LGC v2.7 - Discussions about next priorities

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926/1-007

CERN

LGC Development meeting (11.05.2023)

Attendees: J. Gutekunst, G. Kautzmann, F. Klumb, V. Vlachakis

 

Meeting of the LGC Dev. team about the priorities for the versions of LGC after v.2.6.0.

Goals:

  • Where do we stand? Recap of the last year
  • Set preliminary objectives for the upcoming year
  • Prepare the next WG Software
  • Feeback on the organisation

Discussions:

  • Free adjustment:
    • Juergen mentioned his current work.
    • Allowing the use of frames in a LIBR computation. 
    • Constraint generator to be refactored. A hint can be the use of the CONSI Checks to set some DOFs.
  • "Libre Ajusté":
    • First beta version is almost done and will be provided to specific users.
    • Mathematics are not that complex, but the usability is
    • The general implementation could resolve some of the tickets (*LONGI, *VERTI, etc...)
    • A full workflow should be implemented, LGC shall be as general as possible and external pre-processing shall be developed (turn ellipsoid, taking a full covariance or other solution).
    • The N-1 could be interesting to store to do multi-epoch computations (deform, etc..) : Vasileios proposed to have a look at the RINEX Standard.
  • Fixed values as observations:
    • centrage forcé and LGC fixed value could be treated as observation for better error propagation. The necessity should be assessed.
  • Line adjustable object:
    • A line adjustable object should be developed for the use of a plumb line, WPS.
    • Taking into account all orientations of the wire, sag effects and Geoid effect. After a Discussion with B. Weyer, a line coherent model of a line would be needed after the EYETS 2023 (Specifications to be clarified)
  • CSAG:
    • Would be needed for April 2024
  • SLAVE keyword shall be available for v2.6.0
  • Going Open Source:
    • Will be seen once the OS office at CERN will be opened
    • 2 things to consider: keep control of the master branch, define a user base
  • Scripts:
    • Vasileios is interested in the development once a framework will be available
    • A CHABA Script was evoked
  • PLGC:
    • Juergen proposed to have a direct replacement in LGC2 using a step-size penalisation scheme
  • Organisational Feedback: For now no improvement identified. Maybe a more clear way to approve a merge request.
  • A simplification of the current serialized helmert transformation covariance shall be provided for v2.6.0

For version v2.6.0: Serialization finishing touches (Helmert transfo cov, cov in root, IDs) , SLAVE, CONSI upgrade, contribution adding bug, 

As a preliminary next step for the v2.7.0 and general priorities:

  • will be refined in the next WG Software
  • Guillaume: Less LGC coding, 3D computation (Low-Beta), training to organise in fall 2023
  • Vasileios: Write the documentation for the serialization, Day to day Jira Ticket (TRGT handling for v2.7.0) and start the studies for the Line adjustable objects
  • Juergen: FRAS, LIBR Ticket, Studies of libre ajusté, Observation in subframe, automatic derivative 
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