A novel optimal data fusion algorithm and its application for the integrated navigation system of missile

For Inertial Navigation System(INS)/Celestial Navigation System(CNS)/Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS) integrated navigation system of the missile, the performance of data fusion algorithms based on the Cubature Kalman Filter(CKF) is seriously degraded when there are non-Gaussian noise and process-modeling errors in the system model. Therefore, a novel method is proposed, which is called Optimal Data Fusion algorithm based on the Adaptive Fading maximum Correntropy generalized high-degree...     

Mahalanobis distance-based fading cubature Kalman filter with augmented mechanism for hypersonic vehicle INS/CNS autonomous integration

Inertial Navigation System/Celestial Navigation System(INS/CNS) integration, especially for the tightly-coupled mode, provides a promising autonomous tactics for Hypersonic Vehicle(HV) in military demands. However, INS/CNS integration is a challenging research task due to its special characteristics such as strong nonlinearity, non-additive noise and dynamic complexity.This paper presents a novel nonlinear filtering method for INS/CNS integration by adopting the emerging Cubature Kalman Filter(C...     

A new adaptive Kalman filter for navigation systems of carrier-based aircraft

The features of carrier-based aircraft’s navigation systems during the approach and landing phases are investigated. A new adaptive Kalman filter with unknown state noise statistics is proposed to improve the accuracy of the INS/GNSS integrated navigation system. The adaptive filtering algorithm aims to estimate and adapt the unknown state noise covariance Q in high dynamic conditions, when the measurement noise covariance R is assumed to be known empirically in advance. The new adaptive Kalman ...     

SINS/GNSS integrated navigation system based on maximum versoria filter

In the missile-borne Strapdown Inertial Navigation System/Global Navigation Satellite System (SINS/GNSS) integrated navigation system, due to the factors such as the high dynamics, the signal blocking by obstacles, the signal intefereces, etc., there always exist pulse interferences or measurement information interruptions in the satellite receiver, which make nonstationary measurement process. The traditional Kalman Filter (KF) can tackle the state estimation problem under Gaussian white noise, but its performance will be significantly reduced under non-Gaussian noises. In order to deal with the non-Gaussian conditions in the actual missile-borne SINS/GNSS integrated navigation systems, a Maximum Versoria Criterion Extended Kalman Filter (MVC-EKF) algorithm is proposed based on the MVC and the idea of M-estimation, which assigns a smaller weight to the anomalous measurements so as to suppress the influence of anomalous measurements on the state estimation while maintaining a relatively low calculation cost. Finally, the integrated navigation simulation experiments prove the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed algorithm.     

Robust adaptive filtering method for SINS/SAR integrated navigation system

This paper presents a new robust adaptive filtering method for SINS/SAR (Strap-down Inertial Navigation System/Synthetic Aperture Radar) integrated navigation system. This method adopts the principle of robust estimation to adaptive filtering of observational data. A robust adaptive filter is developed to adaptively determine the covariance matrix of observation noise, and adaptively adjust the covariance matrix of system state noise according to the adaptive factor constructed based on predicted residuals. Experimental results and comparison analysis demonstrate that the proposed method cannot only effectively resist disturbances due to system state noise and observation noise, but it can also achieve higher accuracy than the adaptive Kalman filtering method.     

GPS/BDS/INS tightly coupled integration accuracy improvement using an improved adaptive interacting multiple model with classified measurement update

An Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is commonly used to fuse raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) measurements and Inertial Navigation System (INS) derived measurements. However, the Conventional EKF (CEKF) suffers the problem for which the uncertainty of the statistical properties to dynamic and measurement models will degrade the performance. In this research, an Adaptive Interacting Multiple Model (AIMM) filter is developed to enhance performance. The soft-switching property of Interacting Multiple Model (IMM) algorithm allows the adaptation between two levels of process noise, namely lower and upper bounds of the process noise. In particular, the Sage adaptive filtering is applied to adapt the measurement covariance on line. In addition, a classified measurement update strategy is utilized, which updates the pseudorange and Doppler observations sequentially. A field experiment was conducted to validate the proposed algorithm, the pseudorange and Doppler observations from Global Positioning System (GPS) and BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) were post-processed in differential mode. The results indicate that decimeter-level positioning accuracy is achievable with AIMM for GPS/INS and GPS/BDS/INS configurations, and the position accuracy is improved by 35.8%, 34.3% and 33.9% for north, east and height components, respectively, compared to the CEKF counterpart for GPS/BDS/INS. Degraded performance for BDS/INS is obtained due to the lower precision of BDS pseudorange observations.     

基于DKF的IMU误差预测算法

作为导航领域常用的组合导航方式,全球导航卫星系统(GNSS)/惯性导航系统(INS)组合导航在GNSS信号失锁后,由于惯性测量单元(IMU)误差随时间迅速积累,其定位结果会偏离载体真实位置,导航精度下降.针对此问题,提出了一种长短期记忆网络(LSTM)辅助的算法,称之为深度卡尔曼滤波(DKF)算法.DKF算法的核心思想是使用LSTM训练IMU误差模型,然后通过训练出的模型预测IMU误差,最后将预测的IMU误差代入IMU数据以校正导航结果.仿真结果表明:在200s测试数据上,DKF算法将误差从1.1537m/s降低到0.3746m/s.与平均预测、卡尔曼预测和最小二乘估计等方法相比,DKF算法的误差最小,具有更优越的导航性能.     

惯性／卫星组合导航开发平台的可视化仿真和实现

对惯性/卫星组合导航开发平台的可视化仿真及其实现进行了研究。该开发平台采用Visual++6.0语言进行编程,可进行实时导航动画显示,对惯性导航、GNSS及多种组合模态进行仿真运行,其结构和参数可由操作者根据实际情况选择或自行设定;特别针对不同的应用对象,可灵活地设置航迹和航路点,因此有较高的应用价值和实用意义,不失为设计组合导航系统的有力工具,在实际应用中对惯性/卫星组合导航系统研制和设计具有前瞻性和指导性。同时,模块化设计使该软件中的核心算法已方便地移植应用于实际工程组合导航系统中,收到了很好的效果。     

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。     

基于神经网络的航天器GPS/INS组合定姿系统

基于GPS和惯性技术的组合导航系统是近年来导航系统的研究热点和主要发展方向.目前基于卡尔曼滤波方法的算法在稳定性、计算量、算法鲁棒性以及系统可观测性等方面仍然存在问题.基于神经网络技术研究了一种新的GPS/INS组合定姿自适应卡尔曼滤波方法,理论分析表明,该方法不但对姿态信息具有较好的估计性能,而且对系统模型的精确性、噪声特性具备良好的鲁棒性.最后,利用模拟数据对所研究算法进行了分析计算,与传统的卡尔曼滤波方法进行了比较、分析,结果表明所设计组合算法在精度、稳定性以及鲁棒性等方面较传统卡尔曼方法具有良好的特性.     

基于SAR图像匹配结果可信度评价的INS/SAR自适应Kalman滤波算法

在惯性导航系统（INS）/合成孔径雷达（SAR）组合导航系统中，SAR图像易受斑点噪声的影响，图像匹配的精度对整个导航系统精度的影响十分明显，能够准确地分析SAR图像匹配过程中的误差特性，利用有效的图像匹配信息辅助INS进行组合定位尤为重要。针对上述问题，在加权Hausdorff距离匹配算法的基础上，对影响SAR图像匹配精度的因素进行了分析，提出了一种基于模糊推理的匹配结果可信度评价准则，经过可信度筛选，将有效的匹配信息与INS进行组合；对合理范围内的匹配误差变化引起量测噪声统计特性发生变化，进而导致Kalman滤波精度下降的问题，研究采用改进的Sage-Husa自适应滤波算法对量测噪声方差阵进行动态调整，使其更加接近系统的当前状态。搭建仿真验证平台对所提算法进行了验证，结果表明，该算法能够在合理的匹配误差范围内，有效地筛选出可信的图像匹配结果，相比常规Kalman滤波算法，显著地提升了INS/SAR组合导航系统水平方向的定位精度。     

基于改进强跟踪ASCKF算法的SINS/GNSS组合对准方法

大方位失准角下的SINS/GNSS组合对准系统呈非线性,采用传统的卡尔曼滤波方法进行初始对准易导致对准精度下降甚至滤波发散。基于此,提出了一种基于改进强跟踪自适应平方根容积卡尔曼滤波算法的组合对准方法。该方法采用QR分解求取协方差的分解因子,并在状态预测方差阵的平方根更新中引入多重渐消因子调整滤波增益;同时,基于Sage-Husa自适应滤波,引入改进的时变噪声估计器实时估计噪声的统计特性。仿真结果表明,采用改进的滤波算法进行大方位失准角下的组合对准,对准精度明显提高。     

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.     

INS/GNSS组合导航系统空中快速对准方法

针对机载惯性/全球导航卫星系统(INS/GNSS)组合导航系统地面静基座对准时间较长、航向对准精度较低以及惯导空中故障重启后无法快速得到精确姿态信息重新进入导航状态等问题,提出一种快速初始对准方法。该对准方法基于惯性导航比力方程,利用GNSS的定位、测速信息与惯性测量组件(IMU)的输出信息解算载体姿态信息,并结合遗传-牛顿算法与求和自回归滑动平均(ARIMA)模型卡尔曼滤波信号降噪技术提高姿态信息的解算精度。基于实测飞行数据的解算验证了该方法的有效性、对准精度以及在实际工程应用中的优越性。     

有色噪声作用下的机载INS/GPS组合导航方法

针对机载导航过程中有色噪声模型系数难以精确获取的问题,提出了一种基于滤波残差处理有色噪声的方法,并将其应用到INS/GPS组合导航系统中。首先分析了有色状态噪声和有色量测噪声对状态参数估值的影响,接着分别将状态残差和量测残差作为有色状态噪声和有色量测噪声的样本观测值,通过滤波所得的多个历元的残差序列获取拟合模型参数,然后计算有色噪声的预报值并将其进行补偿,从而得到有色噪声修正后的组合导航模型。最后设计了转台试验验证提出的有色噪声作用下的INS/GPS组合导航方法,结果表明该方法能有效地减小有色噪声对组合系统的影响,且当GPS暂时失效时,能显著提高系统的导航精度。     

基于联邦滤波结构的INS／GPS组合导航系统数据融合研究

为了研究平台式惯导INS（interial navigation system）和全球定位系统GPS（globe position system）组合导航联邦滤波器的实现,使用速度局部滤波器和位置局部滤波器,分别对INS／GPS组合导航系统的向东速度、向北速度,以及对经度和纬度进行卡尔曼滤波,然后将位置数据和速度数据输入主滤波进行数据融合。以无人机的向东匀速水平飞行为背景,运用联邦卡尔曼滤波器算法,使用matelab进行仿真分析。可以证明联邦滤波器算法简单,易于实现,并且可以提高导航系统精度．实际应用中此方法可行。     

New low cost avionics with INS/GPS for a variety of vehicles

Development of a new vehicle avionics suite is described, including integration of a low-cost, tightly-coupled integrated Inertial Navigation System/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) to support vehicle guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C). A wide variety of next-generation low-cost launch vehicles could potentially benefit from integrated INS/GPS technology for GN&C and/or range safety applications. Coleman Aerospace Company (CAC) has developed a new low-cost avionics suite, the generic Integrated Mission Guidance & Tracking System (IMGTS), an open architecture, modular system that supports the requirements for various guidance applications and range safety tracking. As part of this development, Boeing North American, Inc. is supplying its Modular Miniature Integrated GPS/INS Tactical System (M-MIGITS^TM) Military-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) INS/GPS product to support CAC's IMGTS GN&C     

GPS/INS组合导航系统自适应滤波算法与仿真研究

随着组合导航系统应用环境的日趋复杂，给噪声统计特性的准确描述带来困难，这将造成Kalman滤波器不稳定甚至发散。首先对目前解决此问题常用的自适应滤波方法进行了总结和分析，在此基础上，给出了基于滤波收敛性判据，结合Sage-Husa自适应滤波和强跟踪Kalman滤波的改进自适应滤波算法。最后以GPS／INS组合导航系统为例进行了计算机仿真，结果表明：该算法可有效抑制滤波发散，具有较大范围的自适应能力。     

低轨星座/惯导紧组合导航技术研究CSCD

现有低轨(LEO)卫星导航研究主要以低轨星座独立导航定位和增强全球卫星导航系统(GNSS)导航定位为主,对低轨卫星和惯性导航系统(INS)组合导航技术研究较少。本文面向应用较小规模低轨星座资源实现米级定位精度的需求,提出了一种低轨星座/惯导紧组合导航方法,系统性地分析了不同规模低轨星座、不同精度级别惯导器件以及不同导航信号播发频度下组合导航定位的性能,并利用构建的仿真试验系统进行了低轨星座/惯导紧组合导航方法的仿真试验验证。试验结果表明,相较于低轨星座独立导航,低轨星座/惯导紧组合导航在星座不满足四重覆盖时仍能达到米级定位精度,并且在低轨星座规模较小和导航信号播发频度较低时,惯导测量精度对组合导航定位精度影响明显。研究结果表明,在利用低轨卫星进行导航时,通过引入惯性观测辅助低轨卫星导航,可有效提高导航效能和精度,为低轨星座和导航信号播发方式设计带来更多的选择。     

Enhancing filter robustness in cascaded GPS-INS integrations

Filter robustness is defined herein as the ability of the Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS-INS) Kalman filter to cope with adverse environments and input conditions, to successfully identify such conditions and to take evasive action. The formulation of two such techniques for a cascaded GPS-INS Kalman filter integration is discussed This is an integration in which the navigation solution from a GPS receiver is used as a measurement in the filter to estimate inertial errors and instrument biases. The first technique presented discusses the handling of GPS position biases. These are due to errors in the GPS satellite segment, and are known to be unobservable. They change levels when a satellite constellation change occurs, at which point they introduce undesirable filter response transients. A method of suppressing these transients is presented. The second technique presented deals with the proper identification of the filter measurement noise. Successful formulation of the noise statistics is a factor vital to the healthy estimation of the filter gains and operation. Furthermore, confidence in the formulation of these statistics can lead to the proper screening and rejection of bad data in the filter. A method of formulating the filter noise statistics dynamically based on inputs from the GPS and the INS is discussed