A multiscale transform denoising method of the bionic polarized light compass for improving the unmanned aerial vehicle navigation accuracy

In recent years, the bionic polarized light compass has been widely studied for the unmanned aerial vehicle navigation. However, it is found from the obtained investigation results that a polarized light compass with a sensitive and high dynamic range polarimeter still provides inferior output precision of the heading angle due to the presence of the noise generating from the compass.The noise is existed not only in the angle of the polarization image acquired by polarimeters but also in the out...     

Conceptual design and analysis of legged landers with orientation capability

The lander with orientation capability is of fundamental importance for the “Returning” mission because its body can be the base with a suitable launching angle for the ascender lifting off. This paper proposes the conceptual design and verification of Landers with Orientation Capability (LOCs). Firstly, the topological composition of the lander is analyzed and expressed in the form of Lie group, which provides the fundamental principle for the type synthesis of LOCs. Then, the type synthesis approach for designing LOCs is proposed, which includes designing the Equivalent Parallel Mechanism (EPM) and the auxiliary limbs. Numerous mechanisms of LOCs with two-dimensional rotational motions are obtained based on the type synthesis approach by developing and combining the EPMs and auxiliary limbs. Afterward, kinematics and Jacobian matrix of a typical legged lander are developed, the workspace is analyzed, singularity configurations are analyzed based on the wrench graph method, and finally, the orientation capability is analyzed. The pitch and yaw angle reach 17.5°, considering the permissible range of joints. The proposed types of LOCs offer potential candidate for the “Returning” mission of the exploration mission.     

一种基于改进太阳子午线拟合方法的仿生偏振光定向系统

为设计一种自主性强、精度高、抗电磁干扰能力强的定向系统,以昆虫获取大气偏振模式的感知机理为基础,设计了一种新型的成像式仿生偏振光定向系统.该系统使用具有微偏振阵列结构的CMOS相机作为主要的偏振信息采集设备,使用DSP/ARM架构的NVIDIA JETSON TX2嵌入式处理器进行信息解算,具有体积小、运算能力强等优点.通过研究大气偏振模式中偏振度和偏振角图像的对称性,针对已有航向角解算方法在太阳子午线提取精度方面的不足,设计了一种对称轴粗提取之后通过连续旋转法精确提取太阳子午线的算法,最终实现定向精度0.3335°,在最小二乘对称轴粗提取法的基础上定向精度提升了19.05％.