A typical way to update map is to compare recent satellite images with existing map data, detect new roads and add them as cartographic entities to the road layer. At present image processing and pattern recognition are not robust enough to automate the image interpretation system feasible. For this reason we have to develop an image interpretation system that rely on human guidance. More impor...

In SINS, the inertial components are directly mounted on the carrier.The error can be divided into deterministic error and random drift error (dynamic error), in which, the formercan be compensated. In this case, the initial alignment of the pure static base can achieve a high accuracy. In the practical application, the dynamic error is directly reflected in the inertial device because of influ...

Over the last 20-30 years, the extended Kalman filter (EKF) has become the algorithm of choice in numerous nonlinear estimation and machine learning applications. These include estimating the state of a nonlinear dynamic system as well estimating parameters for nonlinear system identification (e.g., learning the weights of a neural network). The EKF applies the standard linear Kalman filter met...

An arithmetic of fast two-position initial alignment for Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (SINS) using Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) is proposed in this paper to solve the initial alignment problems of SINS. Based on the analysis of initial alignment method of SINS, the nonlinear model for two-position attitude calculation is derived, and the two-position method is used to eliminate the con...

Vehicle motion trajectory prediction is the basis of vehicle collision early warning or conflict resolution. In order to improve accuracy prediction, a method based on “current” statistical (CS) model and cubature Kalman filter (CKF) proposed. This considers acceleration variation rules in actual process state equation, so that estimated value can be consistent with real range. condition overco...

In-motion alignment of Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems (SINS) without any geodetic-frame observations is one of the toughest challenges for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). This paper presents a novel scheme for Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) aided SINS alignment using Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) which allows large initial misalignments. With the proposed mechanism, a nonlinear SINS er...

The global positioning system (GPS) with accurate positioning and timing properties has become integral part of all applications around the world. Radio frequency interference can significantly decrease the performance of GPS receivers or even completely prohibit the acquisition or tracking of satellites. The approaches of system performances that can be further enhanced by preprocessing to rej...

Relative navigation is a challenging technological component of many planned NASA and ESA missions. It typically uses recursive filters to fuse measurements (e.g., range and angle) from sensors with contrasting accuracies to estimate the vehicle state vectors in real time. The tendency of Extended Kalman filter to diverge under these conditions is well documented in the literature. As such, we ...

We introduce the antiparticle filter, AF, a new type of recursive Bayesian estimator that is unlike either the extended Kalman Filter, EKF, unscented Kalman Filter, UKF or the particle filter PF. We show that for a classic problem of robot localization the AF can substantially outperform these other filters in some situations. The AF estimates the posterior distribution as an auxiliary variable...

One of the most important problem in target tracking is Line Of Sight (LOS) rate estimation for using from PN (proportional navigation) guidance law. This paper deals on estimation of position and LOS rates of target with respect to the pursuer from available noisy RF seeker and tracker measurements. Due to many important for exact estimation on tracking problems must target position and Line O...