Real-time kinematics system for accurate location tracking

• Main Author: Mohammad Uzair Bin Rosman'id
• Other Authors: Cai Yiyu
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering::Spatial information/surveying
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168301
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Location tracking is widely available using a GPS, or Global Positioning System, and it has benefitted many individuals and businesses, from delivery riders to airline companies. It is however not accurate and thus this report will be diving into a more accurate alternative way for location tracking, Real-Time Kinematics. Real-Time Kinematics is a highly precise system that is able to locate a position geographically with centimetre-level accuracy. It uses the same satellites as GPS; however, it requires a base receiver which provides correction data unlike GPS. This report will investigate the process of obtaining location information using Real-Time Kinematics, and the devices and components that are needed for it. It describes the configuration of the Sparkfun RTK Express, which is a Real-Time Kinematics device that will be used in this project. Furthermore, it will also investigate the application of this system onto a BIMbot, extracting the relevant data and analysing it. Finally, this report discusses the conclusion of this project and possible future work.