As the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas proliferate throughout deepwater area, the requirements on the reliability of dynamic positioning system become increasingly stringent. The control objective ensuring...As the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas proliferate throughout deepwater area, the requirements on the reliability of dynamic positioning system become increasingly stringent. The control objective ensuring safety operation at deep water will not be met by a single controller for dynamic positioning. In order to increase the availability and reliability of dynamic positioning control system, the triple redundancy hardware and software control architectures were designed and developed according to the safe specifications of DP-3 classification notation for dynamically positioned ships and rigs. The hardware redundant configuration takes the form of triple-redundant hot standby configuration including three identical operator stations and three real-time control computers which connect each other through dual networks. The function of motion control and redundancy management of control computers were implemented by software on the real-time operating system VxWorks. The software realization of task loose synchronization, majority voting and fault detection were presented in details. A hierarchical software architecture was planed during the development of software, consisting of application layer, real-time layer and physical layer. The behavior of the DP-3 dynamic positioning control system was modeled by a Markov model to analyze its reliability. The effects of variation in parameters on the reliability measures were investigated. The time domain dynamic simulation was carried out on a deepwater drilling rig to prove the feasibility of the proposed control architecture展开更多
For terrestrial positioning, some applications require three dimensional coordinates. The Dilution of precisions (DOPs) for position systems using range measurement are reviewed and the average values of DOPs for diff...For terrestrial positioning, some applications require three dimensional coordinates. The Dilution of precisions (DOPs) for position systems using range measurement are reviewed and the average values of DOPs for different deployments of base station geometries are examined. It is shown that to obtain the lowest DOPs, the base stations for different types of positioning systems need to be deployed differently. Changing the N-sided regular polygon to an (N - 1)-sided polygon with one base station in the centre of the polygon can decrease the value of DOP in general for a pseudorange time of arrival (TOA) system but not for an absolute range TOA system. The height of the base station in the centre can also change the DOP significantly. The finding can be used to optimize the deployment of the base stations for range measurement positioning systems.展开更多
Fire rescue challenges and solutions have evolved from straightfor-ward plane rescue to encompass 3D space due to the rise of high-rise city buildings.Hence,this study facilitates a system with quick and simplified on...Fire rescue challenges and solutions have evolved from straightfor-ward plane rescue to encompass 3D space due to the rise of high-rise city buildings.Hence,this study facilitates a system with quick and simplified on-site launching and generates real-time location data,enabling fire rescuers to arrive at the intended spot faster and correctly for effective and precise rescue.Auto-positioning with step-by-step instructions is proposed when launching the locating system,while no extra measuring instrument like Total Station(TS)is needed.Real-time location tracking is provided via a 3D space real-time locating system(RTLS)constructed using Ultra-wide Bandwidth technology(UWB),which requires electromagnetic waves to pass through concrete walls.A hybrid weighted least squares with a time difference of arrival(WLS/TDOA)positioning method is proposed to address real path-tracking issues in 3D space and to meet RTLS requirements for quick computing in real-world applications.The 3D WLS/TDOA algorithm is theoretically constructed with the Cramer-Rao lower bound(CRLB).The computing complexity is reduced to the lower bound for embedded hardware to directly compute the time differential of the arriving signals using the time-to-digital converter(TDC).The results of the experiments show that the errors are controlled when the positioning algorithm is applied in various complicated situations to fulfill the requirements of engineering applications.The statistical analysis of the data reveals that the proposed UWB RTLS auto-positioning system can track target tags with an accuracy of 0.20 m.展开更多
The research on positioning system and spatial alignment is a big topic. In this paper, we proposed a design (that) studies two issues. One is the study of range positioning algorithm based on ZigBee communication sys...The research on positioning system and spatial alignment is a big topic. In this paper, we proposed a design (that) studies two issues. One is the study of range positioning algorithm based on ZigBee communication system. The other one is spatial alignment platform which is controlled with two servos. Hardware and software control system was realized, which also consists of two parts, ZigBee network positioning system and automatic orientation platform.展开更多
The BeiDou-3 navigation satellite system(BDS-3)provides a full-domain high-precision positioning service for the power system to ensure safe and stable operation.However,BDS-3 power system positioning faces certain ch...The BeiDou-3 navigation satellite system(BDS-3)provides a full-domain high-precision positioning service for the power system to ensure safe and stable operation.However,BDS-3 power system positioning faces certain challenges,such as complex electromagnetic interference and incomplete error elimination.Herein,a back propagation neural network-improved least mean square(BP-LMS)adaptive filtering method is proposed for the BDS-3 full-domain and high-precision power system positioning,which utilizes the loss function to update the weight of the BP hidden layer,computes the pseudo compensation range,and eliminates the impact of electromagnetic interference to enhance the accuracy of power system positioning.Simulation results confirm the superior performance of BP-LMS in positioning accuracy and error elimination.Compared with LMS and normalized least mean square(NLMS),the filtering error of the proposed BP-LMS adaptive filtering method is decreased by 57.14%and 51.38%,respectively.展开更多
This study analyzes the signal quality and the accuracy of BeiDou 3 rd generation Satellite Navigation System(BDS3) Precise Point Positioning(PPP) in the Arctic Ocean. Assessment of signal quality of BDS3 includes sig...This study analyzes the signal quality and the accuracy of BeiDou 3 rd generation Satellite Navigation System(BDS3) Precise Point Positioning(PPP) in the Arctic Ocean. Assessment of signal quality of BDS3 includes signal to noise ratio(SNR), multipath(MP), dilution of precision(DOP), and code-minus-carrier combination(CC). The results show that, 5 to 13 satellites are visible at any time in the Arctic Ocean area as of September 2018, which are sufficient for positioning. In the mid-latitude oceanic region and in the Arctic Ocean, the SNR is 25–52 dB Hz and the MP ranges from-2 m to 2 m. As the latitude increases, the DOP values show large variation, which may be related to the distribution of BDS satellites. The CC values of signals B1 I and BIC range from-5 m to 5 m in the mid-latitude sea area and the Arctic Ocean, which means the effect of pseudorange noise is small. Moreover, as to obtain the external precise reference value for GNSS positioning in the Arctic Ocean region is difficult, it is hard to evaluate the accuracy of positioning results. An improved isotropy-based protection level method based on Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring is proposed in the paper, which adopts median filter to smooth the gross errors to assess the precision and reliability of PPP in the Arctic Ocean. At first, the improved algorithm is verified with the data from the International GNSS Service Station Tixi. Then the accuracy of BDS3 PPP in the Arctic Ocean is calculated based on the improved algorithm. Which shows that the kinematic accuracy of PPP can reach the decimeter level in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and it meets the precision requirements of maritime navigation.展开更多
China’s Bei Dou-3 global positioning system has been officially initiated construction with four global networking satel ites to be launched by the end of this year,according to the announcement at the Sixth China An...China’s Bei Dou-3 global positioning system has been officially initiated construction with four global networking satel ites to be launched by the end of this year,according to the announcement at the Sixth China Annual Meeting of Satellite Navigation and Location Services in Shenzhen on September 16 and the First Satellite Application International Exposition held.展开更多
Large-scale indoor 3D reconstruction with multiple robots faces challenges in core enabling technologies.This work contributes to a framework addressing localization,coordination,and vision processing for multi-agent ...Large-scale indoor 3D reconstruction with multiple robots faces challenges in core enabling technologies.This work contributes to a framework addressing localization,coordination,and vision processing for multi-agent reconstruction.A system architecture fusing visible light positioning,multi-agent path finding via reinforcement learning,and 360°camera techniques for 3D reconstruction is proposed.Our visible light positioning algorithm leverages existing lighting for centimeter-level localization without additional infrastructure.Meanwhile,a decentralized reinforcement learning approach is developed to solve the multi-agent path finding problem,with communications among agents optimized.Our 3D reconstruction pipeline utilizes equirectangular projection from 360°cameras to facilitate depth-independent reconstruction from posed monocular images using neural networks.Experimental validation demonstrates centimeter-level indoor navigation and 3D scene reconstruction capabilities of our framework.The challenges and limitations stemming from the above enabling technologies are discussed at the end of each corresponding section.In summary,this research advances fundamental techniques for multi-robot indoor 3D modeling,contributing to automated,data-driven applications through coordinated robot navigation,perception,and modeling.展开更多
为了分析当前GPS(Global Positioning System)、Galileo(Galileo Navigation Satellite System)和BDS-3(Beidou Navigation Satellite System with Global Coverage)广播星历的精度,详细分析研究了各种偏差改正及消除方法,并尽可能地消...为了分析当前GPS(Global Positioning System)、Galileo(Galileo Navigation Satellite System)和BDS-3(Beidou Navigation Satellite System with Global Coverage)广播星历的精度,详细分析研究了各种偏差改正及消除方法,并尽可能地消除了系统误差和粗差对评估结果的影响。选取2021-11-01/12-31共61天MGEX(multi-GNSS experiment)发布的多系统混合广播星历与武汉大学分析中心发布的事后精密星历数据进行实验,对GPS、Galileo和BDS-3近期广播星历精度进行对比分析,实验结果表明:3个系统广播星历整体精度由高到低依次是Galileo、BDS-3和GPS,其空间信号测距误差的RMS(root mean square)分别优于0.17、0.25和0.37 m,整体轨道精度的RMS分别优于0.17、0.12和0.25 m,BDS-3广播星历的轨道精度最高,钟差误差的RMS分别优于0.15、0.23和0.27 m,Galileo广播星历的钟差精度最高。对于GPS卫星的广播星历,blockⅢA卫星钟差和轨道精度均优于其他GPS类型卫星。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50909025)the National High Technology Development Program of China (Grant No. 2008AA092301)
文摘As the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas proliferate throughout deepwater area, the requirements on the reliability of dynamic positioning system become increasingly stringent. The control objective ensuring safety operation at deep water will not be met by a single controller for dynamic positioning. In order to increase the availability and reliability of dynamic positioning control system, the triple redundancy hardware and software control architectures were designed and developed according to the safe specifications of DP-3 classification notation for dynamically positioned ships and rigs. The hardware redundant configuration takes the form of triple-redundant hot standby configuration including three identical operator stations and three real-time control computers which connect each other through dual networks. The function of motion control and redundancy management of control computers were implemented by software on the real-time operating system VxWorks. The software realization of task loose synchronization, majority voting and fault detection were presented in details. A hierarchical software architecture was planed during the development of software, consisting of application layer, real-time layer and physical layer. The behavior of the DP-3 dynamic positioning control system was modeled by a Markov model to analyze its reliability. The effects of variation in parameters on the reliability measures were investigated. The time domain dynamic simulation was carried out on a deepwater drilling rig to prove the feasibility of the proposed control architecture
文摘For terrestrial positioning, some applications require three dimensional coordinates. The Dilution of precisions (DOPs) for position systems using range measurement are reviewed and the average values of DOPs for different deployments of base station geometries are examined. It is shown that to obtain the lowest DOPs, the base stations for different types of positioning systems need to be deployed differently. Changing the N-sided regular polygon to an (N - 1)-sided polygon with one base station in the centre of the polygon can decrease the value of DOP in general for a pseudorange time of arrival (TOA) system but not for an absolute range TOA system. The height of the base station in the centre can also change the DOP significantly. The finding can be used to optimize the deployment of the base stations for range measurement positioning systems.
文摘Fire rescue challenges and solutions have evolved from straightfor-ward plane rescue to encompass 3D space due to the rise of high-rise city buildings.Hence,this study facilitates a system with quick and simplified on-site launching and generates real-time location data,enabling fire rescuers to arrive at the intended spot faster and correctly for effective and precise rescue.Auto-positioning with step-by-step instructions is proposed when launching the locating system,while no extra measuring instrument like Total Station(TS)is needed.Real-time location tracking is provided via a 3D space real-time locating system(RTLS)constructed using Ultra-wide Bandwidth technology(UWB),which requires electromagnetic waves to pass through concrete walls.A hybrid weighted least squares with a time difference of arrival(WLS/TDOA)positioning method is proposed to address real path-tracking issues in 3D space and to meet RTLS requirements for quick computing in real-world applications.The 3D WLS/TDOA algorithm is theoretically constructed with the Cramer-Rao lower bound(CRLB).The computing complexity is reduced to the lower bound for embedded hardware to directly compute the time differential of the arriving signals using the time-to-digital converter(TDC).The results of the experiments show that the errors are controlled when the positioning algorithm is applied in various complicated situations to fulfill the requirements of engineering applications.The statistical analysis of the data reveals that the proposed UWB RTLS auto-positioning system can track target tags with an accuracy of 0.20 m.
文摘The research on positioning system and spatial alignment is a big topic. In this paper, we proposed a design (that) studies two issues. One is the study of range positioning algorithm based on ZigBee communication system. The other one is spatial alignment platform which is controlled with two servos. Hardware and software control system was realized, which also consists of two parts, ZigBee network positioning system and automatic orientation platform.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project of the China Southern Power Grid Company Limited under Grant Number(GDKJXM20202001).
文摘The BeiDou-3 navigation satellite system(BDS-3)provides a full-domain high-precision positioning service for the power system to ensure safe and stable operation.However,BDS-3 power system positioning faces certain challenges,such as complex electromagnetic interference and incomplete error elimination.Herein,a back propagation neural network-improved least mean square(BP-LMS)adaptive filtering method is proposed for the BDS-3 full-domain and high-precision power system positioning,which utilizes the loss function to update the weight of the BP hidden layer,computes the pseudo compensation range,and eliminates the impact of electromagnetic interference to enhance the accuracy of power system positioning.Simulation results confirm the superior performance of BP-LMS in positioning accuracy and error elimination.Compared with LMS and normalized least mean square(NLMS),the filtering error of the proposed BP-LMS adaptive filtering method is decreased by 57.14%and 51.38%,respectively.
基金The Science and Technology of Henan Province under contract No.212102310029the National Natural Science Founation Cultivation Project of Xuchang University under contract No.2022GJPY007the Educational Teaching Research and Practice Project of Xuchang University under contract No.XCU2021-YB-024.
文摘This study analyzes the signal quality and the accuracy of BeiDou 3 rd generation Satellite Navigation System(BDS3) Precise Point Positioning(PPP) in the Arctic Ocean. Assessment of signal quality of BDS3 includes signal to noise ratio(SNR), multipath(MP), dilution of precision(DOP), and code-minus-carrier combination(CC). The results show that, 5 to 13 satellites are visible at any time in the Arctic Ocean area as of September 2018, which are sufficient for positioning. In the mid-latitude oceanic region and in the Arctic Ocean, the SNR is 25–52 dB Hz and the MP ranges from-2 m to 2 m. As the latitude increases, the DOP values show large variation, which may be related to the distribution of BDS satellites. The CC values of signals B1 I and BIC range from-5 m to 5 m in the mid-latitude sea area and the Arctic Ocean, which means the effect of pseudorange noise is small. Moreover, as to obtain the external precise reference value for GNSS positioning in the Arctic Ocean region is difficult, it is hard to evaluate the accuracy of positioning results. An improved isotropy-based protection level method based on Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring is proposed in the paper, which adopts median filter to smooth the gross errors to assess the precision and reliability of PPP in the Arctic Ocean. At first, the improved algorithm is verified with the data from the International GNSS Service Station Tixi. Then the accuracy of BDS3 PPP in the Arctic Ocean is calculated based on the improved algorithm. Which shows that the kinematic accuracy of PPP can reach the decimeter level in both the horizontal and vertical directions, and it meets the precision requirements of maritime navigation.
文摘China’s Bei Dou-3 global positioning system has been officially initiated construction with four global networking satel ites to be launched by the end of this year,according to the announcement at the Sixth China Annual Meeting of Satellite Navigation and Location Services in Shenzhen on September 16 and the First Satellite Application International Exposition held.
基金supported by Bright Dream Robotics and the HKUSTBDR Joint Research Institute Funding Scheme under Project HBJRI-FTP-005(Automated 3D Reconstruction using Robot-mounted 360-Degree Camera with Visible Light Positioning Technology for Building Information Modelling Applications,OKT22EG06).
文摘Large-scale indoor 3D reconstruction with multiple robots faces challenges in core enabling technologies.This work contributes to a framework addressing localization,coordination,and vision processing for multi-agent reconstruction.A system architecture fusing visible light positioning,multi-agent path finding via reinforcement learning,and 360°camera techniques for 3D reconstruction is proposed.Our visible light positioning algorithm leverages existing lighting for centimeter-level localization without additional infrastructure.Meanwhile,a decentralized reinforcement learning approach is developed to solve the multi-agent path finding problem,with communications among agents optimized.Our 3D reconstruction pipeline utilizes equirectangular projection from 360°cameras to facilitate depth-independent reconstruction from posed monocular images using neural networks.Experimental validation demonstrates centimeter-level indoor navigation and 3D scene reconstruction capabilities of our framework.The challenges and limitations stemming from the above enabling technologies are discussed at the end of each corresponding section.In summary,this research advances fundamental techniques for multi-robot indoor 3D modeling,contributing to automated,data-driven applications through coordinated robot navigation,perception,and modeling.
文摘为了分析当前GPS(Global Positioning System)、Galileo(Galileo Navigation Satellite System)和BDS-3(Beidou Navigation Satellite System with Global Coverage)广播星历的精度,详细分析研究了各种偏差改正及消除方法,并尽可能地消除了系统误差和粗差对评估结果的影响。选取2021-11-01/12-31共61天MGEX(multi-GNSS experiment)发布的多系统混合广播星历与武汉大学分析中心发布的事后精密星历数据进行实验,对GPS、Galileo和BDS-3近期广播星历精度进行对比分析,实验结果表明:3个系统广播星历整体精度由高到低依次是Galileo、BDS-3和GPS,其空间信号测距误差的RMS(root mean square)分别优于0.17、0.25和0.37 m,整体轨道精度的RMS分别优于0.17、0.12和0.25 m,BDS-3广播星历的轨道精度最高,钟差误差的RMS分别优于0.15、0.23和0.27 m,Galileo广播星历的钟差精度最高。对于GPS卫星的广播星历,blockⅢA卫星钟差和轨道精度均优于其他GPS类型卫星。
