An improved quaternion Gauss–Newton algorithm for attitude determination using magnetometer and accelerometer

For the vector attitude determination, the traditional optimal algorithms which are based on quaternion estimator(QUEST) measurement noise model are complicated for just two observations. In our application, the magnetometer and accelerometer are not two comparable kinds of sensors and both are not small field-of-view sensors as well. So in this paper a new unit measurement model is derived. According to the Wahba problem, the optimal weights for each measurement are obtained by the error variance researches. Then an improved quaternion Gauss–Newton method is presented and adopted to acquire attitude. Eventually, simulation results and experimental validation employed to test the proposed method demonstrate the usefulness of the improved algorithm.     

存在观测站位置误差的转发式时差无源定位

无源定位中,由于观测站安放在运动平台等原因造成的观测站位置误差会影响无源定位精度性能。另外到达时间差(简称时差)(TDOA)的转发式测量需要将不同观测站截获到的辐射源信号都转发到同一位置,如主观测站。针对这两个问题,提出了基于约束总体最小二乘(CTLS)的无源定位算法。首先将转发式时差的非线性定位方程转化为不需要中间变量的直接线性方程,再基于CTLS算法依次转化为约束优化问题和无约束优化问题,最后推导给出定位近似闭式解。仿真实验表明在观测站误差较大时,该算法与其他算法相比定位精度性能较好。     

Stochastic optimal control guidance law with bounded acceleration

A novel stochastic optimal control guidance law is presented for a missile with bounded acceleration. The nonlinear optimal guidance law (NOGL) is obtained by numerically solving the stochastic optimization problem. Since the certainty equivalence principle is not valid in the investigated problem, the resulting NOGL depends on the conditional probability density function of the estimated states. It is shown that the NOGL is also nonlinear in the estimated zero effort miss distance, and that the probability density function of the miss distance is non-Gaussian. The dependence of the new guidance law on the acceleration limit is investigated and it is shown that only for an extremely large acceleration limit does the proposed guidance law degenerate to the classical optimal linear one     

受地效影响飞机起飞着陆运动模型的参数辨识

利用基于最小模型误差法和线性不连续跳跃多重打靶法建立的非线性辨识法，辨识了飞机起飞着陆过程的非线性动态模型。对于包含复杂非线性项的动态系统，本方法可以从实际试验测量的系统非线性数据，确定飞机处于地面效应影响运动过程的系统模型，而不需要预先详细描述系统的非线性形式。算例表明该方法对于原始近似动态系统的状态估计是足够精确的。     

Limit cycle oscillation control of wing with static output feedback control method

This paper presents a static output feedback controller (SOFC) for aeroelastic control of a cantilevered rectangular wing in low subsonic flow. For this purpose, an optimal formulation of this control method is developed, and a solution method is proposed for the related matrix equation. This optimal solution is obtained by solving combined Lyapunov and Riccati equations. At first these equations are transformed into a set of nonlinear algebraic equations and then are solved with iterative Newton–Raphson?s method. This solution method is applicable to the full state feedback case. The controller is designed to extend flutter boundary and suppress limit cycle oscillation (LCO) of a low aspect ratio rectangular nonlinear structural wing. This structural nonlinearity is given by Von Karman plate theory. Both full and reduced order aerodynamic models are examined based on the modified vortex lattice theory. Results show combination of SOFC with reduced order aerodynamic model would be an effective choice for aeroelastic stabilization, and this controller has a very comparable result with linear quadratic regulator (LQR).     

Neighboring optimal guidance for aeroassisted orbital transfer

A neighboring optimal guidance scheme for a nonlinear dynamic system is devised with stochastic inputs and perfect measurements as applicable to fuel optimal control of an aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicle. For the deterministic nonlinear dynamic system describing the atmospheric maneuver, a nominal trajectory is determined. Then, taking modeling uncertainties into account, a linear, stochastic, neighboring optimal guidance scheme is devised. Assuming the additive character of the stochastic effects, the optimal trajectory is approximated as the sum of the deterministic nominal trajectory and the stochastic neighboring optimal solution. Numerical results are presented for a typical aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicle     

空间失效慢旋卫星视觉特征跟踪与位姿测量

空间碎片或者失效卫星往往绕其惯性主轴做自旋运动,虽然处于一种稳定状态,但是对其运动状态测量的难度相比三轴稳定目标而言又增加了许多,主要体现在复杂光场环境下和目标观测面周期性进出视场引起的特征点丢失、尺度变化和旋转变化,以及长时间连续观测引起的累积误差增大、位姿解算不收敛等难题。通过构建优化目标特征数据库,将传统测量方式中前后帧的匹配转变为当前帧与特征数据库的匹配和特征点的优化,即使中间过程帧出现了偏差仍然可以较好地跟踪后续图像帧的正确位置。在李代数空间下建立位姿向量微分扰动方程,获得测量值与估计值的残差目标函数,基于贝叶斯法则最大后验概率和李群与李代数的对指变换法则,求取位姿向量最优解。解决了李群空间下由于位姿变换矩阵不可加性而无法优化的问题,提高了连续测量过程中系统的测量精度。实验结果表明,无优化测量方法无法保证整个旋转周期的有效测量;通过增加位姿优化过程,连续稳定测量时间明显延长,针对以12（°）/s自旋运动的目标,测量稳定段误差在2°以内,旋转角速度测量误差为0.12（°）/s。     

基于协同进化粒子群和Pareto最优解的卫星编队队形重构方法

针对卫星编队自主队形重构问题,提出了基于协同进化粒子群优化(CPSO)和Pareto最优解的求解方法.首先,使用Legendre伪谱法(LPM)将队形重构问题离散化为非线性规划(NLP)问题;其次,根据卫星编队的特点及碰撞规避的需要,使用CPSO算法对重构问题采用既独立又集中的求解方式,避免了传统优化方法对梯度的求解;...     

Interlaced Kalman filtering of 3D angular motion based on Euler'snonlinear equations

A novel Kalman filtering technique is presented that reduces the mean-square-error (MSE) between three-dimensional (3D) actual angular velocity values and estimated ones by an order of magnitude (when compared with the MSE resulting from direct measurements) even under extremely low signal-to-noise ratio conditions. The filtering problem is nonlinear in nature because the dynamics of 3D angular motion are described by Euler's equations. This nonlinear set of differential equations state that the angular acceleration in one axis is proportional to the torque applied to that axis, and to the products of angular velocity components in the other two axes of rotation. Instead of using extended Kalman filtering techniques to solve this complex problem, the authors developed a new approach where the nonlinear Euler's model is decomposed into two pseudolinear models (primary and secondary). The first model describes the time progression of the state vector containing the linear terms, while the other characterizes the propagation of the state vector containing the nonlinearities. This makes it possible to run two interlaced discrete-linear Kalman filters simultaneously. One filter estimates the values of the state vector containing the linear terms, while the other estimates the values of the state vector containing the nonlinear terms in the system. These estimates are then recombined, solving the nonlinear estimation process without linearizing the system. Thus, the new approach takes advantage of the simplicity, computational efficiency and higher convergence speed of the linear Kalman filter form and it overcomes many of the drawbacks typical of conventional extended Kalman filtering techniques. The high performance and effectiveness of this method is demonstrated through a computer simulation case study     

基于RVM回归误差补偿的航空发动机分布式控制系统多步预测控制

针对具有随机有界双侧时延的航空发动机分布式控制系统,提出了一种基于多步预测和关联向量机(RVM)回归误差补偿的控制方案.首先建立航空发动机分布式控制系统(DCS)的神经网络非线性自回归滑动平均(NARMA)模型,利用当前的系统输出和控制量对N步之后的系统输出进行预测;其次用改进的RVM回归多步预测算法估计NARMA模型的的预测误差,并对预测结果进行误差补偿;最后利用补偿之后的预测值和设定值对控制参数进行滚动优化,设计系统的神经网络逆控制器实现系统的自适应控制.仿真结果证明该控制策略能够避免随机有界双侧时延对控制系统的影响,实现对设定值的稳定跟踪,且控制器具有较好的实时性和鲁棒性.低压转子转速阶跃响应的稳态绝对误差小于0.04%,响应时间小于0.3s.      

基于变分贝叶斯的星载雷达非线性滤波

星载雷达由于其探测范围广、距离远、全天候等优点，在预警防御系统中占有十分重要的地位。然而，由于观测平台的高速运动以及摄动干扰、传感器观测非线性等问题，使得星载雷达目标高精度跟踪带来严峻挑战。针对星载雷达非线性状态估计问题，采用一种基于变分贝叶斯的非线性滤波方法，该方法通过将非线性状态估计问题转化为优化问题，通过迭代优化获得了闭环解析解。此外，针对坐标变换中俯仰角量测缺失问题，提出了一种基于先验目标高度的俯仰角估计方法。通过数值仿真，验证了所提方法较传统非线性滤波方法，如扩展卡尔曼滤波、不敏卡尔曼滤波、转换量测卡尔曼滤波，具有更好的估计精度。     

高超声速飞行器周期巡航轨迹设计与优化

针对高超声速飞行器,给出了参数建模方法并分析了其气动特性,建立了乘波体外形高超声速飞行器的纵向平面运动学模型;提出了高超声速飞行器巡航段周期轨迹的方案及相应的轨迹优化方法.采用高斯伪谱法解决周期性轨道优化问题,将原有的连续周期非线性优化问题转化为多段离散优化问题,并采用SQP算法求得最优解.仿真结果表明,在巡航航程相同的情况下,周期轨迹比稳态轨迹更省燃料.     

广义离散随机线性系统的最优调节器

讨论广义离散随机线性系统在二次型性能指标下的最优控制问题。导出的最优控制律由系统输出和部分状态的线性反馈构成,这不仅降低了滤波的黎卡提方程的阶次,显著地减少了计算量,而且在工程中也是可实现的。     

非线性最优解在气动参数辨识中的应用

由于采用最大似然算法进行了扭动参数辨识通常存在着局极值问题，为了寻求非线性全局最优解，提高估计精度，介绍了以混沌优化算法作为搜索工具。与最大似然处算法相结合，求解非凸优化问题全局最优解的方法，算例表明，该方法是有效可行的，并且估计精度也较高。     

A practical filter error method for aerodynamic parameter estimation of aircraft in turbulence

It is common for aircraft to encounter atmospheric turbulence in flight tests. Turbulence is usually modeled as stochastic process noise in the flight dynamics equations. In this paper, parameter estimation of nonlinear dynamic system with both process and measurement noise was studied, and a practical filter error method was proposed. The linearized Kalman filter of first-order approximation was used for state estimation, in which the filter gain, along with the system parameters and the initial states, constituted the parameter vector to be estimated. The unknown parameters and measurement noise covariance were estimated alternately by a relaxation iteration method, and the sensitivities of observations to unknown parameters were calculated by finite difference approximation. Some practical aspects of the method application were discussed. The proposed filter error method was validated by the flight simulation data of a research aircraft. Then, the method was applied to the flight tests of a subscale aircraft, and the aerodynamic stability and control derivatives were estimated. All the estimation results were compared with the results of the output error method to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach. It is shown that the filter error method is superior to the output error method for flight tests in atmospheric turbulence.     

Optimal robust non-fragile Kalman-type recursive filtering with finite-step autocorrelated noises and multiple packet dropouts

In this paper, the optimal robust non-fragile Kalman-type recursive filtering problem is studied for a class of uncertain systems with finite-step autocorrelated measurement noises and multiple packet dropouts. The system state, measurement output and filter parameters are all subject to stochastic uncertainties or multiplicative noises, where the measurement noises are finite-step autocorrelated. When there exist multiple packet dropouts in the system output, the original system is converted into an auxiliary stochastic uncertain system by the augmentation of system states and measurements. The process noises and measurement noises of the auxiliary system are shown to be finite-step autocorrelated and cross-correlated. Then, a robust non-fragile Kalman-type recursive filter is designed that is optimal in the minimum-variance sense. The proposed filter is not only robust against the uncertainties in the system model and measurement model, but also non-fragile against the implementation error with the filter parameters. Simulation results are employed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

On Optimal Control of Linear Systems in the Presence of Multiplicative Noise

This correspondence considers the problem of optimal regulator design for discrete time linear systems subjected to white state-dependent and control-dependent noise in addition to additive white noise in the input and the observations. A pseudo-deterministic problem is first defined in which multiplicative and additive input disturbances are present, but noise-free measurements of the complete state vector are available. This problem is solved via discrete dynamic programing. Next is formulated the problem in which the number of measurements is less than that of the state variables and the measurements are contaminated with state-dependent noise. The inseparability of control and estimation is brought into focus, and an "enforced separation" solution is obtained via heuristic reasoning in which the control gains are shown to be the same as those in the pseudo-deterministic problem. An optimal linear state estimator is given in order to implement the controller.     

Reconciling steady-state Kalman and alpha-beta filter design

The deterministic design of the alpha-beta filter and the stochastic design of its Kalman counterpart are placed on a common basis. The first step is to find the continuous-time filter architecture which transforms into the alpha-beta discrete filter via the method of impulse invariance. This yields relations between filter bandwidth and damping ratio and the coefficients, α and β. In the Kalman case, these same coefficients are related to a defined stochastic signal-to-noise ratio and to a defined normalized tracking error variance. These latter relations are obtained from a closed-form, unique, positive-definite solution to the matrix Riccati equation for the tracking error covariance. A nomograph is given that relates the stochastic and deterministic designs     

路径约束的时间最短多脉冲交会全局优化

不同于现有的多脉冲最优交会研究多集中于交会时间固定的最省燃料优化,研究了路径约束和脉冲受限的多脉冲最短时间交会问题。综合考虑了交会测量视场角、脉冲总量和脉冲作用时刻等约束,基于Lam-bert交会算法,建立了多脉冲交会最短时间优化的非线性规划模型。为了高效获得全局最优解,采用了模拟退火算法用于非线性优化问题的求解。最后,通过解决一个寻的三脉冲交会问题验证了模型和算法的有效性。该研究方法可寻找满足特定约束条件的最优交会轨道。     

Two-step optimal estimator for three dimensional target tracking

This study presents an adaptation of a novel estimation methodology to the general nonlinear three-dimensional problem of tracking a maneuvering target. The two-step optimal estimator (TSE) suggests an attractive alternative to the standard extended Kalman filter (EKF). A superior performance is accomplished by dividing the estimation problem into two steps: a linear first step and a nonlinear second step. The target tracking performance of the TSE is shown to be better than an EKF implemented in either inertial or modified spherical coordinates. In the passive case, where bearing/elevation angles only are measured, the TSE yields excellent range and target acceleration estimates. In the active case, where range measurement is available as well, a homing missile employing closed-loop optimal guidance based on the TSE state estimates obtains smaller miss distances than with either versions of the EKF.