Outdoor position estimation based on a combination system of GPS-INS by using UPF

This paper proposes a technique that global positioning system(GPS)combines inertial navigation system(INS)by using unscented particle filter(UPF)to estimate the exact outdoor position.This system can make up for the weak point on position estimation by the merits of GPS and INS.In general,extended Kalman filter(EKF)has been widely used in order to combine GPS with INS.However,UPF can get the position more accurately and correctly than EKF when it is applied to real-system included non-linear,irregular distribution errors.In this paper,the accuracy of UPF is proved through the simulation experiment,using the virtual-data needed for the test.