GPS/Pseudolite/INS integration: concept and first tests

This paper discusses the introduction of pseudolites (ground-based GPS-like signal transmitters) into existing integrated GPS/INS systems in order to provide higher availability, integrity, and accuracy in a local area. Even though integrated GPS/INS systems can overcome inherent drawbacks of each component system (line-of-sight requirement for GPS, and INS errors that grow with time), performance is nevertheless degraded under adverse operational circumstances. Some typical examples are when the duration of satellite signal blockage exceeds an INS bridging level, resulting in large accumulated INS errors that cannot be calibrated by GPS. Such a scenario, unfortunately, is a common occurrence for certain kinematic applications. To address such shortcomings, both pseudolite/INS and GPS/pseudolite/INS integration schemes are proposed here. Typically, the former is applicable for indoor positioning where the GPS signal is unavailable for use. The latter would be appropriate for system augmentation when the number and geometry of visible satellites is not sufficient for accurate positioning or attitude determination. In this paper, some technical issues concerned with implementing these two integration schemes are described, including the measurement model, and the appropriate integration filter for INS error estimation and correction through GPS and pseudolite (PL) carrier phase measurements. In addition, the results from the processing of simulated measurements, as well as field experiments, are presented in order to characterize the system performance. As a result, it has been established that the GPS/PL/INS and PL/INS integration schemes would make it possible to ensure centimeter-level positioning accuracy even if the number of GPS signals is insufficient, or completely unavailable. Electronic Publication     

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.     

北斗/INS组合导航关键技术分析

组合导航系统有利于充分利用各导航系统进行信息互补与信息合作,成为导航系统发展的方向。在所有的组合导航系统中,以GPS与惯性导航系统INS组合的系统最为理想,而深组合方式是GPS与惯性导航系统（INS）组合的最优方法。鉴于GPS的不可依赖性,北斗卫星导航系统与INS的组合是组合导航系统的发展趋势,研究其组合模式具有重要意义。通过分析、评述国外INS/GPS深组合导航系统的发展现状,提出我国自主研制INS/北斗深组合导航系统需要解决的关键技术。     

扩展区间Kalman滤波器及其在GPS/INS组合导航中的应用

针对具有不确定动态模型参数的 GPS/INS 组合导航系统,首先介绍一种新型的区间Kalman滤波器,讨论了GPS/INS 组合系统中模型参数不确定性的问题,分析了惯性传感器建模中相关时间常数的区间特性,并建立了适合非线性特性的GPS/INS组合系统的扩展区间卡尔曼滤波器.计算结果表明,扩展区间卡尔曼滤波器对非线性GPS/INS组合系统是很有效的,它能给出组合系统导航误差的上下界,这对组合系统的设计具有指导的意义.     

自适应调零天线技术在组合导航抗干扰中的应用

目前GPS／INS制导控制技术已成为精确制导武器的核心技术。根据GPS导航的特点及GPS／INS制导机理,对压制式干扰对GPS接收机的影响进行了分析,并分析了采用自适应调零天线技术来提高GPS／INS组合式导航抗干扰能力的有效性。     

GPS／INS组合导航系统的Matlab／Simulink仿真

首先系统研究了GPS／INS组合导航系统的仿真原理，然后以Matlab／Simulink为平台，在对GPS、INS进行单独仿真的基础上，对GPS／INS组合导航系统进行了实时的扩展Kalman滤波仿真试验，试验结果不仅证明组合导航具有较高的导航精度，而且为进一步研究组合导航系统开辟了一条比较实用的道路。     

惯性导航与卫星导航紧耦合技术发展现状

对紧耦合方案、最优估计滤波算法和硬件开发等几方面进行了总结分析。分析了传统的INS／GPS松组合系统和INS／GPS紧耦合系统的区别;给出了INS／GPS紧耦合系统国内外的发展状况;指出INS／GPS紧耦合系统所涉及的关键技术。     

一种低动态高抖动环境下的GPS/INS紧组合方法

针对低动态高抖动环境下,影响GPS/INS紧组合精度的重要因素——惯性测量单元(IMU)数据中的噪声,该文提出利用小波降噪方法分离IMU数据中的噪声和有用信号以提高GPS/INS紧组合的精度。首先对IMU数据进行小波分解后得到的高频系数进行阈值量化处理,然后将GPS观测数据与降噪后的IMU数据进行GPS/INS紧组合解算,最终得到载体的导航信息。实例结果表明,该方法可以大幅提升GPS/INS紧组合的精度和稳定可靠性。     

Integrated GPS/INS navigation system with dual-rate Kalman Filter

A dual-rate Kalman Filter (DRKF) has been developed to integrate the time-differenced GPS carrier phases and the GPS pseudoranges with INS measurements. The time-differenced GPS carrier phases, which have low noise and millimeter measurement precision, are integrated with INS measurements using a Kalman Filter with high update rates to improve the performance of the integrated system. Since the time-differenced GPS carrier phases are only relative measurements, when integrated with INS, the position error of the integrated system will accumulate over time. Therefore, the GPS pseudoranges are also incorporated into the integrated system using a Kalman Filter with a low update rate to control the accumulation of system errors. Experimental tests have shown that this design, compared to a conventional design using a single Kalman Filter, reduces the coasting error by two-thirds for a medium coasting time of 30?s, and the position, velocity, and attitude errors by at least one-half for a 45-min field navigation experiment.     

Integrated data processing method for GPS and INS field test over Rocky Mountain

IntroductionGPS/INS integrated system exploited the INSand differential GPS pseudo-range and carrierphase technique to promote the accuracy of thedynamic platform navigation and positioning,and increase the reliability and stabilization.Incalculation, Kal…     

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.     

GPS／INS直接定向精度分析

近年来,GPS／INS融合技术在国内逐渐被应用于航空摄影测量中,利用其直接获得外方位元素,从而减少外业控制点。通过试验,在DMC数码相机同高精度的GPS／INS系统联结下,直接获取了试验区的外方位元素,并对GPS／INS数据直接定向的精度进行分析和总结,得出了一些有益的结论。     

顾及动力学模型误差影响的GPS/INS组合导航自适应滤波算法

在顾及动力学模型随机误差的情况下,设计了一种GPS/INS自适应滤波算法.针对BP神经网络存在的训练速度慢、易陷入局部极小值等问题,对神经网络学习算法进行了改进.利用神经网络进一步减小系统误差对导航解的影响,给出了顾及动力学模型随机误差和系统误差的GPS/INS自适应滤波算法,并利用实测数据验证了算法的有效性.     

A JTIDS/INS/DGPS navigation system with pseudorange differential information transmitted over Link-16: design and implementation

As the battle environment becomes more complicated, the demand for higher accuracy and better anti-jam capacity of navigation has been increasing. The conventional JTIDS/INS/GPS integrated navigation cannot meet the demands of certain situations such as precision strike and formation flight. A new system that introduces the differential GPS into JTIDS/INS/GPS integration system is proposed to improve the navigation performance in the modern combined operations. In this system, the differential information of DGPS is transmitted through the communication data link of Link-16. As a result, the system resources are efficiently utilized and the controllability and anti-jam performance of the system are significantly enhanced. A hybrid slot allocation protocol (HSAP) that combines a static slot allocation algorithm and a dynamic slot allocation algorithm and the corresponding source-chosen mechanisms are proposed. The performance of the JTIDS/INS/GPS integration navigation using the differential GPS information from one or multiple base stations is studied and compared with that of the system without using the differential GPS information. Furthermore, the performance of the integration navigation using HSAP is compared with that of the system using static slot allocation algorithm. We show that navigation accuracy based on the differential GPS is improved, and using HSAP also leads to higher localization accuracy.     

一种GPS/GLONASS/INS数据融合算法

针对卫星导航系统和惯性导航系统(INS)的不同特性,提出了一种GPS/GLONASS/INS数据融合算法。采用差分自适应检测算法、改进码平均相位算法以及位置联合解算方法实现了GPS/GLONASS数据融合,借助于改进的粒子滤波器、INS误差模型建立系统状态方程和观测方程,完成GPS/GLONASS系统速度值和INS系统速度值数据融合,提高组合导航系统精度和可靠性。使用真实数据对数据融合算法性能进行仿真分析,结果表明所设计算法是有效的,能够处理非线性非高斯条件下的滤波估计,提高滤波精度和系统可靠性。     

A combined algorithm of improving INS error modeling and sensor measurements for accurate INS/GPS navigation

Although the integrated system of a differential global positioning system (DGPS) and an inertial navigation system (INS) had been widely used in many geodetic navigation applications, it has sometimes a major limitation. This limitation is associated with the frequent occurrence of DGPS outages caused by GPS signal blockages in certain situations (urban areas, high trees, tunnels, etc.). In the standard mechanization of INS/DGPS navigation, the DGPS is used for positioning while the INS is used for attitude determination. In case of GPS signal blockages, positioning is provided using the INS instead of the GPS until satellite signals are obtained again with sufficient accuracy. Since the INS has a very short-time accuracy, the accuracy of the provided INS navigation parameters during these periods decreases with time. However, the obtained accuracy in these cases is totally dependent on the INS error model and on the quality of the INS sensor data. Therefore, enhanced navigation parameters could be obtained during DGPS outages if better inertial error models are implemented and better quality inertial measurements are used. In this paper, it will be shown that better INS error models are obtained using autoregressive processes for modeling inertial sensor errors instead of Gauss–Markov processes that are implemented in most of the current inertial systems and, on the other hand, that the quality of inertial data is improved using wavelet multi-resolution techniques. The above two methods are discussed and then a combined algorithm of both techniques is applied. The performance of each method as well as of the combined algorithm is analyzed using land-vehicle INS/DGPS data with induced DGPS outage periods. In addition to the considerable navigation accuracy improvement obtained from each single method, the results showed that the combined algorithm is better than both methods by more than 30%.     

GPS单点测速的误差分析及精度评价

首先从理论和实测数据模拟两方面分析了SA取消后各类误差源对GPS测速的影响,推导并计算了GPS单点测速可能达到的精度水平。然后用静态数据模拟动态测速试验和实测动态数据测速与同步高精度惯导测速的动态试验进行验证。结果表明,采用载波相位导出的多普勒观测值使用静态数据模拟动态测速,其精度可以达到mm/s级;用接收机输出的多普勒观测值进行测速时,其精度为cm/s级。在动态测速试验中,GPS单点测速方法（即多普勒观测值测速与导出多普勒观测值测速）间的符合精度达到cm/s级,与高精度的惯导测速结果的符合精度为dm/s级,而且和运动载体的动态条件（如加速度和加速度变化率的大小）具有很强的相关性。     

利用联邦滤波器设计SINS／RDSS／GPS组合导航系统

介绍了Garlson提出的分布式联邦滤波理论，讨论了两类系统设计类型和四种配置模式的特征。首次提出SINS／RDSS／GPS组合导航的设想，并对各子系统特点进行了探讨和对SINS／RDSS子系统进行了建模，建议在实际开发中采用NR配置模式，该模式属于A类联邦滤波系统。通过算例验证了NR模式融合结果的近似最优性、优良的容错性和故障探测能力。     

一种迭代的GPS／INS组合导航滤波算法

简要介绍了GPS/INS松组合导航系统状态方程和观测方程。针对标准Kalman滤波算法存在的状态方程截断误差、噪声统计特性的不确定性以及状态扰动异常的影响,给出了一种应用于GPS/INS组合导航系统的迭代滤波算法。该算法采用迭代策略,不断利用观测信息实时修正状态预报值。实测数据计算结果表明,通过对状态预报值的实时修正,该算法能够很好地抑制状态预报信息的不确定性和扰动异常等对导航解的影响。其滤波解精度明显优于标准Kalman滤波。