Free-walking:Pedestrian inertial navigation based on dual foot-mounted IMU

The inertial navigation system(INS),which is frequently used in emergency rescue operations and other situations,has the benefits of not relying on infrastructure,high positioning frequency,and strong real-time performance.However,the intricate and unpredictable pedestrian motion patterns lead the INS localization error to significantly diverge with time.This paper aims to enhance the accuracy of zero-velocity interval(ZVI)detection and reduce the heading and altitude drift of foot-mounted INS via deep learning and equation constraint of dual feet.Aiming at the observational noise problem of low-cost inertial sensors,we utilize a denoising autoencoder to automatically eliminate the inherent noise.Aiming at the problem that inaccurate detection of the ZVI detection results in obvious displacement error,we propose a sample-level ZVI detection algorithm based on the U-Net neural network,which effectively solves the problem of mislabeling caused by sliding windows.Aiming at the problem that Zero-Velocity Update(ZUPT)cannot suppress heading and altitude error,we propose a bipedal INS method based on the equation constraint and ellipsoid constraint,which uses foot-to-foot distance as a new observation to correct heading and altitude error.We conduct extensive and well-designed experiments to evaluate the performance of the proposed method.The experimental results indicate that the position error of our proposed method did not exceed 0.83% of the total traveled distance.

DESIGN & REALIZATION ON GPS/INS INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM

讨论了应用卡尔曼滤波器的ＧＰＳ／ＩＮＳ组合导航系统，其中包括理论、方案与实际的ＩＮＳ和ＧＰＳ接收机的结合，研究的重点是对系统误差的建模及组合的实现，以及松组合和紧组合等各种组合方式等。该ＧＰＳ／ＩＮＳ组合导航开发系统，可以有效和经济地用于组合导航系统的研究和设计，在实际应用中起到了非常有效的作用。该系统不仅仅是一个计算机辅助设计软件，而且可以对实际获得的惯导和ＧＰＳ数据进行半物理仿真。开发系统的核心软件可以方便地转换成实际组合系统中的工程应用软件。应用结果表明，开发系统的设计思想和组合方案是成功的，可以取得良好的导航结果。

Ground Alignment of Inertial Navigation System with the Aid of GPS Signals

惯性导航系统地面初始对准是惯导系统的关键技术之一，由于系统的观测性弱，仅水平对准效果好，而方位对准效果较差．针对这一问题，本文提出采用双天线将ＧＰＳ载波相位作为外部参考信号引入惯导系统地面对准，和惯导系统相组合共同完成初始对准．仿真结果表明，组合对准不仅能使方位快速对准，而且还能提高水平对准的精度，同时可对陀螺漂移作出快速估计．

GNSS/SINS/视觉导航鲁棒算法

全球导航卫星系统(Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS)、捷联惯性导航系统(Strapdown Inertial Navigation System, SINS)和视觉传感器优势互补,3者信息融合可获得高精度、无漂移的导航定位信息.针对GNSS/SINS/视觉融合导航易受运动速度、光照变化、遮挡等影响导致定位精度和鲁棒性降低问题,本文在图优化框架的代价函数中加入SoftLOne鲁棒核函数,设置量测值粗差检验程序,降低离群点带来的负面影响.进一步,对量测值计算残差进行卡方检验,对超限残差降权处理,提高系统精度和鲁棒性.实验结果表明,本文算法较不施加鲁棒核函数、不采用异常值剔除策略和卡方检验的传统算法,以及加入其他鲁棒核函数的算法精度更高、鲁棒性更好,能够较大程度提升GNSS/SINS/视觉导航定位精度和鲁棒性,在大尺度环境下,未出现较大漂移误差,绝对位姿均方根误差0.735 m,绝对位姿误差标准差0.336 m.

因子图框架下里程计辅助GNSS/INS组合导航算法

在复杂观测环境下,GNSS/INS组合导航系统的GNSS信号易受干扰从而导致INS独立导航精度迅速下降。针对上述问题,本文基于因子图的里程计辅助GNSS/INS组合导航算法,利用里程计观测信息结合非完整性约束构建航向速度约束方程,同时采用能多次线性化计算和多次迭代的因子图优化方法进行参数估计。实际车载试验解算结果表明,在GNSS信号良好时,基于因子图方法比滤波方法具有更快的收敛时间,收敛速度提高了近10倍;在GNSS信号发生中断时,添加里程计辅助后组合导航系统在东向和北向分别提升了83%和89%。与传统的滤波融合手段相比,本文采用因子图优化后在东向和北向的定位精度分别有63%、70%的改善。

IAE-adaptive Kalman filter for INS/GPS integrated navigation system

A marine INS/GPS adaptive navigation system is presented. GPS with two antenna providing vessel＇ s altitude is selected as the auxiliary system fusing with INS to improve the performance of the hybrid system. The Kalman filter is the most frequently used algorithm in the integrated navigation system, which is capable of estimating INS errors online based on the measured errors between INS and GPS. The standard Kalman filter （SKF） assumes that the statistics of the noise on each sensor are given. As long as the noise distributions do not change, the Kalman filter will give the optimal estimation. However GPS receiver will be disturbed easily and thus temporally changing measurement noise will join into the outputs of GPS, which will lead to performance degradation of the Kalman filter. Many researchers introduce fuzzy logic control method into innovation-based adaptive estimation adaptive Kalman filtering （IAE-AKF） algorithm, and accordingly propose various adaptive Kalman filters. However how to design the fuzzy logic controller is a very complicated problem still without a convincing solution. A novel IAE-AKF is proposed herein, which is based on the maximum likelihood criterion for the proper computation of the filter innovation covariance and hence of the filter gain. The approach is direct and simple without having to establish fuzzy inference rules. After having deduced the proposed IAEAKF algorithm theoretically in detail, the approach is tested by the simulation based on the system error model of the developed INS/GPS integrated marine navigation system. Simulation results show that the adaptive Kalman filter outperforms the SKF with higher accuracy, robustness and less computation. It is demonstra- ted that this proposed approach is a valid solution for the unknown changing measurement noise exited in the Kalman filter.

Accuracy improvement of GPS/MEMS-INS integrated navigation system during GPS signal outage for land vehicle navigation

To improve the reliability and accuracy of the global po- sitioning system （GPS）/micro electromechanical system （MEMS）- inertial navigation system （INS） integrated navigation system, this paper proposes two different methods. Based on wavelet threshold denoising and functional coefficient autoregressive （FAR） model- ing, a combined data processing method is presented for MEMS inertial sensor, and GPS attitude information is also introduced to improve the estimation accuracy of MEMS inertial sensor errors. Then the positioning accuracy during GPS signal short outage is enhanced. To improve the positioning accuracy when a GPS signal is blocked for long time and solve the problem of the tra- ditional adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system （ANFIS） method with poor dynamic adaptation and large calculation amount, a self-constructive ANFIS （SCANFIS） combined with the extended Kalman filter （EKF） is proposed for MEMS-INS errors modeling and predicting. Experimental road test results validate the effi- ciency of the proposed methods.

A fast and accurate initial alignment method for strapdown inertial navigation system on stationary base

In this work,a fast and accurate stationary alignment method for strapdown inertial navigation system （SINS） is proposed. It has been demonstrated that the stationary alignment of SINS can be improved by employing the multiposition technique,but the alignment time of the azimuth error is relatively longer. Over here, the two-position alignment principle is presented. On the basis of this SINS error model, a fast estimation algorithm of the azimuth error for the initial alignment of SINS on stationary base is derived fully from the horizontal velocity outputs and the output rates, and the novel azimuth error estimation algorithm is used for the two-position alignment. Consequently, the speed and accuracy of the SINS＇ s initial alignment is enhanced greatly. The computer simulation results illustrate the efficiency of this alignment method.

Error Model of Rotary Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System

To improve the precision of inertial navigation system（INS） during long time operation,the rotation modulated technique（RMT） was employed to modulate the errorr of the inertial sensors into periodically varied signals,and,as a result,to suppress the divergence of INS errors.The principle of the RMT was introduced and the error propagating functions were derived from the rotary navigation equation.Effects of the measurement error for the rotation angle of the platform on the system precision were analyzed.The simulation and experimental results show that the precision of INS was ① dramatically improved with the use of the RMT,and ② hardly reduced when the measurement error for the rotation angle was in arc-second level.The study results offer a theoretical basis for engineering design of rotary INS.

基于MEMS IMU的GNSS RTK/INS紧组合定位分析

本文针对复杂动态的城市环境自动驾驶规模化应用需求,提出惯性单元辅助RTK快速收敛的自动驾驶低成本、高精度定位方法。使用MEMS IMU M39和战术级IMU Pos320,通过对多组实测车载数据进行仿真中断,得到INS位置漂移误差、模糊度收敛时间、模糊度固定正确性指标,再对无惯导辅助、M39辅助模糊度固定和Pos320辅助3种情形下的模糊度固定时间和定位精度进行了统计和分析。结果表明,M39在GNSS中断5 s时可辅助RTK实现模糊度瞬时固定,中断时间为10 s时可以将RTK模糊度收敛时间压缩至1/4。MEMS IMU的加入使得RTK模糊度固定错误个数显著下降,10 cm以内高精度定位占比由62.25%提高至98.44%。试验验证了MEMS IMU辅助RTK能够加快模糊度收敛速度,提高了其在自动驾驶导航定位应用中的精度和可靠性。

A Quaternion Scaled Unscented Kalman Estimator for Inertial Navigation States Determination Using INS/GPS/Magnetometer Fusion

This Inertial Navigation System (INS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and fluxgate magnetometer technologies have been widely used in a variety of positioning and navigation applications. In this paper, a low cost solid state INS/GPS/Magnetometer integrated navigation system has been developed that incorporates measurements from an Inertial Navigation System (INS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and fluxgate magnetometer (Mag.) to provide a reliable complete navigation solution at a high output rate. The body attitude estimates, especially the heading angle, are fundamental challenges in a navigation system. Therefore targeting accurate attitude estimation is considered a significant contribution to the overall navigation error. A better estimation of the body attitude estimates leads to more accurate position and velocity estimation. For that end, the aim of this research is to exploit the magnetometer and accelerometer data in the attitude estimation technique. In this paper, a Scaled Unscented Kalman Filter (SUKF) based on the quaternion concept is designed for the INS/GPS/Mag integrated navigation system under large attitude error conditions. Simulation and experimental results indicate a satisfactory performance of the newly developed model.

Suppression of the G-sensitive drift of laser gyro in dual-axis rotational inertial navigation system

The dual-axis rotational inertial navigation system(INS)with dithered ring laser gyro(DRLG)is widely used in high precision navigation.The major inertial sensor errors such as drift errors of gyro and accelerometer can be averaged out,but the G-sensitive drifts of laser gyro cannot be averaged out by indexing.A 16-position rotational simulation experiment proves the G-sensitive drift will affect the long-term navigation error for the rotational INS quantitatively.The vibration coupling and asymmetric structure of the DRLG are the main errors.A new dithered mechanism and optimized DRLG is designed.The validity and efficiency of the optimized design are conformed by 1 g sinusoidal vibration experiments.An optimized inertial measurement unit(IMU)is formulated and measured experimentally.Laboratory and vehicle experimental results show that the divergence speed of longitude errors can be effectively slowed down in the optimized IMU.In long term independent navigation,the position accuracy of dual-axis rotational INS is improved close to 50%,and the G-sensitive drifts of laser gyro in the optimized IMU are less than 0.0002°/h.These results have important theoretical significance and practical value for improving the structural dynamic characteristics of DRLG INS,especially the highprecision inertial system.

一种重力梯度/SINS/星光组合导航方法

为提高飞行器导航系统的精度和自主性,提出了一种重力梯度/捷联惯导(SINS)/星光组合导航方法。在该组合导航系统中,利用重力梯度信息修正SINS的位置误差,利用星光信息修正SINS的姿态误差,提高飞行器的导航精度和自主性。为了弥补传统容积卡尔曼滤波(CKF)算法滤波精度不高的缺点,采用随机加权容积卡尔曼滤波(RWCKF)算法,设计重力梯度/SINS/星光组合导航系统。仿真结果表明,SINS/星光组合导航系统、重力梯度/SINS组合导航系统、合成孔径雷达(SAR)/SINS/星光组合导航系统和提出的重力梯度/SINS/星光自主组合导航系统的定位误差分别为78.1003 m、54.3399 m、39.2776 m和19.8495 m,证明了提出的重力梯度/SINS/星光自主组合导航系统的精度不仅远高于两个子系统,也高于SAR/SINS/星光组合导航系统。

卡尔曼滤波器异常自检及其在SINS初始对准中的应用

卡尔曼滤波器是惯性导航系统初始对准和组合导航问题中的常用工具。针对滤波时系统噪声和观测噪声异常导致的滤波精度下降甚至发散问题,从理论上分析了基于新息协方差匹配和马氏距离卡方检验的两种滤波器异常检验判据,结合判据在传统卡尔曼滤波、无迹卡尔曼滤波和容积卡尔曼滤波中的典型应用,设计了针对捷联式惯性导航系统初始对准问题的测试实验,实验结果表明两种判据对滤波器系统噪声和观测噪声异常都有一定的检验能力,但检验判据严格程度存在不同且判据存在拖尾效应,由此给出了在实践应用中的建议。

INS-GNSS Integrated Navigation Algorithm Based on TransGAN

With the rapid development of autopilot technology,a variety of engi-neering applications require higher and higher requirements for navigation and positioning accuracy,as well as the error range should reach centimeter level.Single navigation systems such as the inertial navigation system(INS)and the global navigation satellite system(GNSS)cannot meet the navigation require-ments in many cases of high mobility and complex environments.For the purpose of improving the accuracy of INS-GNSS integrated navigation system,an INS-GNSS integrated navigation algorithm based on TransGAN is proposed.First of all,the GNSS data in the actual test process is applied to establish the data set.Secondly,the generator and discriminator are constructed.Borrowing the model structure of generator transformer,the generator is constructed by multi-layer transformer encoder,which can obtain a wider data perception ability.The generator and discriminator are trained and optimized by the production countermeasure network,so as to realize the speed and position error compensa-tion of INS.Consequently,when GNSS works normally,TransGAN is trained into a high-precision prediction model using INS-GNSS data.The trained Trans-GAN model is emoloyed to compensate the speed and position errors for INS.Through the test analysis offlight test data,the test results are compared with the performance of traditional multi-layer perceptron(MLP)and fuzzy wavelet neural network(WNN),demonstrating that TransGAN can effectively correct the speed and position information when GNSS is interrupted,with the high accuracy.

An improved computation scheme of strapdown inertial navigation system using rotation technique

To improve the accuracy of strapdown inertial navigation system(SINS) for long term applications,the rotation technique is employed to modulate the errors of the inertial sensors into periodically varied signals,and,as a result,to suppress the divergence of SINS errors.However,the errors of rotation platform will be introduced into SINS and might affect the final navigation accuracy.Considering the disadvantages of the conventional navigation computation scheme,an improved computation scheme of the SINS using rotation technique is proposed which can reduce the effects of the rotation platform errors.And,the error characteristics of the SINS with this navigation computation scheme are analyzed.Theoretical analysis,simulations and real test results show that the proposed navigation computation scheme outperforms the conventional navigation computation scheme,meanwhile reduces the requirement to the measurement accuracy of rotation angles.

A Filtering Approach Based on MMAE for a SINS/CNS Integrated Navigation System

This paper explores multiple model adaptive estimation(MMAE) method, and with it, proposes a novel filtering algorithm. The proposed algorithm is an improved Kalman filter— multiple model adaptive estimation unscented Kalman filter(MMAE-UKF) rather than conventional Kalman filter methods,like the extended Kalman filter(EKF) and the unscented Kalman filter(UKF). UKF is used as a subfilter to obtain the system state estimate in the MMAE method. Single model filter has poor adaptability with uncertain or unknown system parameters,which the improved filtering method can overcome. Meanwhile,this algorithm is used for integrated navigation system of strapdown inertial navigation system(SINS) and celestial navigation system(CNS) by a ballistic missile's motion. The simulation results indicate that the proposed filtering algorithm has better navigation precision, can achieve optimal estimation of system state, and can be more flexible at the cost of increased computational burden.

Application of H_∞ filtering in the initial alignment of strapdown inertial navigation system

In this paper , the principle of H∞ filtering is discussed and H_∞ filter is constructed, which is used in the initial alignment of the strapdown inertial navigation systems(SINS). The error model of SINS is derived. By utilizing constructed H∞ filter, the filtering calculation to that system has been conducted. The simulation results of the misalignment angle are given under the condition of unknown noises. The results show that the process of alignment with H∞ filter is much faster and with excellent robustness.

Research of Strapdown Integrated Navigation System Based on Rota­tion Control Technology

To realize high-precision Single-axial Rotating FOG-SINS,a low-power,low-cost,middle-precision rotating control mechanism design for single-axial rotating navigation system is put forward.Through theory analysis,design and experimental verification,the rotating control mechanism has good control precision and high reliability,which meets the demands for developing middle&high-precision FOG-SINS.

Three-time rapid transfer alignment method of SINS/GPS navigation system of high-speed marine missile

The transfer alignment of SINS/GPS navigation system of a high-speed marine missile was investigated. With the help of the big acceleration of a high-speed missile, the transfer alignment was changed into a three-time alignment. The azimuth alignment was coarsely finished in 10s in the first time alignment, the horizontal alignment was accurately and rapidly finished in the second time alignment, and the azimuth alignment was accurately finished in the third time alignment. Because the second time alignment and the third time alignment were finished by GPS after the missile was launched, the horizontal alignment and the second azimuth alignment got rid of the influence of the warship body flexibility deforming. The precision and rapidity of the horizontal alignment were prominently increased due to the vertical launch of the marine missile with the big acceleration. Simulation verifies the effectiveness of the proposed alignment method.