• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.119-129
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• 2016

This paper presents an integrated navigation system for accurate navigation solution-based safety and convenience services in the vehicular augmented reality (AR)-head up display (HUD) system. For lane-level guidance service, especially, an accurate navigation system is essential. To achieve this, an inertial navigation system (INS)/global positioning system (GPS)/vision/digital map (IGVM) integrated navigation system has been developing. In this paper, the concept of the integrated navigation system is introduced and is implemented based on a multi-model switching filter and vehicle status decided by using the GPS data and inertial measurement unit (IMU) measurements. The performance of the implemented navigation system is verified experimentally.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.626-637
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• 2014

On ship, especially on large ship, the flexure deformation between Master (M)/Slave (S) Inertial Navigation System (INS) is a key factor which determines the accuracy of the integrated system of M/S INS. In engineering this flexure deformation will be increased with the added ship size. In the M/S INS integrated system, the attitude error between MINS and SINS cannot really reflect the misalignment angle change of SINS due to the flexure deformation. At the same time, the flexure deformation will bring the change of the lever arm size, which further induces the uncertainty of lever arm velocity, resulting in the velocity matching error. To solve this problem, a $H_{\infty}$ algorithm is proposed, in which the attitude and velocity matching error caused by deformation is considered as measurement noise with limited energy, and measurement noise will be restrained by the robustness of $H_{\infty}$ filter. Based on the classical "attitude plus velocity" matching method, the progress of M/S INS information fusion is simulated and compared by using three kinds of schemes, which are known and unknown flexure deformation with standard Kalman filter, and unknown flexure deformation with $H_{\infty}$ filter, respectively. Simulation results indicate that $H_{\infty}$ filter can effectively improve the accuracy of information fusion when flexure deformation is unknown but non-ignorable.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.101-108
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• 1998

This paper concerns the navigation algorithm of motion reference unit (MRU) for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) We apply the strapdown navigation system using middle level inertial sensors. But, because the MRU consists of inertial sensors, the values of AUV motion calculated by navigation computer are increased by drift property of inertial sensors. Therefore, we propose the attitude algorithm using switching method according to the motion of AUV From this algorithm, the drift terms are eliminated effectively for roll and pitch. But, another device is required for yaw angle.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.673-683
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 정밀 행성 착륙을 위해 광학센서와 관성항법시스템을 이용한 지형보조 관성항법 시스템을 구현하였다. 또한 측정된 지형 데이터와 사전에 탑재한 지형 데이터간의 특징점 추출, 매칭, 추적의 영상 처리 과정을 수행하였고 이를 통해 특징점의 좌표를 추출할 수 있다. 반복 확장칼만필터를 이용한 항법 시스템은 기존 관성 항법 장치의 항법 오차 누적을 보상하여 보다 정밀한 항법 정보를 제공한다. 이는 향후 착륙선의 유도 및 제어 법칙과 결합하여 정밀 행성 착륙을 위한 시스템 구현에 적용이 가능하다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2017

Since GPS signals are vulnerable to interference and obstruction, many alternate aiding systems have been proposed to integrate with an inertial navigation system. Among these alternate systems, the vision-aided method has become more attractive due to its benefits in weight, cost and power consumption. This paper proposes a loosely-coupled vision/INS integrated navigation method which can work in GPS-denied environments. The proposed method improves the navigation accuracy by correcting INS navigation and sensor errors using position and attitude outputs of a landmark based vision navigation system. Furthermore, it has advantage to provide redundant navigation output regardless of INS output. Computer simulations and the van tests have been carried out in order to show validity of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method works well and gives reliable navigation outputs with better performance.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2000

The mechanization of navigation equation is depending on the designer according to the orientation vector relating the body frame to a chosen to inertial and navigation frames for its purposes. This paper considers the appropriate Earth Fixed frame for short range vehicle and develops a mechanization and algorithm for Strapdown Inertial Navigation System(SDINS). This mechanization consists of two parts : translational mechanization and rotational mechanization{attitude determination). The accuracy, availability and performance of this SDINS mechanization are verified on the simulation and the numerical method for integration attitude propagation is compared with a well-known method in a precession motion.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2022

In this paper, we analyze the Non-Holonomic Constraint (NHC) satisfaction of Inertial Navigation System (INS) for vehicular navigation according to Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) location. In INS-based vehicle navigation, NHC information is widely used to improve INS performance. That is, the error of the INS can be compensated under the condition that the velocity in the body coordinate system of the vehicle occurs only in the forward direction. In this case, the condition that the vehicle's wheels do not slip and the vehicle rotates with the center of the IMU must be satisfied. However, the rotation of the vehicle is rotated by the steering wheel which is controlled based on the Ackermann geometry, where the center of rotation of the vehicle exists outside the vehicle. Due to this, a phenomenon occurs that the NHC is not satisfied depending on the mounting position of the IMU. In this paper, we analyze this problem based on Ackermann geometry and prove the analysis result based on simulation.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2011

본 논문은 퍼지 추론 시스템(FIS: fuzzy inference system)을 이용하여 자이로스코프를 사용하지 않는 관성 항법 장치(GFINS: gyroscope free inertial navigation system)의 가속도계 데이터를 보정하는 방법에 관한 연구이다. 일반적인 관성항법 장치(INS: inertial navigation system)는 주로 가속도계와 같은 병진운동을 감지하는 관성 센서와 자이로스코프와 같은 회전 운동을 감지하는 관성 센서를 이용하여 위치와 yaw각을 측정하는 장치이다. 하지만 INS는 자이로스코프를 사용하기 때문에 소형화 및 저전력 설계가 어렵다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 자이로스코프를 사용하지 않는 GFINS에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. GFINS에 사용되는 가속도계는 적분과 외란에 의한 오차가 시간이 지남에 따라 누적되는 문제가 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 가속도계의 누적 오차 문제를 해결하기 위해, 레이저 내비게이션과 가속도계의 선속도 비율과 엔코더와 가속도계의 선속도 비율을 통해 GFINS의 데이터를 보정하는 FIS를 제안한다. 제안된 Fuzzy-GFINS를 평가하기 위해, 직접 제작한 메카넘 휠 AGV(autonomous ground vehicle)에 제안된 GFINS를 적용하였다. 실험 결과, 제안된 방법이 GFINS의 출력 데이터를 효과적으로 보정하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.95-105
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• 1997

This paper presents a Inertial Measuring Unit(IMU) for motion measurement of an AUV. The IMU is composed of three parts: inertial sensors with three servo accelerometers and three rate gyros, an analog/digital interface board, and a signal processing board with TMS320C31 DSP processor. The IMU is a class of strap-down inwetial navigation system does not applicable directly to the navigation system in consequence of the AUV and integrated sensors for an integrated navigation system of the AUV. Fast calculstion of direction cosine matrix for the coordinate transformation body to reference is obtained through the DSP processor. A switching algotrithm is used to lessen the low frequency drift effect of the gyros in the vertical plane with use of low pass filtering of the signal of the accelerometers.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2004

This paper presents a hybrid underwater navigation system for unmanned underwater vehicles, using an additional range sonar, where the navigation system is based on inertial and Doppler velocity sensors. Conventional underwater navigation systems are generally based on an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a Doppler velocity log (DVL), accompanying a magnetic compass and a depth sensor. Although the conventional navigation systems update the bias errors of inertial sensors and the scale effects of DVL, the estimated position slowly drifts as time passes. This paper proposes a measurement model that uses the range sonar to improve the performance of the IMU-DVL navigation system, for extended operation of underwater vehicles. The proposed navigation model includes the bias errors of IMU, the scale effects of VL, and the bias error of the range sonar. An extended Kalman filter was adopted to propagate the error covariance, to update the measurement errors, and to correct the state equation, when the external measurements are available. To illustrate the effectiveness of the hybrid navigation system, simulations were conducted with the 6-d.o.f. equations of motion of an AUV in lawn-mowing survey mode.