A combined algorithm of improving INS error modeling and sensor measurements for accurate INS/GPS navigation |
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Authors: | Sameh Nassar Naser El-Sheimy |
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Institution: | (1) Mobile Multi-Sensor Systems Research Group, Department of Geomatics Engineering, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr., NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 1N4 |
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Abstract: | 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%. |
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