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An algorithm for considering time-correlated errors in a Kalman filter is presented. The algorithm differs from previous implementations in that it does not suffer from numerical problems; does not contain inherent time latency or require reinterpretation of Kalman filter parameters, and gives full consideration to additive white noise that is often still present but ignored in previous implementations. Simulation results indicate that the application of the new algorithm yields more realistic and therefore useful state and covariance information than the standard implementation. Results from a field test of the algorithm applied to the problem of kinematic differential GPS demonstrate that the algorithm provides slightly pessimistic covariance estimates whereas the standard Kalman filter provides optimistic covariance estimates.
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An erratum to this article can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00190-011-0465-z
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Petovello, M.G., O’Keefe, K., Lachapelle, G. et al. Consideration of time-correlated errors in a Kalman filter applicable to GNSS. J Geod 83, 51–56 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00190-008-0231-z
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