Multipath effect

In this contribution, we aim to demonstrate the feasibility of applying the alternative integrity approach to autonomous navigation in terms of several key aspects, i.e., the handling of GNSS multipath effect in the urban environment, fault detection and exclusion, and further consideration of applying weighting models.

For safety critical applications like autonomous driving, high trust in the reported navigation solution is mandatory. This trust can be expressed by the navigation performance parameters, especially integrity. Multipath errors are the most challenging error source in GNSS since only partial correction is possible. In order to ensure high integrity of GNSS-based urban navigation, signal propagation mechanisms and the potential error sources induced by the complex measurement environment should be sufficiently understood.