ACCURACY ANALYSIS OF EGNOS POSITIONING IN FLIGHT TEST IN AIR TRANSPORT

Abstract

The purpose of this publication is to determine the accuracy of EGNOS positioning in aviation using correction data from the PRN120 and PRN124 geostationary satellites. The paper compiles GPS satellite data with EGNOS corrections to determine the position of aircraft and to determine positioning accuracy. The study used research material from an airborne experiment carried out in Mielec. GNSS data were elaborated in post-processing mode in the RKTLIB software, and numerical analyses were performed in Microsoft Excel. The average accuracy of EGNOS positioning using data from the PRN120 satellite for B, L, h coordinates was 0.9 m, 0.2 m and 0.3 m, respectively. In contrast, the average accuracy of EGNOS positioning using data from the PRN124 satellite is also similarly 0.9 m, 0.2 m and 0.3 m for BLh coordinates. It was observed that the positioning accuracy at a given measurement epoch is dependent on the number of GPS satellites observed. Furthermore, in the study, the accuracy of EGNOS positioning using corrections from the PRN120 and PRN124 satellites was compared with the certification requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.