Publications

• Prol, F. S., et al., 2022. Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Through Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites: A Survey on Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities. IEEE Access, 10:83971-84002. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3194050. 

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• Prol, F.S. (2022). Challenges of Global-Scale Ionospheric Tomography using GNSS: A brief overview, 3rd URSI AT-AP-RASC, Gran Canaria, 29 May – 3 June 2022.

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• Prol, F.S. and Hoque, M. M. (2022a). A Tomographic Method for the Reconstruction of the Plasmasphere Based on COSMIC/ FORMOSAT-3 Data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 15:2197-2208. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2022.3155926.

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• Prol, F. S., Kodikara, T., Hoque, M. M., and Borries, C. (2021). Global‐Scale Ionospheric Tomography During the March 17, 2015 Geomagnetic Storm. Space Weather, 19, e2021SW002889. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021SW002889.

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• K. Celikbilek, Z. Saleem, R. Morales Ferre, J. Praks, E.S. Lohan, “Survey on Optimization Methods for LEO-Satellite-Based Networks with Applications in Future Autonomous Transportation”, MDPI Sensors, 2022, no. 4: 1421. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041421.

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• R. Morales Ferre et al., “Is LEO-based positioning with mega-constellations the answer for future equal-access localization?”, IEEE Communications Magazine 60.6 (2022), 40–46. DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.001.2100841.

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• R. Morales Ferre, J. Praks, G. Seco Granados, E.S. Lohan, “A feasibility study for Signal-in-Space design for LEO-PNT solutions with miniaturized satellites”, submitted to IEEE journal on Miniaturization for air and space systems, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 171-183, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.1109/JMASS.2022.3206023. (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9888773).

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• R. Morales Ferre, “Interference management and system optimization with GNSS and non-GNSS signals for enhanced navigation”, PhD thesis, https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/142493.

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• Prol, F.S., Smirnov, A.G., Hoque, M.M. et al. "Combined model of topside ionosphere and plasmasphere derived from radio-occultation and Van Allen Probes data." Sci Rep 12, 9732 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13302-1.

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• Kannan Selvan, Akpojo Siemuri, Fabricio S. Prol, Petri Välisuo, M. Zahidul H. Bhuiyan, Heidi Kuusniemi; “Precise orbit determination of LEO satellites: a systematic review” is published online in GPS Solutions, August 2023; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10291-023-01520-7. 

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• Pinell, C., Prol, F.S., Bhuiyan, M.Z.H. and J. Praks. 2023. Receiver architectures for positioning with low earth orbit satellite signals: a survey. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing. 60, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13634-023-01022-1.

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• Prol, F.S., Kaasalainen, S., Lohan, E.S., Bhuiyan, M.Z.H., Praks, J. and H. Kuusniemi, 2023. Simulations using LEO-PNT systems: A Brief Survey. In: 2023 IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS), 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1109/PLANS53410.2023.10140118.

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• Prol, F. S., Smirnov, A., Kaasalainen, S., Hoque, M. M., Bhuiyan, M. Z. H. and F. Menzione, 2023. The Potential of LEO-PNT Mega-Constellations for Ionospheric 3-D Imaging: A Simulation Study. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 16:7559-7571. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2023.3299415.

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• J. Praks et al., Design considerations of navigation satellite constellation for low Earth orbit,"2023 XXXVth General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), Sapporo, Japan, 2023, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.23919/URSIGASS57860.2023.10265532.

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• Imad, M.; Grenier, A.; Zhang, X.; Nurmi, J.; Lohan, E.S. Ionospheric Error Models for Satellite-Based Navigation—Paving the Road Towards LEO-PNT Solutions. Computers 2024, 13, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers13010004

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• Prol, F.S.; Kirkko-Jaakkola, M.; Horst, O. et al. Enabling the Galileo high accuracy service with open-source software: integration of HASlib and RTKLIB. GPS Solut 28, 71 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-024-01617-7

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• Prol F. S. et al. Simulations of Dedicated LEO-PNT Systems for Precise Point Positioning: Methodology, Parameter Analysis, and Accuracy Evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 6499-6516, Oct. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2024.3404909

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• Selvan, Kannan, Siemuri, Akpojoto, Prol, Fabricio S., Välisuo, Petri, Kuusniemi, Heidi, Machine Learning for LEO and MEO Satellite Orbit Prediction. Proceedings of the 37th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2024), Baltimore, Maryland, September 2024, pp. 3556-3571. https://doi.org/10.33012/2024.19765

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• E.S. Lohan and K. Celikbilek, On the Impact of the Number of the Constellation Shells on Standalone LEO-PNT Positioning Metrics,  in IEEE Proc. Of 36th FRUCT conference, Oct 2024; a presentation in Youtube.

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• G. Foreman-Campins, J.A. Lopez-Salcedo, E.S. Lohan, Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation (OTFS) for Positioning using LEO satellites ,  in IEEE Proc. Of 36th FRUCT conference, Oct 2024; a presentation in Youtube.

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• K. Celikbilek and E.S. Lohan, : A Performance Study on the Combination of Available GNSS and Potential LEO-PNT Constellations, accepted in IEEE Acces

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• K. Çelikbilek and E. S. Lohan, LEO-PNT Performance Metrics: An Extensive Comparison Between Different Constellations, in Proceedings of Work-in-Progress in Hardware and Software for Location Computation (WIPHAL 2024) of ICL-GNSS 2024 conference, Antwerp, Belgium, Jun 2024, https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3719/paper3.pdf

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• K. Celikbilek and E.S. Lohan, Optimization of a LEO-PNT Constellation: Design Considerations and Open Challenges, accepted with minor changes in Wiley journal of Satellite communications and networking, preprint available at https://www.techrxiv.org/users/810454/articles/1211933-optimization-of-a-leo-pnt-constellation-design-considerations-and-open-challenges

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• G. Foreman-Campins, J.A. López-Salcedo, E.S. Lohan, "OTFS Achievable Ranging Performance in LEO Urban Areas", accepted in IEEE Proc. of NAVITEC, Dec 2024

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• M. Elsanhoury, J. Koljonen, M. Elmusrati and H. Kuusniemi, "A Novel Beam-Based Positioning Paradigm Via Opportunistic Signal of Future Massive MIMO LEO Satellite Constellations," 2024 International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS), Antwerp, Belgium, 2024, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICL-GNSS60721.2024.10578477.

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• Hassinen, S., Ojala, A., Kuusniemi, H. (2024). The Commercial Aspects of Navigation Satellites: A Systematic Literature Review. In A. Ojala & W.W. Baber (Eds.) Space Business: Emerging Theory and Practice. Palgrave-Macmillan.

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• Ojala, A., Fraccastoro, S., & Gabrielsson, M. (2024). Internationalization of indoor positioning platform firms: Insights from loose coupling theory. Proceedings of 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS 2024). Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2-6.2024. 

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• Mayank, F. Prol, V. Lunden, E.S: Lohan, Z. Saleem, S. Sharma, Z.M.H. Bhuiyan, S. Kaasalainen, H. Kuusniemi, J. Praks (2024), "LEO-PNT Payload Architecture and Satellite Design Analysis", 12ᵗʰ Annual IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WISEE 2024), December 2024, FL, USA.

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• M. Elsanhoury, J. Koljonen, F. Prol, M. Elmusrati, H. Kuusniemi (2024), "Resilient Navigation in GNSS-Denied Conditions Using Novel LEO-Based Fusion Positioning", 12ᵗʰ Annual IEEE International Conference on Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WISEE 2024), December 2024, FL, USA.

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