Radio beacons/IMU integrated navigation for Mars entry

High precision entry navigation capability is essential for future Mars pinpoint landing missions, together with the entry guidance and aerodynamic lift control. This paper addresses the issue of Mars entry navigation using inertial measurement unit (IMU) and orbiting or surface radiometric beacons. The range and Doppler information sensed from orbiting or surface radio beacons and the entry vehicle state information derived from IMU are integrated in Unscented Kalman filter to correct the inertial constant bias and suppress the navigation measurement noise. Computer simulations show that the integrated navigation algorithm proposed in this paper can achieve 50 m position error and 2 m/s velocity error, which satisfies the need of future pinpoint Mars landing missions.     

Radio/FADS/IMU integrated navigation for Mars entry

Supposing future orbiting and landing collaborative exploration mission as the potential project background, this paper addresses the issue of Mars entry integrated navigation using radio beacon, flush air data sensing system (FADS), and inertial measurement unit (IMU). The range and Doppler information sensed from an orbiting radio beacon, the dynamic pressure and heating data sensed from flush air data sensing system, and acceleration and attitude angular rate outputs from an inertial measurement unit are integrated in an unscented Kalman filter to perform state estimation and suppress the system and measurement noise. Computer simulations show that the proposed integrated navigation scheme can enhance the navigation accuracy, which enables precise entry guidance for the given Mars orbiting and landing collaborative exploration mission.     

An innovative navigation scheme of powered descent phase for Mars pinpoint landing

Pinpoint landing (within 100 m from the target) is essential for future Mars exploration missions. This paper deals with one aspect of the pinpoint landing architecture—the navigation performance improvement during the powered descent phase, and proposes an innovative navigation scheme to obtain the vehicle complete and accurate states. On the basis of dead reckoning relying on the Inertial Measurement Unit, measurements of the Integrated Doppler Radar are adopted to correct the vehicle velocity and altitude. Distance between the vehicle and one Mars Orbiter as well as their line-of-sight relative velocity is measured by a radio sensor, and integrated in the filter to correct the vehicle horizontal position. The innovative navigation system is based on an Extend Kalman Filter. Two observation schemes are developed. One considers measurements of the Integrated Doppler Radar and radio range measurement. Another further considers radio velocity measurement. The performance of the innovative navigation scheme is greatly influenced by the position of the Mars Orbiter with respect to the target. Stochastic analyses are performed to obtain optimal locations of Mars Orbiter. Finally, the innovative navigation scheme performances are assessed through stochastic simulations. Its performance improvements are demonstrated by comparison with the Integrated Doppler Radar only navigation scheme.     

Optical/radio/pulsars integrated navigation for Mars orbiter

In this paper, we address the issue of the integrated navigation algorithm with different combination of measurements for Mars orbiter. First, system dynamic model and navigation measurement models using optical measurement information, radio measurement information and X-ray pulsars measurement information are respectively established. Second, optical/radio/pulsars integrated navigation algorithm is proposed, and observability analysis of the integrated navigation system is also conducted. Third, adaptive extended Kalman filter is adopted to fuse measurement information and suppress measurement and process noise to optimally estimate the state of Mars orbiter. Monte Carlo simulation results show that optical/radio/pulsars integrated navigation can effectively improve the navigation accuracy and satisfy the navigation requirements of Mars orbiter.     

Autonomous navigation of Mars probe using X-ray pulsars: Modeling and results

Autonomous navigation of Mars probe is a main challenge due to the lack of dense ground tracking network measurements. In this paper, autonomous navigation of the Mars probe Orbits is investigated using the X-ray pulsars. A group of X-ray pulsars with high ranging accuracy are selected based on their properties and an adaptive extended Kalman filter is developed to incorporate the Mars probe dynamics and pulsar-based ranging measurements. Results of numerical experiment show that the three-dimensional positioning accuracy can achieve 750m in X-axis, 220m in Y-axis and 230m in Z-axis, which is much better than the positioning results by current Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) or Doppler observations with the accuracy of 150 km or several kilometers, respectively.     

基于ASUKF的火星探测器脉冲星自主导航方法

脉冲星导航可靠、稳定、精度高, 是实现火星探测器自主导航的有效手段之一.针对脉冲星导航中脉冲到达时间的微小误差会引起巨大的位置估计误差这一问题,提出了一种基于扩维Unsented卡尔曼滤波(ASUKF,Augmented State Unscented Kalman Filter)的火星探测器脉冲星自主导航方法,建立了以位置、速度和脉冲到达时间的常值测量误差作为状态量的导航系统数学模型,可在对探测器位置、速度进行估计的同时有效估计并修正脉冲到达时间的常值测量误差,并降低随机测量误差的影响.仿真结果表明该方法的导航定位精度可达350m以内,可以满足火星探测自主导航的需要.     

基于火卫二视线测量的火星接近段自主导航算法

针对火星接近段导航通信时延大、存在通信盲区、自主导航可用观测信息有限等问题,提出了一种基于一组火卫二相对探测器视线矢量测量的天文自主导航算法,每个导航周期测量一组火卫二视线矢量可得到其中某一时刻探测器的完整轨道信息的估计值,该方法不依赖于轨道渐近线方向等先验信息。考虑到存在火卫二和火星在同一视场的情形,此时结合火星中心视线矢量方向以及火卫二的星历信息可估计出精度较高的探测器轨道半径,作为第一种方法的补充观测量,提高导航精度。最后给出仿真校验,验证了该方法的导航精度和可行性,表明该方案能够满足未来火星探测接近段自主导航需求。     

弹道导弹的捷联惯性/天文组合导航方法

针对传统的捷联惯性/天文(SINS/CNS)组合导航系统不能精确估计加速度计偏置而导致导航误差发散的问题,提出一种基于星光折射间接敏感地平的捷联惯性/天文(SINS/RCNS)组合导航方法。利用星敏感器测量星光折射角,结合大气折射模型得到的折射视高度来抑制位置误差的发散。推导了基于星光折射新的量测方程,分析了折射星数目与导航精度的关系,当使用多颗折射星时能够精确估计加速计偏置,从而能够完全抑制位置误差的发散,并对系统进行可观测性分析。通过卡尔曼滤波实现了状态估计。仿真结果表明:本文方法的导航精度优于传统方法,有效抑制了位置误差的发散,验证了本文方法的有效性。     

火星着陆自主导航方案研究进展

火星着陆导航技术是火星着陆过程的核心技术之一。围绕火星着陆环境特点与导航技术遇到的挑战,分析了目前火星着陆过程的导航能力和自主导航的发展趋势,并针对火星着陆过程的特殊性和导航需求,概述了火星着陆过程各阶段自主导航方案的研究现状与进展。进而从导航方案设计与配置、导航模型建立与仿真、导航方案性能分析等方面,对自主导航方案的最新研究进展进行了分析,并在火星着陆全过程自主导航方案综合仿真的基础上,获得了满足火星定点着陆要求的各阶段交接点应满足的导航精度。最后,基于目前技术现状和发展趋势,提出了构建"递进式三阶段"火星着陆自主导航方案的设想,可为未来火星着陆自主导航方案的设计与论证提供参考。     

月面无人自主采样返回任务动力下降点确定及验证

动力下降点确定是实施月面软着陆的重要环节,是多系统间复杂迭代的过程,涉及轨道设计、制导律设计、着陆目标的采样区确定、着陆及起飞安全分析。其设计结果直接影响了最终着陆点的位置和着陆过程的着陆安全,也间接影响采样安全和采样工程目标的实现结果。针对嫦娥五号在实施月面软着陆前确定动力下降点的任务需求,提出了通过多次轨道控制与最优标称制导轨迹搜索联合控制策略的动力下降点确定方法。首先,根据月面无人自主采样返回任务设计总结了动力下降点确定原理和约束条件;然后,详细论述了月面无人自主采样返回任务软着陆过程动力下降点确定方法;最后,通过嫦娥五号在着陆前主要的几次轨控实施结果分析了其对动力下降点的影响,同时综合了着陆区地形分析及着陆、起飞安全性分析,对动力下降点进行确定并根据最终在轨飞行结果进行验证。验证结果表明,基于“逐次逼近寻优方法”的月面软着陆环节动力下降点的确定方法有效,可以为后续地外天体软着陆等任务提供参考和借鉴。     

火星探测器捕获段自适应卡尔曼滤波方法

天文导航是一种广泛应用于深空探测任务中的节能、高效的导航方式。基于轨道动力学模型和星光角距的卡尔曼滤波方法已经被成功应用在天文导航系统中。在捕获段由于探测器所处动力学环境复杂,未建模的加速度误差,星历误差等都会造成过程噪声统计特性不完全。针对以上问题,提出一种根据新息和残差序列的变化趋势来调节过程噪声协方差阵的自适应平方根容积卡尔曼的方法（AQSCKF）。该方法先分别利用新息和残差计算调节因子,然后判断新息和残差的变化趋势,当新息和残差的变化趋势一致时,取二者调节因子的均值作为过程噪声方差阵的调节因子,对其进行调节。此外,本文还将该方法与传统的只利用新息或残差在线调节协方差阵的平方根容积卡尔曼滤波（SCKF）方法进行对比,仿真结果表明,在解决由于过程噪声统计特性不能完全已知的问题上,AQSCKF算法不仅能显著提高导航精度,并且具有很好的稳定性。     

INS/SMNS组合导航信息融合算法

为了解决INS/SMNS(Inertial Navigation System /Scene Matching Navigation System)组合导航系统信息融合时涉及到的时间对准、多速率滤波、不等间隔以及量测滞后等问题,根据INS/SMNS组合导航主要应用于末制导段以及Kalman滤波与观测值的关系,提出了采用外推法进行时间对准、变周期离散化进行不等间隔多速率滤波、使用计算机软件消除量测滞后的解决方案.对比分析了常规Kalman滤波、消除量测滞后Kalman滤波以及方案的滤波精度.仿真结果表明设计的方案具有较高的滤波精度.     

On the observability of Mars entry navigation using radiometric measurements

A thorough observability analysis of the Mars entry navigation using radiometric measurements from ground based beacons is performed. This analysis involves the evaluation of the Fisher information matrix which is derived from the maximum likelihood estimation. A series of navigation cases with multiple beacons are investigated, and both range and range-rate measurements are considered. The determinant of Fisher information matrix is used to quantify the observability of navigation system, while the trace of Fisher information matrix is used to determine the lower-bound of estimation errors. For one and two beacon cases, the navigation system is unobservable. However, the eigenvectors of Fisher information matrix give the observable and unobservable component. When three or more beacon measurements are employed, the states of entry vehicle become observable. Some valuable analytic conclusions on the relationship between the geometric configuration of beacons and observability are obtained consequently. Finally, simulation results from two navigation examples indicate that our effort is useful for understanding and assessing the observability of the Mars entry navigation using radiometric measurements.     

SINS/GNSS组合导航系统可视化仿真

针对惯性导航系统随时间误差积累的特性,设计了一种基于VC++的SINS/GNSS组合导航的仿真系统。根据飞控模块模拟飞机实际飞行轨迹,从而产生惯性测量器件的真值数据。利用Visual Studio2005完成捷联惯导实时解算和全球导航定位系统仿真,完成输出校正,从而实现组合导航系统的动态数字化仿真。程序结果表明组合导航系统可以克服惯性导航系统随时间误差积累的特性,导航参数误差不随时间漂移,可以用于长时间导航。     

载波相位/捷联惯导组合对高轨飞行器的导航

高轨飞行器可用卫星数目较少,信号空间链路损耗大,使用伪距进行测量的精度较低.提出基于GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System)卫星载波相位与捷联惯导紧组合方法对高轨机动飞行器进行自主导航.该方法将连续跟踪的卫星初次可用时的整周模糊度的浮点解作为状态变量,通过平方根UKF建立了组合导航非线性滤波模型,提出了基于整周浮点解交集的滤波器故障检测方法.研究表明,提出的组合导航方法充分利用了载波相位高测量精度和系统性误差缓变的特点,提高了系统的可靠性和精度.     

火星进入段探测器自校准状态估计

由于大气密度、气动参数、突风和沙尘暴等因素的影响,火星探测器在进入段高速飞行的动力学模型中往往带来未知输入,这些未知输入使传统的滤波方法出现较大的偏差。研究采用一种新的自校准扩展Kalman滤波方法,对火星进入段的探测器进行状态估计,可以成功地消除这些未知输入带来的影响。数值仿真结果表明,该方法能有效提高导航精度。     

一种巡视器惯性/视觉组合导航新方法

在以运动参数误差为状态量、视觉导航与惯导导航相对运动参数差为观测量 的传统惯性/视觉组合导航方法中, 为解决相对运动参数同时与前后两个时 刻状态相关的问题, 采用将前一时刻位置和姿态误差增广到状态量中的方法, 并且假设增广的状态量为常值, 导致状态模型中引入了较大的误差. 基于 真实位置、姿态建立观测量误差模型, 导致观测量同时与前后两个时刻的状 态相关. 本文以惯导误差方程为状态模型, 采用四元数差形式的相对运动 参数差作为观测量, 基于上一时刻组合导航位置、姿态估计值建立观测量误 差模型, 实现了状态的增广, 并使得量测信息仅与当前时刻的位置误差和平 台失准角相关, 克服了状态模型误差较大的问题. 月面仿真和地面模拟实验 均表明, 该方法能够达到较高的位置和姿态估计精度.     

BP/GA混合算法在简易组合导航系统中的应用

Kalman滤波器是组合导航中最常用的最优滤波工具,但是在组合导航系统中有一些应用的局限性,尤其在低成本的GPS(Global Positioning System)/DRS(Dead Reckoning System)组合导航系统中,存在着使用的GPS接收机和惯导测量元件的精度不够高的问题,要提高系统的测量精度,只能提高算法软件的先进性.为补偿卡尔曼滤波发散的缺陷,将神经网络和遗传算法组成的混合算法与卡尔曼滤波相结合,应用到GPS/DRS组合导航系统中,该算法不仅具有普通神经网络的自主学习能力、好的实时性,还克服了传统算法收敛速度慢、对学习参数敏感、局部有极小点等缺点,同时兼具卡尔曼滤波的最优估计性能.仿真结果验证了这种算法和常规卡尔曼滤波算法相比较具有更高的精度和稳定性,经过对仿真数据进行统计分析,纬度误差的最大值降低了一个数量级.