Construction Progress and Aviation Flight Test of BDSBAS

Abstract

As an important part of the BeiDou global navigation satellite system (BDS-3), the BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) aims to provide a high-integrity navigation service for users in China and its surrounding areas. At present, BDSBAS has completed the preliminary construction of the system and formed the single frequency (SF) augmentation service. The paper introduces the composition and working process of BDSBAS, and expounds the solution and performance evaluation methods of the BDSBAS SF service. Tests based on a general aviation aircraft were carried out at Caihu Airport in Shenyang, China, which simulated the aircraft’s take-off and landing operation during the approach phase and the transition flight operation during the en-route phase. On this basis, the BDSBAS SF service performance was analyzed and evaluated. The horizontal positioning errors of the three flight tests are 1.62, 1.27, and 1.49 m, respectively, and the vertical positioning errors are 4.38, 4.30, and 4.04 m, respectively. In the first two tests, the APV-I availability and continuity of the service reach 100%. In the last test, a receiver false alarm event occurred, resulting in an APV-I availability and continuity of 99.993% and 99.989%, respectively. The event was confirmed to be caused by some aviation environmental factors and was not related to the system service. No integrity events occurred during the tests. The test results show that the positioning accuracy, availability, and integrity of the BDSBAS SF service meet the APV-I level requirements of the ICAO standards, which preliminarily illustrates the ability of BDSBAS to be used in the field of civil aviation.