ABSTRACT In this paper, we present an optimal finite-impulse response (FIR) filter for the linear time-interval error (TIE) model of a local clock and compare its estimates to those obtained by the unbiased FIR filter via the global positioning system (GPS)-based sawtooth measurements. We show theoretically and verify experimentally that there is no reasonable necessity in using optimal filters for GPS-based estimation of the TIE of precision crystal, rubidium, and cesium clocks. For these clocks, the optimal FIR filter requiring four coefficients degenerates to a simple unbiased FIR filter requiring only one coefficient.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TUFFC.2007.545
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