路网辅助的车载INS/GPS组合导航方法

针对车载INS/GPS组合导航系统在GPS无效时精度迅速下降的问题,提出了将车辆行驶的路网约束作为虚拟传感器,采用多传感器数据融合的方式,与INS和GPS组成INS/GPS/路网组合导航系统.当GPS失效时,使用路网辅助INS.仿真结果表明,在GPS无效时间段,该方法能有效减小系统定位误差.     

神经网络在MEMS-IMU/GPS组合导航中的应用研究

针对基于MEMS传感器组成的INS/GPS组合中GPS信号缺失的情况下,系统误差瞬时增大,滤波迅速退化无法继续工作的问题,本文提出利用神经网络辅助INS/GPS导航系统以解决这一问题的方法.该方法首先建立系统模型,用组合导航的输入作为网络模型的输入,通过网络训练得到输出需要参数,结合卡尔曼滤波用于组合导航以继续使导航系统工作,仿真结果表明该方法可行和有效性的.     

The integration of strap-down INS and GPS based on adaptive error damping

The concept and results of integration of a strap-down inertial navigation system (INS) based on low-accuracy inertial sensors and the global positioning system (GPS) have been presented in this paper. This system is aimed for the purposes of navigation, automatic control, and remote tracking of land vehicles. The integration is made by the implementation of an extended Kalman filter (EKF) scheme for both the initial alignment and navigation phases. Traditional integration schemes (centralized and cascaded) are dominantly based on the usage of high-accuracy inertial sensors. The idea behind the suggested algorithm is to use low-accuracy inertial sensors and the GPS as the main source of navigation information, while the acceptable accuracy of INS is achieved by the proper damping of INS errors. The main advantage of integration consists in the availability of reliable navigation parameters during the intervals of absence of GPS data. The influence of INS error damping coefficients is different depending on the fact whether the moving object is maneuvering or is moving with a constant velocity at that time. It is proposed that INS error damping gain coefficients generally should take higher values always when GPS data are absent, while at the same time their values in the error model (EKF prediction phase) can be additionally adapted according to the actual values of vehicle acceleration. The analysis of integrated navigation system performances is made experimentally. The data are acquired along the real land vehicle’s trajectory while the intervals of absence of GPS data are introduced artificially on the parts characterized both by maneuver and by constant velocity.     

GPS信号自适应抗干扰系统

针对GPS卫星信号易受干扰,不稳定的问题,提出INS/GPS组合导航抗干扰的方法并用硬件电路进行实现验证。给出了惯性器件的误差模型,采用松散组合方式,设计卡尔曼滤波器,取姿态、速度、位置的误差作为状态变量。提出以INS与GPS输出的东北天向速度误差作为滤波器观测量的方案。通过计算机的仿真和实验验证,对系统的精度进行了分析,证明该方案是可行的,实现实时滤波计算,并能满足导航的精度要求。     

基于因子图算法的INS/GPS信息滞后处理方法

针对全球定位系统（GPS）信息滞后导致惯性导航系统（INS）/GPS组合导航系统实时性差的问题,利用因子图算法可以在一个信息融合时刻处理各信息源不同时刻量测信息的特点,提出了一种INS/GPS信息滞后处理方法。在系统接收到GPS信息之前,因子图模型中只添加关于INS信息的因子节点,经增量推理求出组合导航结果,保证系统的实时性。待系统接收到GPS信息之后,再将关于GPS信息的因子节点添加到因子图模型中,修正INS误差,从而保证系统长时间高精度运行。仿真结果表明,当上一时刻实时导航状态量对INS误差修正效果随GPS信息滞后时间变长而逐渐变差时,可以采用上一时刻刚刚完成量测更新的导航状态量实现INS误差的有效修正。因子图算法在保证系统精度的前提下,避免了GPS信息滞后对INS/GPS组合导航系统实时性的不良影响。     

Magnetic compass fault detection method for GPS/INS/magnetic compass integrated navigation systems

This paper proposes a magnetic compass fault detection method for GPS/INS/Magnetic compass integrated navigation systems. The fault is assumed to be caused by the hard iron and soft iron effect and modeled as an abrupt change in the magnetic compass output. In order to detect the fault, a test statistic related with only azimuth error measurement is determined. When a fault is detected, the GPS/INS/Magnetic compass integrated navigation system is changed into a GPS/INS integrated navigation system mode. In order to show the validity of the proposed method, computer simulation and van testing are carried out. The simulation and van test results show that the proposed navigation system gives more accurate outputs than the GPS/INS/Magnetic compass without the proposed method.     

An intelligent navigator for seamless INS/GPS integrated land vehicle navigation applications

The Kalman filter (KF) has been implemented as the primary integration scheme of the global positioning system (GPS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) for many land vehicle navigation and positioning applications. However, it has been reported that KF-based techniques have certain limitations, which reflect on the position error accumulation during GPS signal outages. Therefore, this article exploits the idea of incorporating artificial neural networks to develop an alternative INS/GPS integration scheme, the intelligent navigator, for next generation land vehicle navigation and positioning applications. Real land vehicle test results demonstrated the capability of using stored navigation knowledge to provide real-time reliable positioning information for stand-alone INS-based navigation for up to 20 min with errors less than 16 m (as compared to 2.6 km in the case of the KF). For relatively short GPS outages, the KF was superior to the intelligent navigator for up to 30 s outages. In contrast, the intelligent navigator was superior to the KF when the length of GPS outages was extended to 90 s. The average improvement of the intelligent navigator reached 60% in the latter scenario. The results presented in this article strongly indicate the potential of including the intelligent navigator as the core algorithm for INS/GPS integrated land vehicle navigation systems.     

Adaptive fuzzy neuro-observer applied to low cost INS/GPS

A combined MEMS Inertial Navigation System (INS) with GPS is used to provide position and velocity data of land vehicles. Data fusion of INS and GPS measurements are commonly achieved through a conventional Extended Kalman filter (EKF). Considering the required accurate model of system together with perfect knowledge of predefined error models, the performance of the EKF is decreased due to unmodeled nonlinearities and unknown bias uncertainties of MEMS inertial sensors. Universal knowledge based approximators comprising of neural networks and fuzzy logic methods are capable of approximating the nonlinearities and the uncertainties of practical systems. First, in this paper, a new fuzzy neural network (FNN) function approximator is used to model unknown nonlinear systems. Second, the process of design and real-time implementation of an adaptive fuzzy neuro-observer (AFNO) in integrated low-cost INS/GPS positioning systems is proposed. To assess the long time performance of the proposed AFNO method, wide range tests of a real INS/GPS with a car vehicle have been performed. The unbiased estimation results of the AFNO show the superiority of the proposed method compared with the classic EKF and the adaptive neuro-observer (ANO) including a pure artificial neural network (ANN) function approximator.     

UKF在INS/GPS直接法卡尔曼滤波中的应用

提出将Unscented卡尔曼滤波(UKF)用于INS/GPS组合导航系统的直接法卡尔曼滤波,避免了对非线性的系统状态方程进行线性化.以INS输出的导航参数及平台误差角等作为系统状态,惯导力学编排方程和姿态误差方程作为系统状态方程,GPS输出的导航参数作为量测,采用UKF方法对系统导航参数直接进行估计.仿真结果表明,UKF方法有效地解决了直接法卡尔曼滤波中系统状态方程的非线性问题,并使INS/GPS组合导航系统具有较高的导航定位精度.     

A novel hybrid fusion algorithm to bridge the period of GPS outages using low-cost INS

Land Vehicle Navigation (LVN) mostly relies on integrated system consisting of Inertial Navigation System (INS) and Global Positioning System (GPS). The combined system provides continuous and accurate navigation solution when compared to standalone INS or GPS. Different fusion methodology such as those based on Kalman filtering and particle filtering has been proposed that estimates and models the INS error during the GPS signal availability. In the case of outages, the developed model provides an INS error estimates, thereby improving its accuracy. However, these fusion approaches possess several inadequacies related to sensor error model, immunity to noise and computational load. Alternatively, Neural Network (NN) based approaches has been proposed. In the case of low-cost INS, the NN suffers from poor generalization capability due to the presence of high amount of noises.The paper thus introduces a novel and hybrid fusion methodology utilizing Dempster–Shafer (DS) theory augmented by Support Vector Machines (SVM), known as DS-SVM. The INS and GPS data fusion is carried using DS fusion whereas SVM models the INS error. During GPS availability, DS provides accurate solution; whereas during outages, the trained SVM model corrects the INS error thereby improving the positioning accuracy. The proposed methodology is evaluated against the existing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and the Random Forest Regression (RFR) methodology. A total of 20–87% improvement in the positional accuracy was found against ANN and RFR.     

Amplified wavelet-ANFIS-based model for GPS/INS integration to enhance vehicular navigation system

Inertial navigation system (INS) relying on gyroscopes and accelerometers has been recently utilized in land vehicles. These INS sensors are integrated with Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide reliable positioning solutions in case of GPS outages that commonly occur in urban canyons. The major inadequacies of INS navigation sensors are the high noise level and the large bias instabilities that are stochastic in nature. The effects of these inadequacies manifest themselves as large position errors during GPS outages. Wavelet analysis is a signal processing method which is recently auspicious by many researchers due to its advantageous adaptation to non-stationary signals and able to perform analysis in both time and frequency domain over other signal processing methods such as the fast Fourier transform in some fields. This research proposes the utilization of wavelet de-nosing to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of each of the INS sensors. In addition, a neuro-fuzzy module is used to provide a reliable prediction of the vehicle position during GPS outages. The results from a road test experiment show the effectiveness of the proposed wavelet—neuro-fuzzy module.     

Real-Time Implementation of GPS Aided Low-Cost Strapdown Inertial Navigation System

This work details the study, development, and experimental implementation of GPS aided strapdown inertial navigation system (INS) using commercial off-the-shelf low-cost inertial measurement unit (IMU). The data provided by the inertial navigation mechanization is fused with GPS measurements using loosely-coupled linear Kalman filter implemented with the aid of MPC555 microcontroller. The accuracy of the estimation when utilizing a low-cost inertial navigation system (INS) is limited by the accuracy of the sensors used and the mathematical modeling of INS and the aiding sensors’ errors. Therefore, the IMU data is fused with the GPS data to increase the accuracy of the integrated GPS/IMU system. The equations required for the local geographic frame mechanization are derived. The direction cosine matrix approach is selected to compute orientation angles and the unified mathematical framework is chosen for position/velocity algorithm computations. This selection resulted in significant reduction in mechanization errors. It is shown that the constructed GPS/IMU system is successfully implemented with an accurate and reliable performance.     

基于cubature Kalman filter的INS/GPS组合导航滤波算法

INS/GPS组合导航系统的本质是非线性的,为改善非线性下INS/GPS组合导航精度,提出将一种新的非线性滤波cubature Kalman filter（CKF）应用于INS/GPS组合导航中.为此,建立了基于平台失准角的非线性状态模型和以速度误差及位置误差描述的观测模型,分析了CKF滤波原理,设计了INS/GPS组合滤波器,对组合导航非线性模型进行了仿真.仿真结果显示,相对于扩展卡尔曼滤波（EKF）,CKF降低了姿态、位置和速度估计误差,CKF更适合于处理组合导航的状态估计问题.     

Optimizing neuro-fuzzy modules for data fusion of vehicular navigation systems using temporal cross-validation

The last two decades have shown an increasing trend in the use of positioning and navigation technologies in land vehicles. Most of the present navigation systems incorporate global positioning system (GPS) and inertial navigation system (INS), which are integrated using Kalman filtering (KF) to provide reliable positioning information. Due to several inadequacies related to KF-based INS/GPS integration, artificial intelligence (AI) methods have been recently suggested to replace KF. Various neural network and neuro-fuzzy methods for INS/GPS integration were introduced. However, these methods provided relatively poor positioning accuracy during long GPS outages. Moreover, the internal system parameters had to be tuned over time of the navigation mission to reach the desired positioning accuracy. In order to overcome these limitations, this study optimizes the AI-based INS/GPS integration schemes utilizing adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) by implementing, a temporal window-based cross-validation approach during the update procedure. The ANFIS-based system considers a non-overlap moving window instead of the commonly used sliding window approach. The proposed system is tested using differential GPS and navigational grade INS field test data obtained from a land vehicle experiment. The results showed that the proposed system is a reliable modeless system and platform independent module that requires no priori knowledge of the navigation equipment utilized. In addition, significant accuracy improvement was achieved during long GPS outages.     

GPS/INS 超紧组合环路信息耦合模型及机理分析

在对不同GPS/INS超紧组合模型特点分析的基础上构建超紧组合中惯性与卫星环路信息耦合模型,提出了环路复制信号参量的外部控制方法,论证了超紧组合模型中环路信息与惯性导航结果的耦合机理.最后,进行了超紧组合耦合实验验证和分析,结果表明,超紧组合系统环路信号参量偏差与惯性状态误差间有着紧密的内在联系和深层次的耦合机理.     

Intelligently tuned wavelet parameters for GPS/INS error estimation

This paper presents a new algorithm for de-noising global positioning system (GPS) and inertial navigation system (INS) data and estimates the INS error using wavelet multi-resolution analysis algorithm (WMRA)-based genetic algorithm (GA) with a well-designed structure appropriate for practical and real time implementations because of its very short training time and elevated accuracy. Different techniques have been implemented to de-noise and estimate the INS and GPS errors. Wavelet de-noising is one of th...     

A New Approach to Estimate True Position of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in an INS/GPS Integration System in GPS Spoofing Attack Conditions

This paper presents a new approach to estimate the true position of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the conditions of spoofing attacks on global positioning system (GPS) receivers. This approach consists of two phases, the spoofing detection phase which is accomplished by hypothesis test and the trajectory estimation phase which is carried out by applying the adapted particle filters to the integrated inertial navigation system (INS) and GPS. Due to nonlinearity and unfavorable impacts of spoofing signals on GPS receivers, deviation in position calculation is modeled as a cumulative uniform error. This paper also presents a procedure of applying adapted particle swarm optimization filter (PSOF) to the INS/GPS integration system as an estimator to compensate spoofing attacks. Due to memory based nature of PSOF and benefits of each particle’s experiences, application of PSOF algorithm in the INS/GPS integration system leads to more precise positioning compared with general particle filter (PF) and adaptive unscented particle filer (AUPF) in the GPS spoofing attack scenarios. Simulation results show that the adapted PSOF algorithm is more reliable and accurate in estimating the true position of UAV in the condition of spoofing attacks. The validation of the proposed method is done by root mean square error (RMSE) test.     

Merits and limitations of using fuzzy inference system for temporal integration of INS/GPS in vehicular navigation

Most of the present vehicular navigation systems rely on global positioning system (GPS) combined with inertial navigation system (INS) for reliable determination of the vehicle position and heading. Integrating both systems provide several advantages and eliminate their individual shortcomings. Kalman filter (KF) has been widely used to fuse data from both systems. However, KF-based integration techniques suffer from several limitations related to its immunity to noise, observability and the necessity of accurate stochastic models of sensor random errors. This article investigates the potential use of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) for temporal integration of INS/GPS in vehicular navigation. An ANFIS-based module named “P–δP” is designed, developed, implemented and tested for fusing INS and GPS position information. The fusion process aims at providing continuous correction of INS position to prevent its long-term growth using GPS position updates. In addition, it provides reliable prediction of the vehicle position during GPS outages. The P–δP module was examined using real navigation system data compromising an Ashtech Z12 GPS receiver and a Honeywell LRF-III INS. The proposed module proved to be successful as a modeless and platform independent module that does not require a priori knowledge of the navigation equipment utilized. Limitations of the ANFIS module are also discussed.     

GPS/INS在天线平台控制中的应用

本文介绍以GPS/INS组合导航设备作为核心部件的一种新的平台控制方案。GPS/INS组合导航,可以长时间提供惯性导航信息,稳定的、动态的运动解析,同时提供准确的位置数据,速度数据及其他导航信息。GPS/INS组合导航不仅可以给天线平台伺服系统提供控制参数,而且可以实时记录导航和姿态信息以备雷达后期成像。     

基于结构分解的GPS/INS组合导航粒子滤波技术

针对粒子滤波应用于GPS/INS组合导航系统时难以保证滤波实时性的问题,提出一种基于线性/非线性结构分解的改进粒子滤波算法.改进算法对状态方程进行线性/非线性结构分解,分别采用重点采样和线性卡尔曼方式进行一步预测递推,充分发挥粒子滤波和卡尔曼滤波的特点,有效降低了粒子滤波的计算量,在保证GPS/INS组合导航系统滤波精度的条件下提高了组合滤波的实时性.