Historicity, strengths, and weaknesses of Allan variances and their general applications

作者：D.W. Allan · 发表于：Gyroscopy and Navigation · 年份：2016 · DOI：10.1134/s2075108716010028 · 被引用次数：38 · 研究领域：Advanced Frequency and Time Standards、Inertial Sensor and Navigation、GNSS positioning and interference

Over the past 50 years, Allan variance and its modifications have been developed for characterizing the instabilities in precision clocks and oscillators. These instabilities are often modeled by non-stationary processes, and these variances have been shown to be efficient descriptors of these processes. The timedomain and frequency-domain relationships are shown along with the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed variances. These variances are also shown to be useful elsewhere, as in navigation.