Selection of Initial Parameters in R‐Estimates Applied to Deformation Analysis in Leveling Networks
Publication: Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper concerns the method of testing reference point stability, which is based on the application of R-estimates, namely, the Hodges–Lehmann estimates (HLEs). The application of R-estimates requires the use of initial residuals, which are computed on the basis of the functional model of observations and the initial values of the parameter vector of such model. The authors considered a case of a leveling network; thus, the main objectives of the paper were, first, to test the way in which the assumed initial values of the parameters affect the R-estimates of vertical displacements of network points and, second, to compare possible ways of assuming the initial point heights. This paper presents some numerical tests that show and illuminate such influences and a comparison of basic methods for practical computation of the initial values of the parameters. Last, the authors found that if the adjusted heights are applied as the initial heights, then the estimation results are satisfactory.
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Journal of Surveying Engineering
Volume 142 • Issue 2 • May 2016
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 30, 2014
Accepted: Jul 29, 2015
Published online: Jan 5, 2016
Published in print: May 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jun 5, 2016
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