A survey on quantum positioning system

ABSTRACT

The quantum positioning system (QPS) takes advantage of the entanglement property of the quantum system itself, and it is possible to breakthrough the limitation of the positioning accuracy due to signal bandwidth and power limitation in classical radio-based global positioning system (GPS), and improve the positioning performance. In this paper, a comprehensive survey of the research status of QPS and its several key components are presented, including the quantum entanglement states preparation, the quantum satellite technique, the optical signal acquisition, tracking and pointing (ATP) system, and the quantum positioning and clock synchronization technique. We also discuss the current challenges and future research directions at the end of the paper.

KEYWORDS:

• Quantum positioning system
• quantum entanglement states
• acquisitiong tracking and pointing
• clock synchronization

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundations of China under Grants [61973290].

Notes on contributors

Shiqi Duan

Shiqi Duan is now a master candidate in Department of Automation, School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China, email: [email protected]. His research interests are studies on quantum ranging and positioning, system modeling and simulation, and high performance control system design.

Shuang Cong

Shuang Cong graduated from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA), China, in 1982. She received the Ph.D. degree in System Engineering from the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy, in 1995. She is currently a professor in the Department of Automation, School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Her research interest covers advanced control strategies for motion control, fuzzy logic control, neural networks design and applications, robotic coordination control, and quantum systems control. Corresponding author of this paper. Email: [email protected].

Yuanyuan Song

Yuanyuan Song received the Master degree in Control Science and Engineering of Department of Automation, School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in June 2019. Her research interests are the design and simulation realization of the frame structure and coincidence counting in the quantum ranging and positioning system.