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Aided Navigation Algorithm for Land Navigation System Using VMS with Indirect Drive Condition (직진성이 보장되지 않는 조건에서 지상항법시스템의 속도계를 이용한 보정항법 알고리즘)

  • Kim, Hyungsoo
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.314-320
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    • 2016
  • Inertial navigation system (INS) has used aided systems and sensors to compensate navigation error. Global navigation satellite system (GNSS), velocity measurement sensor (VMS), and radar are commonly used to aid INS. Land navigation system (LNS) also mainly uses VMS when GNSS cannot be used such as at tunnel or on jammed scenario. A straight drive is required when VMS-aided navigation is used, because there is only speed of straight direction whereas no crossways and vertical directions. In local environment, even an expressway has lack of straight drive which is constraint of VMS-aided navigation algorithm. This paper proposes an enhanced VMS-aided navigation algorithm for LNS with indirect drive by restricting filter update condition. Also, there is a result of vehicle test to prove performance of the proposed algorithm.

A EM-Log Aided Navigation Filter Design for Maritime Environment (해상환경용 EM-Log 보정항법 필터 설계)

  • Jo, Minsu
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.198-204
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    • 2020
  • This paper designs a electromagnetic-log (EM-Log) aided navigation filter for maritime environment without global navigation satellite system (GNSS). When navigation is performed for a long time, Inertial navigation system (INS)'s error gradually diverges. Therefore, an integrated navigation method is used to solve this problem. EM-Log sensor measures the velocity of the vehicle. However, since the measured velocity from EM-Log contains the speed of the sea current, the aided navigation filter is required to estimate the sea current. This paper proposes a single model filter and interacting multiple (IMM) model filter methods to estimate the sea current and analyzes the influence of the sea current model on the filter. The performance of the designed aided navigation filter is verified using a simulation and the improvement rate of the filter compared to the pure navigation is analyzed. The performance of single model filter is improved when the sea current model is correct. However, when the sea current model is incorrect, the performance decreases. On the other hands, IMM model filter methods show the stable performance compared to the single model.

Development of a Test Environment for Performance Evaluation of the Vision-aided Navigation System for VTOL UAVs (수직 이착륙 무인 항공기용 영상보정항법 시스템 성능평가를 위한 검증환경 개발)

  • Sebeen Park;Hyuncheol Shin;Chul Joo Chung
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.788-797
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    • 2023
  • In this paper, we introduced a test environment to test a vision-aided navigation system, as an alternative navigation system when global positioning system (GPS) is unavailable, for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system. It is efficient to use a virtual environment to test and evaluate the vision-aided navigation system under development, but currently no suitable equipment has been developed in Korea. Thus, the proposed test environment is developed to evaluate the performance of the navigation system by generating input signal modeling and simulating operation environment of the system, and by monitoring output signal. This paper comprehensively describes research procedure from derivation of requirements specifications to hardware/software design according to the requirements, and production of the test environment. This test environment was used for evaluating the vision-aided navigation algorithm which we are developing, and conducting simulation based pre-flight tests.

Numerical Stability Improvement Technique for Indirect Feedback Kalman Filter in Delayed-Measurement Systems (시간지연을 고려한 간접 되먹임 구조 칼만필터의 수치안정성 향상 기법)

  • Nam, Seongho;Sung, Changky;Kim, Taewon
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2017
  • Most of weapon systems use aided navigation system which integrates inertial navigation and aiding sensors to compensate the INS errors increasing with the passage of time. Various aid sensors can be applied such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), radar, barometer, etc., but there might exist time delay caused by signal processing or transferring aid information. This time delay leads out-of-sequence measurements (OOSM) systems. Previously, optimal and suboptimal measurment update method for OOSM systems, where the time delay length are known, are proposed. However, previous algorithm does not guarantee the positive definite property of covariance matrix. In order to improve numerical stability for aided navigation using delayed-measurement, this paper proposes a new measurement covariance update algorithm be similar to Joseph-form in Kalman filter. Futhermore, we propose how to implement it in indirect feedback Kalman filter structure, which is commonly used in aided navigation systems, for time-delayed measurement systems. Simulation and vehicle test results show effectiveness of a proposed algorithm.

Velocity Aided Navigation Algorithm to Estimate Current Velocity Error (해조류 속도 오차 추정을 통한 속도보정항법 알고리즘)

  • Choi, Yun-Hyuk
    • Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.245-250
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    • 2019
  • Inertial navigation system has navigation errors because of the error of inertial measurement unit (IMU) and misalignment over time. In order to solve this problem, aided navigation system is performed using global navigation satellite system (GNSS), speedometer, etc. The inertial navigation system equipped with underwater vehicle mainly uses speedometer and performed aided navigation because satellite signals do not pass through underwater. There are DVL, EM-Log, and RPM in the speedometer, and the sensors are applied according to the system environment. This paper describes velocity aided navigation using RPM of inertial navigation system operating in high speed and deep water environment. In addition, we proposes an algorithm to compensate the limit of RPM with straight direction and the current velocity error. There are results of monte-calo simulation to prove performance of the proposed algorithm.

Verification of GPS Aided Error Compensation Method and Navigation Algorithm with Raw eLoran Measurements (실제 eLoran TOA 측정치를 이용한 GPS Aided 오차 보상 기법과 항법 알고리즘의 검증)

  • Song, Se-Phil;Choi, Heon-Ho;Kim, Young-Baek;Lee, Sang-Jeong;Park, Chan-Sik
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.17 no.9
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    • pp.941-946
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    • 2011
  • The Loran-C, a radio navigation system based on TDOA measurements is enhanced to eLoran using TOA measurements instead of TDOA measurements. Many error factors such as PF, SF, ASF, clock errors and unknown biases are included in eLoran TOA measurements. Because these error factors can cause failure in eLoran navigation algorithm, these errors must be compensated for high accuracy eLoran navigation results. Compensation of ASF and unknown biases are difficult to calculate, while the others such as PF and SF are relatively easy to eliminate. In order to compensate all errors in eLoran TOA measurements, a simple GPS aided bias compensation method is suggested in this paper. This method calculates the bias as the difference of TOA measurement and the range between eLoran transmitters and the receiver whose position is determined using GPS. The real data measured in Europe are used for verification of suggested method and navigation algorithm.

Terrain Aided Inertial Navigation for Precise Planetary Landing (정밀 행성 착륙을 위한 지형 보조 관성 항법 연구)

  • Jeong, Bo-Young;Choi, Yoon-Hyuk;Jo, Su-Jang;Bang, Hyo-Choong
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.38 no.7
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    • pp.673-683
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    • 2010
  • This study investigates Terrain Aided Inertial Navigation(TAIN) which consists of Inertial Navigation System (INS) with the optical sensor for precise planetary landing. Image processing is conducted to extract the feature points between measured terrain data and on-board implemented terrain information. The navigation algorithm with Iterated Extended Kalman Filter(IEKF) can compensate for the navigation error, and provide precise navigation information compared to single INS. Simulation results are used to demonstrate the feasibility of integration to accomplish precise planetary landing. The proposed navigation approach can be implemented to the whole system coupled with guidance and control laws.

Visual Target Tracking and Relative Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in a GPS-Denied Environment

  • Kim, Youngjoo;Jung, Wooyoung;Bang, Hyochoong
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.258-266
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    • 2014
  • We present a system for the real-time visual relative navigation of a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle in a GPS-denied environment. An extended Kalman filter is used to construct a vision-aided navigation system by fusing the image processing results with barometer and inertial sensor measurements. Using a mean-shift object tracking algorithm, an onboard vision system provides pixel measurements to the navigation filter. The filter is slightly modified to deal with delayed measurements from the vision system. The image processing algorithm and the navigation filter are verified by flight tests. The results show that the proposed aerial system is able to maintain circling around a target without using GPS data.

Design of an Adaptive Filter for GPS/GLONASS Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/GLONASS 보정 관성항법시스템의 적응필터 설계)

  • 박흥원;제창해;정태호;박찬빈
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.201-210
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    • 1998
  • Inertial Navigation System(INS) can provide the vehicle position and velocity information using inertial sensor outputs without the use of external aids. Unfortunately INS navigation error increases with time due to inertial sensor errors, and therefore it is desirable to combine INS with external aids such as GPS, TACAN, OMEGA, and etc.. In this paper we propose an integration algorithm of commercial GPS/GLONASS and INS where an adaptive filter for signal processing of GPS/GLONASS receiver and the 12th order Kalman filter for aided strapdown INS(SDINS) we employed. Simulation results show that the proposed adaptive filter can effectively remove a randomly occurring abrupt jump due to sudden corruption of the received satellite signal and that the Kalman filter performs satisfactorily.

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Computer-Assisted Mandibular Reconstruction with Monocortical DCIA Flap; A Case Report

  • Moon, Seong-Yong
    • Journal of International Society for Simulation Surgery
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.83-86
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    • 2015
  • Recently, computer-assisted surgery is popular for performing well-planned operations. Computer-aided navigation system is helpful in maxillofacial surgery with real time instrument positioning and clear anatomic identification. Generally, segmental mandibulectomy and reconstruction flap surgery have done by extra-oral approach such as, submandibular approach. This case report describes performing intra-oral segmental mandibulectomy and reconstruction with monocortical deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) flap and CT guided implant surgery by using computer-aided surgical guide and navigation for managing ameloblastoma in a 31 years old female patient.