Optimal carrier-smoothed-code algorithm for dual-frequency GPS data

Carrier-smoothed-code (CSC) algorithm is an effective pseudorange multipath mitigation technique, which can alleviate the computational burden and reduce the communication bandwidth needed for the transmission of GPS observations. This paper presents an improved Hatch filter and addresses the optimal CSC algorithm for dual-frequency GPS data based on the optimal parameter estimation theory. The smoothed observations have the same information content as that of the raw dual-frequency GPS data from which these are derived. Consequently, the optimal CSC algorithm is equivalent to the uncombined algorithm. Theoretical analyses show that the data precision of the optimal CSC algorithm is better than that of Hatch filter and its improved version.