Integration of GPS and low cost INS for pedestrian navigation aided by building layout

In outdoor environments, GPS is often used for pedestrian navigation by utilizing its signals for position computation, but in indoor or semi-obstructed environments, GPS signals are often unavailable. Therefore, pedestrian navigation for these environments should be realized by the integration of GPS and inertial navigation system （INS）. However, the lowcost INS could induce errors that may result in a large position drift. The problem can be minimized by mounting the sensors on the pedestrian＇s foot, using zero velocity update （ZUPT） method with the standard navigation algorithm to restrict the error growth. However, heading drift still remains despite using ZUPT measurements since the heading error is unobservable. Also, tbot mounted INS suffers from the initialization ambiguity of position and heading from GPS. In this paper, a novel algorithm is developed to mitigate the heading drift problem when using ZUPT. The method uses building lay- out to aid the heading measurement in Kalman filter, and it could also be combined for the initial- ization. The algorithm has been investigated with real field trials using the low cost Microstrain 3DM-GX3-25 inertial sensor, a Leica GS10 GPS receiver and a uBlox EVK-6T GPS receiver. It could be concluded that the proposed method offers a significant improvement in position accuracy for the long period, allowing pedestrian navigation for nearly40 min with mean position error less than 2.8 m. This method also has a considerable effect on the accuracy of the initialization.     

低成本GNSS接收机芯片载波相位测量技术

当前具备载波相位测量的GNSS接收机能够实现高精度定位,但其成本高、体积大,难以广泛应用于大批量的手机、平板电脑等消费电子产品。针对ST公司的STA8090接收机芯片并改进其软件和晶振以获得载波相位信息,采用双差和三差方程测试评估载波相位测量的精度,与测绘型接收机进行对比。基于改进的STA8090接收机芯片构建双天线定姿系统原型样机,静态测试评估了相对定位和定向精度。研究结果表明,千米级静态相对定位精度优于0.01m,在1.23m基线条件下定向精度优于0.1°。因此,采用低成本GNSS接收机芯片实现高精度载波相位测量的技术方案是可行的,具备广阔的市场应用前景。     

Space-based tactical ballistic missile launch parameter estimation

The author explores the influence of a priori uncertainties in launch time and trajectory fly-out profiles, along with sensor angle measurement errors, on the estimation of missile launch location and heading angle. An error model is developed to compute the statistics of the estimation errors using a single pair of angle measurements, one from each of two satellites, or both from the same satellite platform. The measurements and estimation methods are described, followed by a derivation of the estimation errors for the hypothetical case of perfect knowledge of trajectory and launch time. Using the ideal case as a framework, the errors are generalized to include trajectory and launch time uncertainties. The results are discussed with the aid of graphics which were run parametrically to highlight important dependencies and sensitivities     

Real-Time Wind Estimation and Tracking with Transponder Downlinked Airspeed and Heading Data

The use of magnetic heading and true air speed measurements made on board civil airplanes to assist in radar tracking is described. The data are telemetered via the air-ground data link of the mode S radar system. A new filter, similar to the first-order Kalman filter, is developed using velocity measurements to bias its prediction equations. This filter follows satisfactorily maneuvers, and estimates, in real time, the wind in the vicinity of the airplane. Finally a scheme is described to remove false data due to data-link corruption.     

大航向角误差情况下飞行中对准研究

为了解决飞行器在大航向角误差的情况下进行飞行中对准的难题,将一种线性大航向角误差模型应用于飞行器飞行中对准的过程.详细推导了线性大航向角误差模型,设计了飞行器在大航向角误差情况下进行飞行中对准的卡尔曼滤波模型,并进行了数字仿真.仿真结果表明,线性大航向角误差模型应用于飞行器飞行中对准,能够很好地解决飞行器在大航向角误差情况下进行对准的难点,并给出了适合于大航向角误差模型的机动方式.最后,提出了线性大航向角误差模型在工程应用中的几点建议     

姿态航向参考系统中磁罗盘安装误差补偿研究

在飞行状态下,姿态航向参考系统的航向由磁航姿计算机的姿态和磁罗盘的磁通量算得,由于磁罗盘和航姿计算机在机上有安装误差,使得算出的航向有一定偏差,针对这一问题,文章提出了一种补偿机上磁罗盘安装误差的方法。机上试验表明:该方法补偿了磁罗盘在机上的安装误差,可有效提高磁航向的精度。     

Heading control strategy assessment for coaxial compound helicopters

The coaxial compound helicopter has two possible strategies for heading control: collective differential and rudder deflection. A flight dynamics model is developed to assess the effect of different heading control strategies. This includes the trim characteristics, steady flight performance,controllability, and manoeuvrability. The trim study demonstrates that heading control strategies are less influential on trim results, and the steady flight performance is also not significantly affected by the heading control strategy adopted. The controllability analysis shows although heading bandwidth and phase delay results at various speeds with different heading control strategies are all satisfied, the control derivative of the collective differential decreases as speed increases, and its heading aggressive agility is degraded into Level 3 in high-speed flight. In addition, using collective differential would lead to severe heading-rolling coupling as forward speed increases. On the contrary, the control derivative and aggressive agility of the rudder deflection is improved with forward speed, and there is no evidence of heading-rolling coupling. Finally, the transient turn MissionTask-Element(MTE) is utilized to investigate the heading manoeuvre characteristics in different heading control strategies, which indicates that the collective differential would add the amplitude of control input and the power consumption during this MTE.     

A unified formulation of optimal guidance-to-collision law for accelerating and decelerating targets

This paper provides a unified formulation of optimal guidance-to-collision law for a target with an arbitrary acceleration or deceleration. The collision course for general target acceleration or deceleration is first determined from the engagement geometry in conjunction with the nonlinear engagement kinematics in the proposed approach. The heading error defined in the collision course is then adopted as a variable to be nullified for accomplishing the intercept condition.The proposed guidance ...     

A Comparison of Expected Flight Times for Intercept and Pure Pursuit Missiles

The relative merits of intercept and pure pursuit homing are investigated by comparing the expected flight times to a nonmaneuvering target. The analysis is performed for the initial target heading angle uniformly distributed with arbitrary mean and variance. Two specific examples illustrate that intercept homing holds little statistical advantage over pure pursuit homing except when the speed advantage of the missile is very small.     

月球巡视探测器自主定向算法研究

月球巡视探测器自主导航是其能在月面执行探测任务的关键,而定向又是月球巡视探测器自主导航的一个重要组成部分,其定向精度将直接影响到月球巡视探测器定位性能。将CCD(ChargeCoupleDevice)太阳敏感器应用到月球巡视探测器上,用太阳敏感器测量太阳位置矢量,结合加速度计测量的重力矢量,利用QUEST算法推算了月球巡视探测器的姿态和航向,为月球巡视探测器构建了一套适用于长时间、长距离导航的绝对定向方案,通过理论分析和实际推算描述了该定向方案的具体实现过程,最后以仿真结果验证了该方案的可行性,为下一步月球巡视探测器定位研究提供了技术参考。     

强磁干扰环境下磁航向误差补偿技术研究

解决强磁环境下磁强计易受干扰的问题,能够提高微型姿态参照系统航向角测量精度。建立了磁强计误差两次补偿模型,首先采用椭圆坐标修正法对磁强计进行罗差补偿,以减小环境磁场的干扰;其次采用最小二乘拟合法对获得的磁航向角进行二次补偿,提高系统航向角测量精度。试验结果显示：系统航向角测量值的误差均方值由补偿前的3．982°降为补偿后的0．386°,精度提高近10．3倍,表明该补偿方法能够有效降低磁场环境的干扰,提高系统航向角测量精度。     

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...     

行人导航系统航向角约束算法研究

针对航向角发散的情况,采用磁力计和地图线路匹配约束的方法修正航向角误差。根据磁力计和地图线路匹配算法各自的特点,在零速修正技术的基础上,最终选择在行人直线行走时采用地图线路匹配辅助,弯路行走时采用磁力计辅助的算法,通过EKF进行误差估计从而补偿航向角误差。最后将设备置于行人足后跟处进行实验,实验结果表明,此方法能够有效抑制航向角漂移误差,导航精度明显提高,最终定位误差为1.2m,占总行程的0.3%。     

基于航向匹配的磁力计外场无依托标定算法CSCD

三轴磁力计的测量精度会受到自身和环境的影响,因此在使用前必须要进行标定。传统标定方法需要特定的精密仪器和标定环境,或是对计算量和采集数据的方式有较高的要求,针对这些问题,提出了基于航向匹配的磁力计外场无依托标定算法。该算法无需特定精密仪器、对数据采集和计算量的要求也较低,且可以在现场实现有效动态标定。该算法基于航向角是磁航向角与磁偏角代数和的原理,通过等价数学变换构建了磁力计零偏关于姿态角与磁力计测量值的线性模型,最终采用最小二乘法对磁力计的零偏进行估计。该算法可以估计三轴磁力计的零偏,对磁力计的测量结果有较好的补偿作用。实验结果表明,该算法可有效标定三轴磁力计,减小其测量误差。经标定的磁力计可以应用于地磁匹配导航,辅助惯性导航修正其位置误差,尤其是在长直路段内,磁力计标定过程中识别出的磁异常数据可以为地磁匹配导航提供基础信息。     

外弹道数据处理中航向角精确计算方法

针对国内靶场在外测事后数据处理中航向角计算存在的问题，深入分析了传统计算方法存在的缺陷，提出了两种新的航向角计算方法——坐标法和速度法，并提供了两种方法的算法和模型。在理论分析的基础上，采用实测数据对新旧三种方法比较分析，最后验证速度法是目标瞬时航向角最佳计算方法。     

腰绑式行人导航系统基于缓存区的启发式航向补偿算法研究

腰绑式行人导航系统通过航位推算方法实现行人定位导航，对于实行灾难救援和单兵作战等任务十分便利。行人行进步长和航向的准确估计是实现航位推算的前提。根据腰绑式惯性传感器信号的特征，采用基于三轴合成加速度的峰值检测进行单步划分；利用步频和加速度方差信息构建线性步长模型。针对人员执行任务过程中由于运动方向不确定性导致传统启发式航向漂移消除算法过度修正甚至失效的问题，提出了一种基于缓存区的启发式航向补偿算法。根据运动方式选定N个复步作为一个缓存区，计算缓存区内相邻复步航向差值的方差，依据方差动态调整航向补偿算法的修正强度，避免过度修正。利用所提算法进行了矩形实验和操场实验，终点定位误差小于1%，表明了所提方法的有效性。     

基于GRU的仪表着陆系统故障预测方法研究

故障预测技术在保障仪表着陆系统的可靠运行、提高空管效能等方面具有重要应用价值。结合仪表着陆系统运行特征和实际运行维护工作,提出一种基于GRU 的仪表着陆系统故障预测方法。以航向信标为研究对象,在分析其监控参数与设备运行状态之间的关系后,将监控参数作为故障特征参数;根据监控参数时间步长、时变性特征显著的特点,采用GRU 预测监控参数的未来变化趋势;根据监控参数的隶属函数计算出参数未来时刻可能发生“故障”的概率,实现对航向信标故障的预测。结果表明：基于GRU 的预测方法的相对预测精度在95% 以上。     

INS/GPS组合导航在大失准角情况下行进对准技术的研究

针对行进中对准初始航向角为大失准角的问题,提出了把航向信息耦合到Kalman滤波器量测方程中的方法使航向角收敛。通过激光惯导跑车试验数据分析,在大失准角情况下,航向角都能快速的收敛,对捷联惯性导航系统在行进中初始对准领域的推广应用具有实际意义。     

Filtering of discontinuous processes arising in marine integratednavigation systems

A refined stochastic model for the errors of the Loran-C radio navigation aid is described, and it is shown how this model can be used to improve the performance of integrated navigation systems. In addition to the usual propagation errors, Loran-C time of arrival measurements are occasionally plagued with sudden intermittent errors of a particular magnitude and caused by receiver cycle selection errors. These result in sudden large jumps in the calculated position solution. The Loran-C error has been modeled as the sum of a diffusion process, representing the normal propagating errors, and a pure jump process of Poisson type, representing the cycle selection errors. A simple integrated navigation system is then described, based on the Loran-C model and the standard dead reckoning (heading and speed) system model. Assuming that the observed process is governed by a linear stochastic difference equation, a recursive linear unbiased minimum variance filter is developed, from which the Loran-C and dead reckoning errors, and hence position and velocity, can be estimated