Dr Panagiotis Psimoulis' Outputs (36)

Experimental assessment of the performance of terrestrial laser scanners in monitoring the geometric deformations in retaining walls (2025)
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Algadhi, A., Psimoulis, P., Grizi, A., & Neves, L. (2025). Experimental assessment of the performance of terrestrial laser scanners in monitoring the geometric deformations in retaining walls. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-025-00916-y

The Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) has a great potential to be used in monitoring structures, specifically retaining walls, due to its fast acquisition and contactless function. However, previous research showed that the accuracy of deformation esti... Read More about Experimental assessment of the performance of terrestrial laser scanners in monitoring the geometric deformations in retaining walls.

An ambiguity subset selection algorithm based on the variation of check factors for BDS-3/BDS-2/GPS precise point positioning (2024)
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Li, F., Pan, C., Li, Q., Yang, J., Gao, J., Psimoulis, P., Niu, L., Kou, X., & Meng, X. (2024). An ambiguity subset selection algorithm based on the variation of check factors for BDS-3/BDS-2/GPS precise point positioning. GPS Solutions, 29(1), Article 41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-024-01803-7

The ambiguity resolution (AR) technology effectively accelerates convergence and improves precise point positioning (PPP) accuracy. Many observations involved in the calculation can enhance the accuracy of parameter estimation. Still, it can also int... Read More about An ambiguity subset selection algorithm based on the variation of check factors for BDS-3/BDS-2/GPS precise point positioning.

Assessment of the Accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanners in Detecting Local Surface Anomaly (2024)
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Algadhi, A., Psimoulis, P., Grizi, A., & Neves, L. (2024). Assessment of the Accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanners in Detecting Local Surface Anomaly. Remote Sensing, 16(24), Article 4647. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16244647

The surface anomaly is a common defect for structures that resist lateral stresses, such as retaining walls. The accurate detection of an anomaly using contactless techniques, such as the Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS), is significant for the reliab... Read More about Assessment of the Accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanners in Detecting Local Surface Anomaly.

Analysis of the performance of GNSS receiver in monitoring the behaviour of the wind turbine nacelle (2024)
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Xue, C., Psimoulis, P. A., Hancock, C., Ochieng, F. X., Yang, Y., Li, C., Bhatia, P., Li, Y., & Tang, X. (2024). Analysis of the performance of GNSS receiver in monitoring the behaviour of the wind turbine nacelle. Engineering Structures, 317, Article 118633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118633

Wind turbines are frequently employed to harness the kinetic energy of the wind for electricity generation, and they are anticipated to encounter diverse wind forces that could lead to potentially severe structural reactions. Hence, structural health... Read More about Analysis of the performance of GNSS receiver in monitoring the behaviour of the wind turbine nacelle.

An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets (2024)
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Alluhaybi, A., Psimoulis, P., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2024). An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets. Remote Sensing, 16(10), Article 1794. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16101794

Continuous advancements in GNSS systems have led, apart from the broadly used GPS, to the development of other satellite systems (Galileo, BeiDou, GLONASS), which have significantly increased the number of available satellites for GNSS positioning ap... Read More about An Evaluation of Optimization Algorithms for the Optimal Selection of GNSS Satellite Subsets.

Assessment Accuracy of Standard Point Positioning Enhanced by Observation and Position Domain Filtering Utilizing a Multi-Epoch Least-Squares Integration Method (2024)
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Li, F., Psimoulis, P., Li, Q., Yang, J., Gao, J., Kou, X., Niu, L., & Meng, X. (2024). Assessment Accuracy of Standard Point Positioning Enhanced by Observation and Position Domain Filtering Utilizing a Multi-Epoch Least-Squares Integration Method. Remote Sensing, 16(3), Article 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16030517

To enhance the positioning accuracy of standalone GNSS receivers in environments unable to provide precise ephemeris and clock offset, such as undeveloped forest areas that lack network communication and power supply, this study employed the Time Dif... Read More about Assessment Accuracy of Standard Point Positioning Enhanced by Observation and Position Domain Filtering Utilizing a Multi-Epoch Least-Squares Integration Method.

Detection of GNSS antenna oscillatory motion and multipath conditions via exploitation of multipath-induced SNR variations (2023)
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Peppa, I., & Psimoulis, P. A. (2023). Detection of GNSS antenna oscillatory motion and multipath conditions via exploitation of multipath-induced SNR variations. GPS Solutions, 27(3), Article 117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10291-023-01432-6

The multipath effect is well known as one of the dominant error sources in most high-precision GNSS applications, as its site-dependent and fast-changing nature render it challenging to model and mitigate using differencing techniques. However, in th... Read More about Detection of GNSS antenna oscillatory motion and multipath conditions via exploitation of multipath-induced SNR variations.

Monitoring the dynamic response of a pedestrian bridge by using low-cost GNSS receivers (2023)
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Xue, C., & Psimoulis, P. A. (2023). Monitoring the dynamic response of a pedestrian bridge by using low-cost GNSS receivers. Engineering Structures, 284, Article 115993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115993

The development of low-cost GNSS receivers with carrier-phase measurement capacity has led to low-budget GNSS applications of higher accuracy and precision. Recent studies have mainly been carried out with those low-cost receivers for landslide monit... Read More about Monitoring the dynamic response of a pedestrian bridge by using low-cost GNSS receivers.

Assessment of the accuracy of low-cost multi-GNSS receivers in monitoring dynamic response of structures (2022)
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Xue, C., Psimoulis, P., Horsfall, A., Zhang, Q., & Meng, X. (2022). Assessment of the accuracy of low-cost multi-GNSS receivers in monitoring dynamic response of structures. Applied Geomatics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-022-00482-8

The monitoring of bridges is a crucial operation for their structural health examination and maintenance. GNSS technology is one of the methods which are applied with the main advantage that the direct measurement of the bridge displacement is conduc... Read More about Assessment of the accuracy of low-cost multi-GNSS receivers in monitoring dynamic response of structures.

Feasibility analysis of the performance of low-cost GNSS receivers in monitoring dynamic motion (2022)
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Xue, C., Psimoulis, P. A., & Meng, X. (2022). Feasibility analysis of the performance of low-cost GNSS receivers in monitoring dynamic motion. Measurement, 202, Article 111819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.111819

The development of low-cost GNSS receivers broadens their applications, such as deformation monitoring, which have been performed routinely by survey-grade GNSS receivers. To evaluate the performance of low-cost GNSS receivers, we assessed the precis... Read More about Feasibility analysis of the performance of low-cost GNSS receivers in monitoring dynamic motion.

Monitoring the Dynamics of Formby Sand Dunes Using Airborne LiDAR DTMs (2021)
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Mahmoud, A. M. A., Hussain, E., Novellino, A., Psimoulis, P., & Marsh, S. (2021). Monitoring the Dynamics of Formby Sand Dunes Using Airborne LiDAR DTMs. Remote Sensing, 13(22), Article 4665. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13224665

Coastal dunes play an important role in coastal erosion risk management, where they act as a dynamic natural sea defence line. Formby coast is part of the Sefton coast in the Northwest of England and is one of the largest and most rapidly evolving sa... Read More about Monitoring the Dynamics of Formby Sand Dunes Using Airborne LiDAR DTMs.

Monitoring the response of Severn Suspension Bridge in the United Kingdom using multi-GNSS measurements (2021)
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Msaewe, H. A., Psimoulis, P. A., Hancock, C. M., Roberts, G. W., & Bonenberg, L. (2021). Monitoring the response of Severn Suspension Bridge in the United Kingdom using multi-GNSS measurements. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 28(11), Article e2830. https://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2830

The application of GPS in bridge monitoring aims to determine accurately and precisely the response of the deck and towers of the bridge and estimate the main response characteristics (amplitude and modal frequencies). The main requirement of GPS mon... Read More about Monitoring the response of Severn Suspension Bridge in the United Kingdom using multi-GNSS measurements.

Pass-by-Pass Ambiguity Resolution in Single GPS Receiver PPP Using Observations for Two Sequential Days: An Exploratory Study (2021)
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Xi, R., Chen, Q., Meng, X., Psimoulis, P., Jiang, W., & Xu, C. (2021). Pass-by-Pass Ambiguity Resolution in Single GPS Receiver PPP Using Observations for Two Sequential Days: An Exploratory Study. Remote Sensing, 13(18), Article 3728. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13183728

“Pass-by-pass” or “track-to-track” ambiguity resolution removes Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite hardware delays between adjacent undifferenced (UD) ambiguities, which is often applied in precise orbit determination (POD) for Low E... Read More about Pass-by-Pass Ambiguity Resolution in Single GPS Receiver PPP Using Observations for Two Sequential Days: An Exploratory Study.

Analysis of the performance of closely spaced low-cost multi-GNSS receivers (2021)
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Xue, C., Psimoulis, P., Zhang, Q., & Meng, X. (2021). Analysis of the performance of closely spaced low-cost multi-GNSS receivers. Applied Geomatics, 13(3), 415-435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-021-00361-8

© 2021, The Author(s). The recent advances of low-cost GNSS receivers have broadened their application field not only in positioning and navigation, but also in deformation monitoring of civil engineering structures and geohazards. Even though some c... Read More about Analysis of the performance of closely spaced low-cost multi-GNSS receivers.

An observation of non-stationary response to non-synoptic wind on the Forth Road Bridge (2020)
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Owen, J. S., Nguyen, D. T., Meng, X., Psimoulis, P., & Xie, Y. (2020). An observation of non-stationary response to non-synoptic wind on the Forth Road Bridge. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 206, Article 104389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104389

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd The GeoSHM project feasibility study for monitoring the Forth Road Bridge is briefly introduced and the instrumentation summarised. The events of January 9th, 2015 are described, when the bridge was struck by storm Elon, which cau... Read More about An observation of non-stationary response to non-synoptic wind on the Forth Road Bridge.

The use of sar offset tracking for detecting sand dune movement in sudan (2020)
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Mahmoud, A. M. A., Novellino, A., Hussain, E., Marsh, S., Psimoulis, P., & Smith, M. (2020). The use of sar offset tracking for detecting sand dune movement in sudan. Remote Sensing, 12(20), Article 3410. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12203410

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Sand movement is one of the main environmental hazards in Northern Sudan that threaten livelihood and rural communities. This paper investigates for the first time the use of the Synthetic Ape... Read More about The use of sar offset tracking for detecting sand dune movement in sudan.

A novel dynamical filter based on multi-epochs least-squares to integrate the carrier phase and pseudorange observation for GNSS measurement (2020)
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Li, F., Gao, J., Psimoulis, P., Meng, X., & Ke, F. (2020). A novel dynamical filter based on multi-epochs least-squares to integrate the carrier phase and pseudorange observation for GNSS measurement. Remote Sensing, 12(11), Article 1762. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12111762

© 2020 by the authors. The high noise of pseudorange and the ambiguity of carrier phase observation restrain the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) application in military, industrial, and agricultural, to name a few. Thus, it is crucial for G... Read More about A novel dynamical filter based on multi-epochs least-squares to integrate the carrier phase and pseudorange observation for GNSS measurement.

A Multiple Algorithm Approach to the Analysis of GNSS Coordinate Time Series for Detecting Geohazards and Anomalies (2020)
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Habboub, M., Psimoulis, P. A., Bingley, R., & Rothacher, M. (2020). A Multiple Algorithm Approach to the Analysis of GNSS Coordinate Time Series for Detecting Geohazards and Anomalies. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 125(2), Article e2019JB018104. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018104

©2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. In this study, a multiple algorithm approach to the analysis of GNSS coordinate time series for detecting geohazards and anomalies is proposed. This multiple algorithm approach includes the nove... Read More about A Multiple Algorithm Approach to the Analysis of GNSS Coordinate Time Series for Detecting Geohazards and Anomalies.

Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge (2019)
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Meng, X., Nguyen, D. T., Owen, J. S., Xie, Y., Psimoulis, P., & Ye, G. (2019). Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge. Remote Sensing, 11(23), Article 2799. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11232799

© 2019 by the authors. Implementation of Structural Health Monitoring systems on long-span bridges has become mandatory in many countries to ascertain the safety of these structures and the public, taking into account an increase in usage and threats... Read More about Application of GeoSHM System in Monitoring Extreme Wind Events at the Forth Road Bridge.

Multi-sensor measurement of dynamic deflections and structural health monitoring of flexible and stiff bridges (2019)
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Stiros, S., Psimoulis, P., Moschas, F., Saltogianni, V., Tsantopoulos, E., & Triantafyllidis, P. (2019). Multi-sensor measurement of dynamic deflections and structural health monitoring of flexible and stiff bridges. Bridge Structures, 15(1-2), 43-51. https://doi.org/10.3233/brs-190152

We investigated the response of bridges of different types to controlled and to wind and traffic-induced excitations; the emphasis was on deflections,derived from recordings of geodetic sensors and accelerometers (output-only analysis). Our focus w... Read More about Multi-sensor measurement of dynamic deflections and structural health monitoring of flexible and stiff bridges.