基于GPS软件接收机的SINS／GPS紧组合系统仿真

为了系统验证SINS／GPS紧组合系统的性能,基于GPS软件接收机,进行了仿真系统构建。仿真系统由轨迹发生器、GPS中频信号模拟器、IMU信号模拟器、GPS软件接收机、SINS导航解算模块、组合滤波算法和导航性能分析模块等部分构成,其中详细设计了GPS软件接收机中的捕获和跟踪算法、SINS解算以及基于伪距和伪距率的组合滤波算法。仿真结果表明：紧组合导航系统收敛性较好,能够一定程度上抑制惯导系统误差的积累,有较好的导航性能。设计的该系统满足紧组合导航系统性能验证的需要,也为后续的超紧组合研究奠定了良好的基础。     

Design of a low-cost attitude determination GPS/INS integrated navigation system

Due to their complementary features of GPS and INS, the GPS/INS integrated navigation system is increasingly being used for a variety of commercial and military applications. An attitude determination GPS (ADGPS) receiver, with multiple antennas, can be more effectively integrated with a low-cost IMU since the receiver gives not only position and velocity data but also attitude data. This paper proposes a low-cost attitude determination GPS/INS integrated navigation system. The proposed navigation system comprises an ADGPS receiver, a navigation computer unit (NCU), and a low-cost commercial MEMS IMU. The navigation software includes a fault detection and isolation (FDI) algorithm for integrity. In order to evaluate the performance of the proposed navigation system, two flight tests have been performed using a small aircraft. The first flight test confirmed the fundamental operation of the proposed navigation system and the effectiveness of the FDI algorithm. The second flight test evaluated the performance of the proposed navigation system and demonstrated the benefit of GPS attitude information in a high dynamic environment. The flight test results show that the proposed ADGPS/INS integrated navigation unit gives reliable navigation performance even when anomalous GPS data is provided and gives better navigation performance than a conventional GPS/INS unit.     

Integrated Navigation System and Experiment of a Low-Cost and Low-Accuracy SINS/GPS

When SINS (strap-down inertial navigation system) is combined with GPS, the observability of the course angle is weak. Although the course angle error is improved to some extent through Kalman filtering, the course angle still assumes a divergent trend. This trend is aggravated further when using low-cost and low-accuracy SINS. In order to restrain this trend, a method that uses AHRS to substitute for SINS course angle information is put forward aimed at the hardware component characteristic of the low-cost and low-accuracy SINS including AHRS (attitude and heading reference system) and IMU (inertial measurement unit). Real static and dynamic experiments show that the method can restrain the divergent trend of the navigation system angle effectively, and the positioning accuracy is high.     

Integrated navigation system and experiment of a low-cost and low-accuracy SINS/GPS

When SINS (strap-down inertial navigation system) is combined with GPS, the observability of the course angle is weak. Although the course angle error is improved to some extent through Kalman filtering, the course angle still assumes a divergent trend. This trend is aggravated further when using low-cost and low-accuracy SINS. In order to restrain this trend, a method that uses AHRS to substitute for SINS course angle information is put forward aimed at the hardware component characteristic of the low-cost and low-accuracy SINS including AHRS (attitude and heading reference system) and IMU (inertial measurement unit). Real static and dynamic experiments show that the method can restrain the divergent trend of the navigation system angle effectively, and the positioning accuracy is high.     

基于多传感器的民航客机定位

为获取民航客机落地前的高精度位置,本文探讨了一种基于多传感器的民航客机高精度定位方法。在飞机飞行过程中,机载数据记录器会记录整个飞行过程中GPS接收机、无线电高度表、惯性导航系统等传感器数据;在飞机落地后,利用无线电高度表数据、GPS数据进行位置差分,再利用惯性导航数据进一步优化,可大幅提高落地前垂直定位精度。结果表明,通过本文方法在机场跑道入口前2 km,飞机定位精度大幅提高,垂直定位精度可以达米级,满足事后调查需求。     

基于多尺度预处理的GPS/SINS组合导航系统

基于多尺度分析的思想,以离散小波变换为工具,利用小波对惯性元件输出的信息进行并行阈值消噪以削弱惯性元件误差对SINS及组合系统性能的影响;然后,对GPS输出的信息进行并行多尺度预处理,并结合传统的Kalman滤波方法,对系统进行综合滤波;将上述方法引入到GPS/SINS组合导航系统中,利用实测数据进行验证,并给出了基于不同方法的大量实验曲线。实验结果表明,该方法可以有效削弱惯性元件以及GPS误差对系统的影响,提高了GPS/SINS组合导航系的精度和可靠性。     

基于SINS／GPS的无人机组合导航系统建模与仿真

根据无人机的飞行特点以及SINS(捷联惯导)和GPS(全球定位系统)的优缺点,利用轨迹发生器设计无人机的飞行轨迹,建立基于SINS/GPS的无人机组合导航系统,依据卡尔曼滤波的相关原理对系统进行数学建模和计算仿真,验证无人机SINS/GPS组合导航系统的可靠性。     

一种SINS/GPS深组合导航系统技术问题分析

为了满足高动态用户及强干扰条件下的应用需求,提出了一种基于卫星信号矢量跟踪的SINS/GPS深组合导航方法,设计了基于FPGA硬件平台的实施方案。利用组合卡尔曼滤波器反馈回路取代了传统接收机中独立、并行的跟踪环路,能够同时完成所有可视卫星信号的跟踪和导航信息处理;通过矢量跟踪算法对所有可视卫星信号进行集中处理,能够增强跟踪通道对信号载噪比变化的适应能力,从而提高接收机在强干扰或信号中断条件下的跟踪性能;根据SINS导航参数和星历信息推测GPS伪码相位和多普勒频移等参数,用以辅助卫星信号的捕获和跟踪,能够大大缩短接收机的搜索捕获时间,并增强接收机在高动态条件下的跟踪性能。基于矢量跟踪的深组合方法不仅在GPS信号短暂中断期间,能够保证系统的导航精度和可靠性,而且在强干扰环境中能够维持较好的伪码相位和载波频率跟踪性能。     

改进Sage-Husa算法在飞机组合导航中的应用

针对机载组合导航系统,考虑不同飞行阶段的气压高度,提出一种改进的Sage-Husa自适应滤波算法,以提高组合导航系统定位精度. 该算法通过引入气压高度,实时计算并修正滤波异常判定的调节因子,以满足飞机不同飞行阶段的滤波需求. 通过捷联式惯性导航系统(SINS)、全球卫星导航系统(GNSS)定位误差特性仿真、卡尔曼滤波组合算法仿真、以及改进的Sage-Husa自适应滤波算法仿真,并对相关结果进行比较验证. 仿真结果表明,改进Sage-Husa自适应滤波可以提高滤波的自适应性,降低组合导航系统定位误差,取得较好的效果.      

神经网络在SINS/GPS组合定位中的应用

地籍测量中,单一系统无法满足定位要求,组合定位技术应运而生. 其中,捷联惯性导航系统(SINS)和GPS组合定位应用最为广泛.在卫星信号受到干扰失效区域,系统进入纯SINS解算,定位误差会逐渐累积,无法满足定位精度要求. 针对此问题,提出一种长短期记忆(LSTM)神经网络辅助的组合定位算法. 根据LSTM神经网络能够有效运用于长距离时间序列的特性,在GPS有效区域,用卡尔曼滤波(KF)算法对SINS/GPS信号进行数据融合得到精确定位信息,同时利用惯性测量单元(IMU)、GPS和SINS输出信息对神经网络进行训练;在GPS失效区域,利用训练好的神经网络预测GPS位置信息,使得系统能继续用卡尔曼滤波器滤波. 最后结合地籍测量特点,设计了仿真实验,证明了该算法在GPS信号失效时可以有效抑制系统误差发散、提高定位精度,在不同运动状态下依然可以满足定位精度要求、鲁棒性强.      

Precise relative positioning using real tracking data from COMPASS GEO and IGSO satellites

China completed a basic COMPASS navigation network with three Geostationary and three Inclined Geosynchronous satellites in orbit in April 2011. The network has been able to provide preliminary positioning and navigation functions. We first present a quality analysis using 1-week COMPASS measurements collected in Wuhan. Satellite visibility and validity of measurements, carrier-to-noise density ratio and code noise are analyzed. The analysis of multipath combinations shows that the noise level of COMPASS code measurements is higher than that of GPS collected using the same receiver. Second, the results of positioning are presented and analyzed. For the standalone COMPASS solutions, an accuracy of 20 m can be achieved. An accuracy of 3.0 m for the vertical, 1.5 m for the North and about 0.6–0.8 m for the East component is obtained using dual-frequency code only measurements for a short baseline. More importantly, code and phase measurements of the short baseline are processed together to obtain precise relative positioning. Kinematic solutions are then compared with the ground truth. The precision of COMPASS only solutions is better than 2 cm for the North component and 4 cm for the vertical. The standard deviation of the East component is smaller than 1 cm, which is even better than that of the East component of GPS solutions. The accuracy of GPS/COMPASS combination solutions is at least 20 % better than that of GPS alone. Furthermore, the geometry-based residuals of double differenced phase and code measurements are analyzed. The analysis shows that the noise level of un-differenced phase measurements is about 2–4 mm on both B1 and B2 frequencies. For the code measurements, the noise level is less than 0.45 m for B1 CA and about 0.35 m for B2 P code. Many of the COMPASS results presented are very promising and have been obtained for the first time.     

A scheme for weak GPS signal acquisition aided by SINS information

In order to enhance the acquisition performance of global positioning system (GPS) receivers in weak signal conditions, a high-sensitivity acquisition scheme aided by strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS) information is proposed. The carrier Doppler shift and Doppler rate are pre-estimated with SINS aiding and GPS ephemeris, so that the frequency search space is reduced, and the dynamic effect on the acquisition sensitivity is mitigated effectively. Meanwhile, to eliminate the signal-to-noise ratio gain attenuation caused by data bit transitions, an optimal estimation of the unknown data bits is implemented with the Viterbi algorithm. A differential correction method is then utilized to improve the acquisition accuracy of Doppler shift and therefore to meet the requirement of carrier-tracking loop initialization. Finally, the reacquisition experiments of weak GPS signals are implemented in short signal blockage situations. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme can significantly improve the acquisition accuracy and sensitivity and shorten the reacquisition time.     

利用神经网络预测的GPS/SINS组合导航系统算法研究

提出了一种基于神经网络预测的GPS/SINS组合导航系统算法。GPS信号可用时,该算法分别将惯性传感器的输出以及卡尔曼滤波器的输出信息作为神经网络的输入及理想输出信息,并进行在线训练;当GPS信息失锁时,利用已经训练好的神经网络预测各导航参数误差,并校正SINS。地面静态实验与动态跑车实验结果证明了该方法的可行性与有效性。     

A new coarse-time GPS positioning algorithm using combined Doppler and code-phase measurements

A new coarse-time Global Positioning System (GPS) positioning algorithm based on the use of Doppler and code-phase measurements is proposed and described. The proposed method was demonstrated to be essential for reducing the time to first fix and the power consumption in a GPS receiver. Only 1 ms of data is required to obtain a positioning fix with accuracy comparable to that of the traditional GPS navigation algorithm. The algorithm is divided into two parts. In the first part, the Doppler measurement of the GPS signal is used to determine the coarse user position. With proper constraints, the required time accuracy for the Doppler measurements can be relaxed to be as long as 12 h. In the second part of the algorithm, the accurate user position is calculated by means of the 1 ms code-phase data. The traditional tracking process is no longer necessary in the proposed algorithm. Using the acquired 1-ms code-phase measurement, the positioning accuracy was determined to be approximately a few tens of meters in our experimental results. However, if the data length is extended to 10 ms, the positioning accuracy can be improved to within 10–20 m, which is similar to that of the traditional GPS positioning method. Various experiments were conducted to verify the usefulness of the proposed algorithm.     

Real-time kinematic positioning of LEO satellites using a single-frequency GPS receiver

Due to their low cost and low power consumption, single-frequency GPS receivers are considered suitable for low-cost space applications such as small satellite missions. Recently, requirements have emerged for real-time accurate orbit determination at sub-meter level in order to carry out onboard geocoding of high-resolution imagery, open-loop operation of altimeters and radio occultation. This study proposes an improved real-time kinematic positioning method for LEO satellites using single-frequency receivers. The C/A code and L1 phase are combined to eliminate ionospheric effects. The epoch-differenced carrier phase measurements are utilized to acquire receiver position changes which are further used to smooth the absolute positions. A kinematic Kalman filter is developed to implement kinematic orbit determination. Actual flight data from China’s small satellite SJ-9A are used to test the navigation performance. Results show that the proposed method outperforms traditional kinematic positioning method in terms of accuracy. A 3D position accuracy of 0.72 and 0.79 m has been achieved using the predicted portion of IGS ultra-rapid products and broadcast ephemerides, respectively.     

State transformation extended Kalman filter for GPS/SINS tightly coupled integration

Extended Kalman filter (EKF) is a widely used estimator for integrated navigation systems, and it works well in general situations. However, in adverse conditions such as partially observable environments and highly dynamic maneuvers, the performance of the traditional EKF-based strap-down inertial navigation system (SINS)/GPS integrated navigation system is easily to be affected by the dynamic changes of the specific force, thus leading to the problem of error covariance inconsistency. Though the inconsistency problem can be overcome to some extent if the system matrix, the states and the error covariance matrix are propagated as fast as possible in the SINS calculation rate, the problem cannot be fully solved. State transformation extended Kalman filter (ST-EKF) mechanization, with a new converted velocity error model for the SINS, is proposed, which can also be used to solve the inconsistency problem. In the ST-EKF, the specific force vector in the system error model is replaced by the nearly constant gravity vector for local navigation. Since the propagation and the updating of the ST-EKF can be executed simultaneously in the updating interval, the computation cost is greatly reduced compared with the traditional EKF. Experiments for the GPS/SINS tightly coupled navigation, including linear vibration Monte Carlo test and an unmanned aerial vehicle flight test, are implemented to evaluate the performance of the proposed ST-EKF. The results show that the proposed ST-EKF has superior performance to the traditional EKF, especially in partially observable situations.     

Precise orbit determination of the Sentinel-3A altimetry satellite using ambiguity-fixed GPS carrier phase observations

The Sentinel-3 mission takes routine measurements of sea surface heights and depends crucially on accurate and precise knowledge of the spacecraft. Orbit determination with a targeted uncertainty of less than 2 cm in radial direction is supported through an onboard Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Doppler Orbitography and Radiopositioning Integrated by Satellite instrument, and a complementary laser retroreflector for satellite laser ranging. Within this study, the potential of ambiguity fixing for GPS-only precise orbit determination (POD) of the Sentinel-3 spacecraft is assessed. A refined strategy for carrier phase generation out of low-level measurements is employed to cope with half-cycle ambiguities in the tracking of the Sentinel-3 GPS receiver that have so far inhibited ambiguity-fixed POD solutions. Rather than explicitly fixing double-difference phase ambiguities with respect to a network of terrestrial reference stations, a single-receiver ambiguity resolution concept is employed that builds on dedicated GPS orbit, clock, and wide-lane bias products provided by the CNES/CLS (Centre National d’Études Spatiales/Collecte Localisation Satellites) analysis center of the International GNSS Service. Compared to float ambiguity solutions, a notably improved precision can be inferred from laser ranging residuals. These decrease from roughly 9 mm down to 5 mm standard deviation for high-grade stations on average over low and high elevations. Furthermore, the ambiguity-fixed orbits offer a substantially improved cross-track accuracy and help to identify lateral offsets in the GPS antenna or center-of-mass (CoM) location. With respect to altimetry, the improved orbit precision also benefits the global consistency of sea surface measurements. However, modeling of the absolute height continues to rely on proper dynamical models for the spacecraft motion as well as ground calibrations for the relative position of the altimeter reference point and the CoM.     

一种低成本GPS/INS紧耦合组合导航系统

描述了一种低成本的GPS/INS组合导航系统,经过理论推导得到了系统具体的实现方法,并通过市场上大量使用的低成本GPS模块和MEMS陀螺和加速度计实现了该系统。实际路测数据结果显示,该系统基本达到了理论预期。     

GPS浮标/SINS组合水下导航与定姿若干问题讨论

介绍了GPS浮标／SINS组合用于水下设备的导航与定姿的优点,推导了水下设备载体坐标系与GPS定位的WGS84坐标系的转换关系,并根据陆地GPS／SINS力学编排的原理推导了水下GPS／SINS的误差状态方程。     

TJS-2 geostationary satellite orbit determination using onboard GPS measurements

This study analyzes the quality of onboard data of tracking signals from GPS satellites on the far side of the earth and determines the orbit of the geostationary satellite using code and carrier phase observations with 30-h and 3-day orbit arc length. According to the analysis results, the onboard receiver can track 6–8 GPS satellites, and the minimum and maximum carrier to noise spectral densities were 24 and 45 dB-Hz, respectively. For a GPS receiver on a high-altitude platform above the navigation constellations, the blocking of the earth and a weak signal strength usually cause a piece-wise GPS signal tracking and an increase in the number of ambiguity parameters. Individual GPS satellites may be continuously tracked for as little as several minutes and as long as 3 h. Moreover, considering the negative sign of elevation angles reflects the fact that GPS satellites are tracked below the receiver in the study. GPS satellites appear mainly in the elevation angle range of ??53° to ??83°, and dilution of precision values could reach ten or one hundred and more. Also, it is observed that when a signal suffers from atmospheric refraction, other GPS signals tracked simultaneously by the receiver experience strong systematic errors in the code observations. Based on single-frequency code and carrier phase measurements, the mean 3D root mean square (RMS) value of the overlap comparisons between 30-h orbit determination arcs is 2.14 m. However, we found that there were also some biases in the carrier phase residuals, which contributed to poor orbit accuracy. To eliminate the effects of the biases, we established a correction sequence for each GPS satellite. After corrections, the mean 3D RMS was reduced to 0.99 m, representing a 53% improvement.