A New Induced GNSS Spoofing Detection Method Based on Weighted Second-Order Central Moment

Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) spoofing causes the victim receiver to deduce false positioning and timing data; this notably threatens navigational safety. Thus, anti-spoofing techniques that improve the reliability of GNSS systems, for which interference detection is critical, are essential. Based on the distortion of tracking loop correlation function symmetry of the target receiver caused by gradual adjustment of induced spoofing signals, we proposed a new induced spoofing detection method that uses the weighted second-order central moment (WSCM) difference in the time-domain transient response of multiple correlators of the left and right peaks to obtain the test statistic, theoretically proving that the test statistic follows Gaussian distribution. The Neyman-Pearson hypothesis test method is used to determine the optimal test threshold and determine whether the receiver is being spoofed. The proposed WSCM-based method for spoofing detection was compared with three conventional methods in Scenarios 4 and 7 of the Texas Spoofing Test Battery database, showing that the detection probability of the proposed method is at least 24.15% higher at a false alarm rate of 10% and is more advantageous at lower false alarm rates and the alert time is shortened by at least 30 seconds, enabling at least a 20% faster detection efficiency. The proposed method overcomes the problem of existing methods, which are associated with difficulties in capturing the subtle time-varying effects of the relative carrier phase between the spoofing and authentic signals; thus, it provides excellent detection accuracy and effectiveness, showing broad potential applicability in GNSS spoofing detection.