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Error Analysis of 3-Dimensional GPS Attitude Determination System  

Park Chan-Sik (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Cho Deuk-Jae (Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute)
Cha Eun-Jong (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
Hwang Dong-Hwan (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee Sang-Jeong (School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems / v.4, no.4, 2006 , pp. 480-485 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the error investigation of a 3-dimensional GPS attitude determination system using the error covariance analysis is given. New efficient formulas for computing the Euler Angle Dilution of Precision (EADOP) are also derived. The formulas are easy to compute and represent the attitude error as a function of the nominal attitude of a vehicle, the baseline configuration and the receiver noise. Using the formula, the accuracy of the Euler angle can be analytically predicted without the use of computer simulations. Applications to some configurations reveal the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Keywords
Attitude determination; EADOP; error analysis; GPS;
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