移动式机器人视觉定性导航

在总结已有定性导航工作的基础上,系统地讨论了定性定位的两种方法即顺序区域和有向区域定位,以及各自的性质和相互关系,并给出了实验结果.

A FAST KALMAN FILTER FOR INTEGRATED GPS/INS BASED ON U-D FACTORIZATION

A fast U D factorization based Kalman filter for the 21 state integrated global positioning system and inertial navigation system (GPS/INS) is developed from the point of engineering implementation. The conventional Kalman filter is widely used for integration of GPS/INS, however, due to the model and numerical computation errors, the Kalman filter may diverge in engineering implementation. In order to solve this problem, an extended Kalman filter based on the U D factorization is proposed. Moreover, the high order integrated system suffers from the problem of long computation time, leading to difficulties in real time applications. An algorithmic approach is developed to improve the computational speed. A typical aircraft trajectory is simulated to compare the improvement in the computational speed and the navigation accuracy using the conventional Kalman filter and the fast Kalman filter based on the U D factorization. The results indicate that the methods proposed in this paper are very effective in overcoming these problems for the high dynamic integrated GPS/INS system.

GPS-BASED LAND VEHICLE TRACKING AND MONITORING SYSTEM

A land vehicle tracking and monitoring system based on the integration of differential global position system (DGPS), dead-reckoning (DR), and map matched technology is studied. In this paper, from the economic point of view, a new scheme using the one-way directional communication link, is presented. Moreover, 8-state Kalman filter is proposed for integrated DGPS/DR system. When field tests are carried out using two C/A code GARMIN GPS receiver, the positioning accuracy less than 5 m (1σ) is achieved.

APPLICATION OF INTERVAL KALMAN FILTER TO AN INTEGRATED GPS/INS SYSTEM

An interval Kalman filter (IKF) algorithm based on the interval conditional expectation is applied to an integrated global positioning system/inertial navigation system (GPS/INS). Because the IKF algorithm is applicable only to linear interval systems, the extended interval Kalman filter (EIKF) algorithm for non linear integrated systems is developed. A high dynamic aircraft trajectory is designed to test the algorithm developed. The results of computer simulation indicate that the EIKF algorithm is consistent with the traditional SKF scheme, and is also effective for uncertain non linear integrated system.

DESIGN AND REALIZATION OF SINS/TWO-ANTENNA GPS INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM

The strapdown inertial navigation system （SINS）/two-antenna GPS integrated navigation system is discussed. Corresponding error and the measurement models are built, especially the double differenced GPS carrier phase model. The extended Kalman filtering is proposed. And the hardware composition and connection are designed to simulate the SINS/two-antenna GPS integrated navigation system. Results show that the performances of the system, the precision of the navigation and the positioning, the reliability and the practicability are im proved.

Hybrid Kalman and unscented Kalman filters for INS/GPS integrated system considering constant lever arm effect

In inertial navigation system(INS) and global positioning system(GPS) integrated system, GPS antennas are usually not located at the same location as the inertial measurement unit(IMU) of the INS, so the lever arm effect exists, which makes the observation equation highly nonlinear. The INS/GPS integration with constant lever arm effect is studied. The position relation of IMU and GPS's antenna is represented in the earth centered earth fixed frame, while the velocity relation of these two systems is represented in local horizontal frame. Due to the small integration time interval of INS, i.e. 0.1 s in this work, the nonlinearity in the INS error equation is trivial, so the linear INS error model is constructed and addressed by Kalman filter's prediction step. On the other hand, the high nonlinearity in the observation equation due to lever arm effect is addressed by unscented Kalman filter's update step to attain higher accuracy and better applicability. Simulation is designed and the performance of the hybrid filter is validated.

Integrated Data Processing Method for GPS and INS Field Test over Rocky Mountain

The method of integrated data processing for GPS and INS(inertial navigation system) field test over the Rocky Mountains using the adaptive Kalman filtering technique is presented. On the basis of the known GPS outputs and the offset of GPS and INS, state equations and observations are designed to perform the calculation and improve the navigation accuracy. An example shows that with the method the reliable navigation parameters have been obtained.

APPLYINGSUCCESSIVEORTHOGONALIZATIONDECENTRALIZEDKALMANFILTERTOGPS／INSINTEGRATEDNAVIGATIONSYSTEM

The Successive Orthogonalization Decentralized Kalman Filter (SODKF ) is a new method which is used for large system state estimation. It can be applied not only to large system decentralization, but also to precision realization at approximately the same level of the global filter, thus, making possible the engineering operation as well as shortening the computing time. This paper discusses the principles and features of SODKF when used in GPS/INS integrated navigation system. The system will be firstly divided into three subsystems and then corrected in both open and closed loops. The system simulation results by two integrated patterns show that SODKF is efficient and realizable. While the three subsystems are simulated in series, the computing speed doubles that of the global system. In addition, its optimal estimating precision remains unchanged. It can be concluded from this paper that large integrated navigation systems with GPS, INS, Terrain Match, Loran C, Doppler Radar and Radio Altimeter can be made more efficient by this multi subsystem of navigation.

The first airborne scalar gravimetry system based on SINS/DGPS in China

China has developed an airborne gravimetry system based on SINS/DGPS named SGA-WZ, the first system in which a strap- down inertial navigation system （SINS） has been used for airborne gravimetry in China. This gravity measurement system consists of a strap-down inertial navigation system and a differential global positioning system （DGPS）. In April 2010, a flight test was carried out in Shandong Province of China to test the accuracy of this system. The test was designed to assess the re- peatability and accuracy of the system. Two repeated flights and six grid flights were made. The flying altitude was about 400 m. The average flying speed was about 60 m/s, which corresponds to a spatial resolution of 4.8 km when using 160-s cutoff low-pass filter. This paper describes the data processing of the system. The evaluation of the internal precision is based on repeated flights and differences in crossover points. Gravity results in this test from the repeated flight lines show that the re- peatability of the repeat lines is 1.6 mGal with a spatial resolution of 4.8 kin, and the internal precision of grid flight data is 3.2 mGal with a spatial resolution of 4.8 km. There are some systematic errors in the gravity results, which can be modeled using trigonometric function. After the systematic errors are compensated, the precision of grid flight data can be better than 1 mGal.

ADS-B监视报文参数统计及其所需性能

基于广播式自动相关监视(ADS-B)报文的位置导航不确定性指标(NUCP)的监视质量备受关注。针对位置导航不确定性参数好、监视质量却不高的问题,深入研究广播式自动相关监视报文数据项及其与基于性能的通信与监视的相关性。在充分考虑通信导航监视相关性及全球卫星导航系统(GNSS)广域增强等因素基础上,推导、构建了监视所需性能估计模型,并给予合理简化。在测试空域利用2个具有运行资质的生产商ADS-B接收站,连续采集近2亿条ADS-B报文,统计分析报文各信息项的状态参数,并应用到所需性能估计模型评估计算这两个ADS-B站的所需监视性能。此外还将参考文献报文参数代入模型评估所需性能。结果显示,当考虑报文各信息项统计状态及具备广域增强服务支撑时,ADS-B所需监视性能参数估计值未达到99.9%要求。若缺乏广域增强服务及相关性因素等,系统所需性能与国际民航组织(ICAO)监视要求的差距则更大。

Preliminary assessment of the navigation and positioning performance of BeiDou regional navigation satellite system

BeiDou regional navigation satellite system （BDS） also called BeiDou-2 has been in full operation since December 27, 2012. It consists of 14 satellites, including 5 satellites in Geostationary Orbit （GEO）, 5 satellites in Inclined Geosynchronous Orbit （IGSO）, and 4 satellites in Medium Earth Orbit （MEO）. In this paper, its basic navigation and positioning performance are evaluated preliminarily by the real data collected in Beijing, including satellite visibility, Position Dilution of Precision （PDOP） value, the precision of code and carrier phase measurements, the accuracy of single point positioning and differential position- ing and ambiguity resolution （AR） performance, which are also compared with those of GPS. It is shown that the precision of BDS code and carrier phase measurements are about 33 cm and 2 mm, respectively, which are comparable to those of GPS, and the accuracy of BDS single point positioning has satisfied the design requirement. The real-time kinematic positioning is also feasible by BDS alolae in the opening condition, since its fixed rate and reliability of single-epoch dual-frequency AR is comparable to those of GPS. The accuracy of BDS carrier phase differential positioning is better than 1 cm for a very short baseline of 4.2 m and 3 cm for a short baseline of 8.2 km, which is on the same level with that of GPS. For the combined BDS and GPS, the fixed rate and reliability of single-epoch AR and the positioning accuracy are improved significantly. The accu- racy of BDS/GPS carrier phase differential positioning is about 35 and 20 % better than that of GPS for two short baseline tests in this study. The accuracy of BDS code differential positioning is better than 2.5 m. However it is worse than that of GPS, which may result from large code multipath errors of BDS GEO satellite measurements.

Vision navigation for aircrafts based on 3D reconstruction from real-time image sequences

In this paper,we propose a novel vision navigation method based on three-dimensional(3D)reconstruction from real-time image sequences.It adapts 3D reconstruction and terrain matching to establish the correspondence between image points and3D space points and the terrain reference(by using a digital elevation map(DEM)).An adaptive weighted orthogonal iterative pose estimation method is employed to calculate the position and attitude angle of the aircraft.Synthesized and real experiments show that the proposed method is capable of providing accurate navigation parameters for a long-endurance flight without using a global positioning system or an inertial navigation system(INS).Moreover,it can be combined with an INS to achieve an improved navigation result.

Performance analysis of visual markers for indoor navigation systems

The massive diffusion of smartphones, the growing interest in wearable devices and the Internet of Things, and the exponential rise of location based services（LBSs） have made the problem of localization and navigation inside buildings one of the most important technological challenges of recent years. Indoor positioning systems have a huge market in the retail sector and contextual advertising; in addition, they can be fundamental to increasing the quality of life for citizens if deployed inside public buildings such as hospitals, airports, and museums.Sometimes, in emergency situations, they can make the difference between life and death. Various approaches have been proposed in the literature. Recently, thanks to the high performance of smartphones＇ cameras, marker-less and marker-based computer vision approaches have been investigated. In a previous paper, we proposed a technique for indoor localization and navigation using both Bluetooth low energy（BLE） and a 2D visual marker system deployed into the floor. In this paper, we presented a qualitative performance evaluation of three 2D visual markers, Vuforia,Ar Uco marker, and AprilT ag, which are suitable for real-time applications. Our analysis focused on specific case study of visual markers placed onto the tiles, to improve the efficiency of our indoor localization and navigation approach by choosing the best visual marker system.