Altitude regulation is a fundamental problem in UAV(unmanned aerial vehicles) control to ensure hovering and autonomous navigation performance.However,data from altitude sensors may be unstable by interference.A digit...Altitude regulation is a fundamental problem in UAV(unmanned aerial vehicles) control to ensure hovering and autonomous navigation performance.However,data from altitude sensors may be unstable by interference.A digital-filter-based improved adaptive Kalman method is proposed to improve accuracy and reliability of the altitude measurement information.A unique sensor data fusion structure is designed to make different sensors switch automatically in different environment.Simulation and experimental results show that an improved Sage-Husa adaptive extended Kalman filter(SHAEKF) is adopted in altitude data fusion which means that altitude error is limited to 1.5m in high altitude and 1.2m near the ground.This method is proved feasible and effective through hovering flight test and three-dimensional track flight experiment.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61304017,11372309)Key Technology Development Project of Jilin Province(No.20150204074GX)+1 种基金the Project Development Plan of Science and Technology(No.20150520111zh)the Provincial Special Funds Project of Science and Technology Cooperation(No.2014SYHZ0004)
文摘Altitude regulation is a fundamental problem in UAV(unmanned aerial vehicles) control to ensure hovering and autonomous navigation performance.However,data from altitude sensors may be unstable by interference.A digital-filter-based improved adaptive Kalman method is proposed to improve accuracy and reliability of the altitude measurement information.A unique sensor data fusion structure is designed to make different sensors switch automatically in different environment.Simulation and experimental results show that an improved Sage-Husa adaptive extended Kalman filter(SHAEKF) is adopted in altitude data fusion which means that altitude error is limited to 1.5m in high altitude and 1.2m near the ground.This method is proved feasible and effective through hovering flight test and three-dimensional track flight experiment.
