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Ultrasound-aided pedestrian dead reckoning for indoor navigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Ad hoc solutions for tracking and providing navigation support to emergency response teams is an important and safety-critical challenge. We propose a navigation system based on a combination of foot-mounted inertial sensors and ultrasound beacons.
Muthukrishnan, Kavitha   +3 more
core   +5 more sources

Adaptive filtering applications to satellite navigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
PhDDifferential Global Navigation Satellite Systems employ the extended Kalman filter to estimate the reference position error. High accuracy integrated navigation systems have the ability to mix traditional inertial sensor outputs with navigation ...
Zhahir, Md Amzari
core   +4 more sources

Standalone and embedded stereo visual odometry based navigation solution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
© Cranfield University, 2014This thesis investigates techniques and designs an autonomous visual stereo based navigation sensor to improve stereo visual odometry for purpose of navigation in unknown environments. In particular, autonomous navigation in a
Chermak, Lounis
core   +7 more sources

Distributed data fusion algorithms for inertial network systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
New approaches to the development of data fusion algorithms for inertial network systems are described. The aim of this development is to increase the accuracy of estimates of inertial state vectors in all the network nodes, including the navigation ...
Jia, Huamin, Allerton, David J.
core   +1 more source

An Integrated Navigation Method Based on the Strapdown Inertial Navigation System/Scene-Matching Navigation System for UAVs. [PDF]

open access: yesSensors (Basel)
To address the challenges of discontinuous heterogeneous image matching, significant matching errors in specific regions, and poor real-time performance in GNSS-denied environments for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), we propose an integrated navigation ...
Wang Y, Wang Q, Hao Z, Chen P.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Redundant multi-mode filter for a navigation system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
An approach is introduced to the design of a multi-mode navigation filter to combine a low-cost skewed redundant inertial measurement unit (SRIMU) with a multifunctional GPS (MF-GPS) receiver in order to implement a fault-tolerant aircraft navigation ...
Jia, Huamin, Allerton, David J.
core   +1 more source

AUV Positioning Method Based on Tightly Coupled SINS/LBL for Underwater Acoustic Multipath Propagation

open access: yesSensors, 2016
This paper researches an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) positioning method based on SINS (Strapdown Inertial Navigation System)/LBL (Long Base Line) tightly coupled algorithm.
Tao Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Variational Bayesian Based Strong Tracking Interpolatory Cubature Kalman Filter for Maneuvering Target Tracking

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2018
In tracking a maneuverable target, a proper estimation method with better filtering accuracy, stronger robustness, and faster convergence speed is crucial to the tracking system.
Jian Wang, Tao Zhang, Xiang Xu, Yao Li
doaj   +1 more source

An Extensible Positioning System for Locating Mobile Robots in Unfamiliar Environments

open access: yesSensors, 2019
In this paper, an extensible positioning system for mobile robots is proposed. The system includes a stereo camera module, inertial measurement unit (IMU) and an ultra-wideband (UWB) network which includes five anchors, one of which is with the unknown ...
Xiaosu Xu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inertial sensors for smartphones navigation [PDF]

open access: yesSpringerPlus, 2015
The advent of smartphones and tablets, means that we can constantly get information on our current geographical location. These devices include not only GPS/GNSS chipsets but also mass-market inertial platforms that can be used to plan activities, share locations on social networks, and also to perform positioning in indoor and outdoor scenarios.
DABOVE, PAOLO   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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