-5. Is done.
　Ｓ２－７では，コントローラ２０２（測位演算部２４）は，Ｓ２－６で決定した組合せの衛星の衛星信号と，Ｓ２－５で受信した補正情報とに基づいて移動局２の測位演算を行って，Ｓ２－１の処理へ進む。 In S2-7, the controller 202 (positioning calculation unit 24) performs the positioning calculation of the mobile station 2 based on the satellite signal of the combination of satellites determined in S2-6 and the correction information received in S2-5. , S2-1 process.
　なお，図示では，Ｓ２－２からＳ１－３の処理とＳ１－４の処理とが並列処理により実行されるようになっているが，これらの処理は並列処理でなく順次行ってもよい。 In the figure, the processes S2-2 to S1-3 and the processes S1-4 are executed by parallel processing, but these processes may be performed sequentially instead of parallel processing.
　以上の構成により本実施形態の補正情報送信システム１では，地形情報等の事前情報なしに，移動局２での測位演算に使用する衛星の情報が含まれた補正情報を，通信装置１０２の通信速度で充分送信可能なデータ量で送信することができ，通信速度に制限のある環境下においても移動局２の衛星測位精度を維持することができる。 With the above configuration, in the correction information transmission system 1 of the present embodiment, the correction information including the satellite information used for the positioning calculation in the mobile station 2 is transmitted to the communication device 102 without prior information such as topographical information. It is possible to transmit with a sufficient amount of data that can be transmitted at a high speed, and the satellite positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 can be maintained even in an environment where the communication speed is limited.
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　上記のように構成された第２実施形態に係る衛星測位システムでは，補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１（基準局可視衛星判定部１６）が基準局（衛星信号取得システム３）で衛星信号の受信状況の良い衛星（基準局可視衛星）の番号を移動局２に送信する。移動局２のコントローラ２０２（使用衛星推定部２７）は，例えば，その基準局可視衛星と，移動局２で衛星信号の受信状況の良い衛星との双方に含まれる衛星を選択し，その選択した衛星の情報を移動局使用衛星情報（すなわち，移動局２が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する可能性のある衛星の情報）として補正情報送信システム１に送信する。この移動局使用衛星情報を受信した補正情報送信システム１の制御装置１０１（優先度判定部１４）は，通信装置１０２で送信可能なデータ量の範囲内まで移動局使用衛星情報に含まれる衛星数を低減し，その衛星数低減後の衛星信号を基に生成した補正情報を移動局２（補正情報受信部２２）に送信する。移動局２のコントローラ２０２（測位演算部２４）は衛星数低減後の補正情報とその補正情報に含まれる衛星の信号（衛星信号受信部２１で受信した衛星信号）とに基づいて測位を行う。これにより通信速度に制限のある環境下においても移動局２の測位精度の低下を抑制できる。特に本実施形態では，基準局３で受信状況の良い衛星（基準局可視衛星）と，移動局２で受信状況の良い衛星（移動局使用衛星）とを比較し，両者に含まれる衛星の衛星信号と補正情報に基づく移動局２の測位が可能になるので，測位精度が向上し易い点がメリットとなる。また，第１実施形態のように移動局２の周囲に存在する障害物情報を予め用意しておく必要がない点も特長となり得る。 (effect)
In the satellite positioning system according to the second embodiment configured as described above, the control device 101 (reference station visible satellite determination unit 16) of the correction information transmission system 1 is the reference station (satellite signal acquisition system 3) and the reception status of the satellite signal. The number of a good satellite (reference station visible satellite) is transmitted to mobile station 2. The controller 202 (satellite estimation unit 27) of the mobile station 2 selects, for example, a satellite included in both the reference station visible satellite and the satellite in which the mobile station 2 has a good reception of satellite signals, and the selected satellite. Information is transmitted to the correction information transmission system 1 as satellite information used by the mobile station (that is, information on satellites at which the mobile station 2 may use satellite signals for positioning calculation). The control device 101 (priority determination unit 14) of the correction information transmission system 1 that has received the mobile station use satellite information includes the number of satellites included in the mobile station use satellite information within the range of the amount of data that can be transmitted by the communication device 102. Is reduced, and the correction information generated based on the satellite signal after the number of satellites is reduced is transmitted to the mobile station 2 (correction information receiving unit 22). The controller 202 (positioning calculation unit 24) of the mobile station 2 performs positioning based on the correction information after the number of satellites is reduced and the satellite signal (satellite signal received by the satellite signal receiving unit 21) included in the correction information. As a result, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the positioning accuracy of the mobile station 2 even in an environment where the communication speed is limited. In particular, in the present embodiment, a satellite having a good reception condition at the reference station 3 (reference station visible satellite) and a satellite having a good reception condition at the mobile station 2 (satellite using a mobile station) are compared, and the satellite signals of the satellites included in both are compared. Since the mobile station 2 can be positioned based on the correction information, there is an advantage that the positioning accuracy can be easily improved. Another feature is that it is not necessary to prepare obstacle information existing around the mobile station 2 in advance as in the first embodiment.
　なお，上記では，衛星信号取得システム３と補正情報送信システム１は，個別の制御装置３０２，１０１と通信装置３０３，１０２を備える場合について説明したが，両システム１，３を一体にしても良い。すなわち，この場合，２つの制御装置３０２，１０１は１つの制御装置に，２つの通信装置３０３，１０２は移動局２と通信可能な１つの通信装置となる。 In the above description, the case where the satellite signal acquisition system 3 and the correction information transmission system 1 include individual control devices 302 and 101 and communication devices 303 and 102 has been described, but both systems 1 and 3 may be integrated. .. That is, in this case, the two control devices 302 and 101 become one control device, and the two communication devices 303 and 102 become one communication device capable of communicating with the mobile station 2.
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The present invention is not limited to each of the above embodiments, and includes various modifications within a range that does not deviate from the gist thereof. For example, the present invention is not limited to the one including all the configurations described in each of the above embodiments, and includes the one in which a part of the configurations is deleted. Further, it is possible to add or replace a part of the configuration according to one embodiment with the configuration according to another embodiment.
　また，上記の制御装置３１，１０１，３０２及びコントローラ２０２に係る各構成や当該各構成の機能及び実行処理等は，それらの一部又は全部をハードウェア（例えば各機能を実行するロジックを集積回路で設計する等）で実現しても良い。また，上記の制御装置３１，１０１，３０２及びコントローラ２０２に係る構成は，演算処理装置（例えばＣＰＵ）によって読み出し・実行されることで制御装置３１，１０１，３０２及びコントローラ２０２の構成に係る各機能が実現されるプログラム（ソフトウェア）としてもよい。当該プログラムに係る情報は，例えば，半導体メモリ（フラッシュメモリ，ＳＳＤ等），磁気記憶装置（ハードディスクドライブ等）及び記録媒体（磁気ディスク，光ディスク等）等に記憶することができる。 Further, each configuration related to the above control devices 31, 101, 302 and the controller 202, the function and execution processing of each configuration, and the like, part or all of them are hardware (for example, an integrated circuit that integrates logic for executing each function). It may be realized by (designing with). Further, the above-mentioned configurations related to the control devices 31, 101, 302 and the controller 202 are read and executed by an arithmetic processing unit (for example, a CPU) to read and execute each function related to the configurations of the control devices 31, 101, 302 and the controller 202. It may be a program (software) that realizes. Information related to the program can be stored in, for example, a semiconductor memory (flash memory, SSD, etc.), a magnetic storage device (hard disk drive, etc.), a recording medium (magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.), or the like.
　また，上記の各実施の形態の説明では，制御線や情報線は，当該実施の形態の説明に必要であると解されるものを示したが，必ずしも製品に係る全ての制御線や情報線を示しているとは限らない。実際には殆ど全ての構成が相互に接続されていると考えて良い。 Further, in the description of each of the above embodiments, the control lines and information lines are understood to be necessary for the description of the embodiment, but not all control lines and information lines related to the product are necessarily used. Does not always indicate. In reality, it can be considered that almost all configurations are interconnected.
　１…補正情報送信システム，２…移動局，３…衛星信号取得システム，１１…衛星信号取得部，１２…移動局位置受信部，１３…使用衛星推定部，１４…優先度判定部，１５…補正情報送信部，１６…基準局可視衛星判定部，１７…基準局可視衛星情報送信部，２１…衛星信号受信部，２２…補正情報受信部，２３…使用衛星決定部，２４…測位演算部，２５…位置情報送信部，２６…基準局可視衛星情報受信部，２７…使用衛星推定部，２８…使用衛星情報送信部，３１…ＶＲＳサーバ（制御装置），３２…位置情報受信部，３３…衛星信号取得部，３４…仮想基準点衛星信号演算部，３５…仮想基準点衛星信号出力部，３６…電子基準点，１０１…制御装置，１０２…通信装置，２０１…ＧＮＳＳアンテナ（衛星信号受信装置），２０２…コントローラ（受信機），２０３…通信装置，３０１…ＧＮＳＳアンテナ（衛星信号受信装置），３０２…制御装置，３０３…通信装置 1 ... correction information transmission system, 2 ... mobile station, 3 ... satellite signal acquisition system, 11 ... satellite signal acquisition unit, 12 ... mobile station position reception unit, 13 ... satellite estimation unit used, 14 ... priority determination unit, 15 ... Correction information transmission unit, 16 ... Reference station visible satellite determination unit, 17 ... Reference station visible satellite information transmission unit, 21 ... Satellite signal reception unit, 22 ... Correction information reception unit, 23 ... Satellite determination unit used, 24 ... Positioning calculation unit, 25 ... Position information transmission unit, 26 ... Reference station visible satellite information reception unit, 27 ... Satellite estimation unit used, 28 ... Satellite information transmission unit used, 31 ... VRS server (control device), 32 ... Position information reception unit, 33 ... Satellite signal Acquisition unit, 34 ... Virtual reference point satellite signal calculation unit, 35 ... Virtual reference point satellite signal output unit, 36 ... Electronic reference point, 101 ... Control device, 102 ... Communication device, 201 ... GNSS antenna (satellite signal receiving device), 202 ... Controller (receiver), 203 ... Communication device, 301 ... GNSS antenna (satellite signal receiver), 302 ... Control device, 303 ... Communication device

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  1. 　移動局がＲＴＫ測位に使用する補正情報を生成する制御装置と，前記制御装置で生成された前記補正情報を前記移動局に送信する通信装置とを備えた補正情報送信システムにおいて，
    　前記制御装置は，
    　　基準点から送信される複数の衛星からの衛星信号を前記通信装置を介して取得し，
    　　前記複数の衛星の中から前記移動局が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する衛星を推定し，
    　　前記通信装置の通信速度から規定されるデータ量に前記補正情報のデータ量が収まるように，前記複数の衛星の中から前記推定した衛星を優先的に選択することで前記補正情報を生成することを特徴とする補正情報送信システム。     In a correction information transmission system including a control device that generates correction information used by a mobile station for RTK positioning and a communication device that transmits the correction information generated by the control device to the mobile station.
    The control device is
    Satellite signals from multiple satellites transmitted from the reference point are acquired via the communication device, and the satellite signals are acquired.
    From the plurality of satellites, the mobile station estimates a satellite that uses a satellite signal for positioning calculation.
    The correction information is generated by preferentially selecting the estimated satellite from the plurality of satellites so that the data amount of the correction information falls within the data amount defined by the communication speed of the communication device. A correction information transmission system characterized by.
  2. 　請求項１の補正情報送信システムにおいて，
    　前記制御装置は，前記移動局の周辺の障害物の情報と，前記移動局の位置情報と，前記複数の衛星の位置情報とに基づいて，前記複数の衛星からの衛星信号のうちマルチパスの影響を受けずに前記移動局が受信できる衛星信号を送信する衛星を，前記移動局が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する衛星として推定することを特徴とする補正情報送信システム。     In the amendment information transmission system of claim 1,
    The control device is a multipath of satellite signals from the plurality of satellites based on the information of obstacles around the mobile station, the position information of the mobile station, and the position information of the plurality of satellites. A correction information transmission system characterized in that a satellite that transmits a satellite signal that can be received by the mobile station without being affected is estimated as a satellite that the mobile station uses the satellite signal for positioning calculation.
  3. 　請求項１の補正情報送信システムにおいて，
    　前記制御装置は，前記移動局から前記補正情報送信システムに送信される情報であって，前記複数の衛星の中で前記移動局が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する可能性のある衛星の情報である移動局使用衛星情報に基づいて，前記複数の衛星の中から前記移動局が測位演算に衛星信号を使用する衛星を推定することを特徴とする補正情報送信システム。     In the amendment information transmission system of claim 1,
    The control device is information transmitted from the mobile station to the correction information transmission system, and is information on a satellite in which the mobile station may use a satellite signal for positioning calculation among the plurality of satellites. A correction information transmission system characterized in that the mobile station estimates a satellite that uses a satellite signal for positioning calculation from among the plurality of satellites based on satellite information used by a mobile station.
  4. 　請求項３の補正情報送信システムにおいて，
    　前記移動局使用衛星情報は，前記移動局で衛星信号を受信できた衛星と，前記基準点においてマルチパスの影響を受けずに衛星信号を受信できた衛星との双方に含まれる衛星に基づいて演算される衛星の情報であって，前記補正情報送信システムが送信する前記補正情報に含まれるべき衛星の情報であることを特徴とする補正情報送信システム。     In the amendment information transmission system of claim 3,
    The satellite information used by the mobile station is based on the satellites included in both the satellite that was able to receive the satellite signal at the mobile station and the satellite that was able to receive the satellite signal at the reference point without being affected by the multipath. A correction information transmission system characterized in that it is the information of the satellite to be calculated and is the information of the satellite to be included in the correction information transmitted by the correction information transmission system.
  5. 　請求項１の補正情報送信システムにおいて，
    　前記複数の衛星の衛星信号は，前記基準点に設置された固定局で受信されることを特徴とする補正情報送信システム。     In the amendment information transmission system of claim 1,
    A correction information transmission system characterized in that satellite signals of the plurality of satellites are received by a fixed station installed at the reference point.
  6. 　請求項１の補正情報送信システムにおいて，
    　前記基準点は，前記移動局の周辺に位置する複数の電子基準点が受信した衛星信号に基づいて設定される仮想基準点であることを特徴とする補正情報送信システム。     In the amendment information transmission system of claim 1,
    A correction information transmission system characterized in that the reference point is a virtual reference point set based on a received satellite signal by a plurality of electronic reference points located around the mobile station.
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