• Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.126-128
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• 2010

지형 참조 항법(TRN, Terrain reference navigation)은 항체에 탑재된 지형 데이터베이스와 센서로부터 측정된 고도값을 대조하여 항체의 위치를 알아내는 것으로, GPS/INS 결합항법 시스템의 대체 항법으로 많이 알려져 있다. 지형의 형태에 따라서 시스템의 정확도와 안정성이 달라지기 때문에 특정적인 지형 정보를 이용하여 지형 데이터베이스와 대조하는 과정이 매우 중요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 센서 측정값과 지형 데이터베이스 상의 값에서 지형의 특성적 변화가 발생하는 지점인 Model Key Point를 2D Douglas-Peucker 알고리즘을 이용하여 추출하고 이를 항법 알고리즘에 적용하여 시뮬레이션 하였다. 그 결과 오차가 발산하지 않고 수십m 급의 항법 정밀도를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.83-92
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• 2022

This paper analyzes the performance of the IRA(Interferometric Radar Altimeter) by terrain type for estimating reliability of TRN(Terrain Referenced Navigation). The accuracy of the altitude is one of the key parameters of TRN's accuracy. When the antenna of the IRA has wide beamwidth, its altitude accuracy is directly affected by the configuration of the earth's surface. Hence, the accuracy and reliability of TRN can also be affected and may cause ambiguity in positioning. We present analysis data for estimating the reliability of TRN by modeling several topographies and analyzing the performance of the IRA. The results of the analysis are verified by comparison with test data.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.307-314
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• 2017

Terrain referenced navigation(TRN) system is an attractive method for obtaining position based on terrain measurements and a terrain map. We focus on TRN systems based on the point mass filter(PMF) which is one of the recursive Bayesian method. In this paper, we propose two kinds of performance index for Bayesian filter. The proposed indices are based on entropy and mutual information from information theory. The first index measures roughness of terrain based on entropy of likelihood. The second index named by information gain, which is the mutual information between priori and posteriori distribution, is a quantity of information gained by updating measurement at each step. The proposed two indices are used to determine whether the solution from TRN is adequate for TRN/INS integration or not, and this scheme gives the performance improvement. Simulation result shows that the proposed indices are meaningful and the proposed algorithm performs better than normal TRN algorithm.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.197-206
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• 2019

Safe aircraft requires highly reliable navigation information. The traditionally used inertial navigation system (INS) often displays faulty location information due to its innate errors. To overcome this, the INS/GNSS or INS/TRN integrated navigation can be used. However, GNSS is vulnerable to jamming and spoofing, while TRN can be degraded in the flat and repetitive terrains. In this paper, to improve the performance and ensure the high reliability of the navigation system, the INS/GNSS/TRN integrated navigation based on federated filter is designed. Master filter of the integrated navigation uses the estimates and covariances of two local filters - INS/GNSS and INS/TRN integrated filters. The local filters are designed with the EKF that is feedforward type and composed of the 17st state variables. And the INS/GNSS integrated navigation includes the barometer error compensation method. Finally, the proposed INS/GNSS/TRN integrated navigation is verified by vehicle and captive flight tests.