Electrooptical navigation for aircraft

Concurrently with the development of guidance laws for low-altitude rotorcraft flight operations, efforts are underway to develop automated systems for locating the terrain and the obstacles using inputs from passive electrooptical sensors such as TV cameras and infrared imagers. A passive obstacle location algorithm that uses image sequences from cameras undergoing translational and rotational motion is developed. The algorithm is in a general form and can operate in multicamera imaging environments. Performance results using an image sequence from an airborne camera are given     

航迹规划中数字地图的设计与应用

针对低空突防中地形因素和敌方威胁的潜在影响,研究了在安全保障前提下,飞行最小危险曲面（ＳＯＭＲ）及该曲面拟合与数字地图生成的方法,并通过坐标变换将飞行器的运动方程变换到该曲面上,从而将地形和威胁因素引入飞行器运动方程,运用极小值原理,提出了飞行时间－地形遮蔽最优ＴＦ／ＴＡ＾２轨迹性能指标。给出了地形数据库加载模型,并完成了将高程数据库加载到航迹规划中的仿真。仿真结果表明,该算法不仅能紧密跟随地形,     

星际着陆自主障碍检测与规避技术

 为了在具有科学价值的复杂地形区域实现安全着陆,未来的星际着陆器必须具备自主障碍检测与规避的能力。从星际着陆导航传感器技术、自主障碍检测方法和自主障碍规避技术3个方面出发,对星际着陆自主障碍检测与规避技术进行较全面的分析和总结。首先,对适用于星际着陆自主障碍检测的各种主动式和被动式传感器的工作原理、优缺点进行较深入的阐述;接着,基于不同传感器的测量信息,对各种自主障碍检测方法的障碍检测能力、优缺点进行较详细的对比分析;然后,基于多信息融合的自主障碍检测方法,对安全着陆点选择的原则进行阐述;最后,对星际着陆自主障碍规避流程和适用于星际着陆自主障碍规避的制导控制方法进行较系统的总结。     

Synergism of binocular and motion stereo for passive ranging

Range measurements to objects in the world relative to mobile platforms such as ground or air vehicles are critical for visually aided navigation and obstacle detection/avoidance. An approach is presented that consists of a synergistic combination of two types of passive ranging method: binocular stereo and motion stereo. We show a new way to model the errors in binocular and motion stereo in conjunction with an inertial navigation system (INS) and derive the appropriate Kalman filter to refine the estimates from these two stereo ranging techniques. We present results using laboratory images that show that refined estimates can be optimally combined to give range values which are more accurate than any one of the individual estimates from binocular and motion stereo. By incorporating a blending filter, the approach has the potential of providing accurate, dense range measurements for all the pixels in the field of view (FOV)     

Fiber-optic gyros and quartz accelerometers for motion control

In article the opportunity of use strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) on the base of fiber-optic gyroscopes and quartz accelerometers corrected from star sensors and satellite navigation equipment (SNE) for perspective interplanetary spacecrafts motion control on phases of interplanetary trajectory insertion, trajectory correction, and braking during transition to Mars orbit is investigated. Results of onboard control complex accuracy characteristics estimation are presented at the given dynamic spacecraft scheme which is taking into account the liquid oscillations in tanks and structure elements elasticity. At modelling the errors of measuring devices installation, errors of SINS initial alignment and instrumental errors of SINS sensitive elements, variation of control engines parameters were taken into account. The structure of the developed complex of imitation modelling of interplanetary spacecraft controlled motion is resulted. Estimations of active flight legs realization accuracy were received by a method of statistical modelling of spacecraft controlled motion     

Three-dimensional path planning for unmanned aerial vehicle based on interfered fluid dynamical system

This paper proposes a method for planning the three-dimensional path for low-flying unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) in complex terrain based on interfered fluid dynamical system(IFDS) and the theory of obstacle avoidance by the flowing stream. With no requirement of solutions to fluid equations under complex boundary conditions, the proposed method is suitable for situations with complex terrain and different shapes of obstacles. Firstly, by transforming the mountains, radar and anti-aircraft fire in complex terrain into cylindrical, conical, spherical, parallelepiped obstacles and their combinations, the 3D low-flying path planning problem is turned into solving streamlines for obstacle avoidance by fluid flow. Secondly, on the basis of a unified mathematical expression of typical obstacle shapes including sphere, cylinder, cone and parallelepiped, the modulation matrix for interfered fluid dynamical system is constructed and 3D streamlines around a single obstacle are obtained. Solutions to streamlines with multiple obstacles are then derived using weighted average of the velocity field. Thirdly, extra control force method and virtual obstacle method are proposed to deal with the stagnation point and the case of obstacles’ overlapping respectively. Finally, taking path length and flight height as sub-goals, genetic algorithm(GA) is used to obtain optimal 3D path under the maneuverability constraints of the UAV. Simulation results show that the environmental modeling is simple and the path is smooth and suitable for UAV. Theoretical proof is also presented to show that the proposed method has no effect on the characteristics of fluid avoiding obstacles.     

基于时空数据模型的障碍物数据集数据查询与应用研究

障碍物数据集是国际民航组织在航空情报管理（AIM）体系下提出的一种基于航空信息交换模型（AIXM）规范的航空情报数据集，该数据集中障碍物的查询将直接影响机场净空评估与飞行程序设计。在分析障碍物数据集的时间与空间属性基础上，利用时空数据模型与航空信息交换模型规范，提出一种基于时间点和空间位置的障碍物数据集查询方法， 用于解决障碍物数据集的查询问题；构建障碍物查询与可视化系统，并通过设计随机实验和实例应用对该方法的可行性和可靠性进行验证。结果表明：该障碍物数据集查询方法能够提取出对机场净空与飞行程序设计有影响的障碍物，增强了飞行程序设计人员对机场障碍物分布的情景意识。     

Nonlinear dynamic modeling and simulation of an atmospheric re-entry spacecraft

This paper discusses the dynamic modeling and simulation techniques for the X-38 re-entry spacecraft, a prototype crew return vehicle (CRV) for the international space station (ISS). A general simulator for atmospheric re-entry dynamics (GESARED) was developed in the Matlab/Simulink environment. The 6 degree-of-freedom re-entry flight dynamics were modeled to achieve minimum restrictions and singularities. Quaternion representation of vehicle attitude was used to avoid computational singularities in angular kinematic model equations. The Earth's atmosphere, Earth's shape and gravitational potential were modeled appropriately. The vehicle's aerodynamic characteristics, navigation sensors, and the actuator dynamics were also modeled and implemented. Several numerical simulation tests and analyses were conducted to evaluate the performance of the model equations and the simulator.     

基于惯性/偏振光/光流的六足步行机器人自主导航方法研究

针对惯性/卫星组合导航系统易受干扰或自主性不足等问题，引入偏振光传感器和光流传感器，分别建立航向角和速度量测方程，以辅助惯性导航系统，提出了一种基于惯性/偏振光/光流的自主导航方法。同时，为实现惯性传感器、偏振光传感器和光流传感器等多传感器的融合，设计了无迹Kalman滤波器。为验证该方法的有效性，以六足步行机器人为对象开展仿真和实验验证。结果表明，在没有卫星信号源的情况下，仅依靠机器人自身感知，可实现较高精度的机器人位姿估计，实现了不依赖于卫星导航信号的自主导航，提升了导航系统的自主性。     

A relative navigation system for formation flight

A relative navigation system based on both the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS) is developed to support situational awareness during formation flight. The architecture of the system requires an INS/GPS integration across two aircraft via a data link. A fault-tolerant federated filter is used to estimate the relative INS errors based on relative GPS measurements and a range measurement obtained from the data link. The filter is constructed based on a reduced-order model of the relative INS error process. A method for analyzing the filter performance is presented. A case involving two helicopters in formation flight is studied under three different night trajectories to account for the effect of vehicle motion on the INS state transition matrix. The results of the covariance analysis are compared with actual night results over an instrumented test range.     

基于运动捕捉系统的多旋翼飞行器实时测姿算法

旋翼飞行器的室内自主飞行是目前研究的热点之一。在室内飞行过程中,飞行器姿态和位置信息可以通过运动捕捉系统（Motion Capture System,MCS）来进行实时测量,从而为机载低成本MEMS惯性导航系统提供校正信息。结合四旋翼飞行器的结构特性,提出了一种五点实时测姿算法。相对于目前MCS常用的测姿算法,该算法可以降低标记点安装引起的测姿误差。室内实验结果表明,该算法测姿精度高,并且能够有效实现四旋翼飞行器室内动态实时姿态测量,具有较好的工程应用价值。     

Measuring Rotational Motion with Linear Accelerometers

Inertial navigation systems usually use gyroscopes to sense angular motion and use accelerometers to sense linear acceleration. It is feasible, however, using only linear accelerometers as sensors, to determine both the angular velocity and the linear acceleration of a vehicle. This paper presents and compares five configurations of linear accelerometers which may be used to determine both the angular motion and the linear motion of a vehicle.     

无人艇航行规则及运动学约束下的改进RRT轨迹规划方法

现有的RRT算法没有考虑无人艇的运动特性,难以解决无人艇轨迹规划问题,也没有基于无人艇航行规则来考虑无人艇的动态避碰。针对上述问题,在无人艇航行规则及运动学约束下,提出了改进的双层RRT动态轨迹规划方法。在第一层框架中,改进了探索点及步长选择策略,并结合国际海上避碰规则公约与最短会遇时间建立最优位置窗口来构造四向扩展随机树,从而可以在考虑海事规则的前提下快速搜索出联通路径。在第二层框架中,考虑到无人艇的运动学约束,将上一层的联通路径点作为分段启发点,然后结合速度运动模型来限制无人艇的拐角与转弯半径,并基于速度运动模型得到的弧长计算出每一个节点的代价值,最终在动态障碍物环境中得到一条可行平滑轨迹。仿真与实船实验均验证了该改进算法的有效性,实验表明该改进算法可以有效地解决传统RRT算法离障碍物过近、路径不平滑、不符合无人艇运动学与无人艇航行规则等问题。其中,轨迹转折数目为0,与障碍物最近距离是传统RRT算法的两倍以上,最大转折角度指标远好于传统RRT算法。     

On-Line Vehicle Motion Estimation from Visual Terrain Information Part I: Recursive Image Registration

This paper addresses estimation of motion from the optical flow observed by an airborne down looking electro-optical sensor. The paper is in two parts. Part I addresses the development and analysis of a velocity-to-height ratio estimation algorithm and its principal error characteristics. In part II, it is shown how the information provided by the motion estimator can be integrated with additional on-board sensors to provide a complete autonomous navigation system. Part I as presented here is a summary version of the full length paper.? The algorithm implements recursive registration of successive images by using the gradient of a similarity function between them to control the tracking of their relative shift. The shift estimate provides velocity/height information. Substantial saving in memory and computation as compared to conventional full frame registration is achieved by using only a single line in the TV frame. Stochastic mathematical models for the image, terrain and vehicle velocity perturbations are used in the analysis. The choice of the most appropriate similarity function in the registration algorithm is addressed. Performance analysis indicates very small error variances, as illustrated by numerical examples.     

基于零空间方法的四旋翼无人机避障与协同编队控制

针对四旋翼无人机在编队飞行执行任务时可能遭遇障碍物问题,考虑多无人机避障及机间避撞的需求,提出 1种基于零空间方法的四旋翼无人机避障与协同编队控制算法。首先,建立四旋翼无人机动力学模型,并建立虚拟控制量简化控制模型;其次,基于零空间方法进行避障与协同编队控制算法研究,将无人机任务执行分解为目标趋向任务、避障避撞任务和协同编队任务,并根据优先级进行任务融合得到期望速度;再次,基于 PID方法设计控制律;最后,通过仿真验证所提控制算法的有效性。所提方法可保证四旋翼无人机在编队飞行中遭遇障碍物时的飞行安全。     

基于奇偶方程的FADS传感器故障检测方法

重复使用运载器（RLV）的嵌入式大气数据传感系统（FADS）中传感器的高可靠性是RLV飞行控制系统高可靠性的保障。结合FADS采用多个测压点冗余配置的特点,利用各传感器测量值之间存在的解析冗余关系,设计奇偶方程,实现对各个测压点故障传感器的有效检测。     

基于车载平台的飞行管理系统DR/GPS 导航试验验证

飞行管理系统是民用飞机的关键航空电子系统。飞行管理系统制造商有责任对飞行管理系统开展大 量的试验以验证飞行管理系统功能和性能的符合性。考虑数字验证的局限性和飞行试验验证的巨大代价,本文 利用车载平台开展飞行管理系统综合导航功能的验证,试验结果表明设计的飞行管理系统DR/GPS 导航方法能 够满足95% 的飞行时间水平方向达到0.1 海里的导航精度要求,为实际的飞行测试提供了试验数据参考。     

平台惯导系统飞行试验性能误差分析

针对某型平台式惯导系统试飞中存在的性能超差现象,对惯导系统误差机理和飞行数据进行了分析,提出了影响飞行性能的误差因素。根据分析结果,从提高惯性元件精度和对相关误差进行标定和补偿两方面采取措施对惯导系统进行改进。改进后的惯导系统经过试飞验证,其性能满足设计指标,表明所采取的改进措施有效可行。     

临近空间高超声速飞行器天文导航系统综述

临近空间是航天与航空业务领域的结合部，具有重要的战略价值。高超声速飞行器是临近空间力量部署的重要载体，已逐渐进入应用部署阶段。临近空间高超声速飞行器的飞行环境和任务条件对导航系统提出了新的更高要求。在总结临近空间高超声速飞行器的导航技术研究进展的基础上，对天文导航技术的应用环境和条件进行了系统的分析和探讨，提出了5个重点研究方向，包括：星图采集效能、光学误差模型、视场观测机理、姿态更新速率、小型化模块化工程化等。研究结果可为临近空间高超声速飞行器天文导航系统的设计提供参考。     

最优策略的导引特性分析

 本文从微分对策理论出发,在考虑了导弹与目标的响应频宽及纵向加速度下,导出了飞行器的三维最优追逃策略;并以此进行了较全面的导引特性分析。分析表明,最优策略实质上是以零控脱靶作为误差信号的反馈控制,在每一采样时刻近似地以平行接近法作为理想运动状态,是一种修正的比例导引方法。当不计飞行器的响应时间、纵向加速度和控制溢出时,蜕化为常规比例导引。本文还定义了飞行器对对局的可控能力,讨论了相应的影响因素;通过对最优增益系数的计算和分析,加深了对最优策略的认识。