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Review of Common Navigation Algorithms and Measurements Errors

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This chapter reports fundamentals of the methods of the position computation based on global navigation satellite systems. In particular, it addresses the method of position computation based on the least square method and describes the errors which affect this type of position estimate.

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    To simplify the notations in some equations, the symbol n is used to indicate the number \(N_{sat}\) of satellites in view.

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  1. Politecnico di Torino, c.so Duca degli Abruzzi n.24, Torino, Italy

    Letizia Lo Presti

  2. Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, via P.C. Boggio n.61, Torino, Italy

    Marco Pini

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  1. Letizia Lo Presti
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Correspondence to Letizia Lo Presti or Marco Pini .

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  1. Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Letizia Lo Presti

  2. Ansaldo STS, Genoa, Italy

    Salvatore Sabina

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Lo Presti, L., Pini, M. (2018). Review of Common Navigation Algorithms and Measurements Errors. In: Lo Presti, L., Sabina, S. (eds) GNSS for Rail Transportation. PoliTO Springer Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79084-8_2

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