Navigation in GPS Denied Environments: Feature-Aided Inertial Systems

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Abstract:

This paper focuses on the latest technology trends for navigating in difficult urban, indoor, and underground environments where typical Global Positioning System GPS receivers do not function. The latest alternative navigation Alt-Nav technologies based on electro-optical techniques are described. These techniques extract features from electro-optical images for example, a point feature associated with a corner of a building or a line associated with a wall of an indoor hallway and then utilize those features as navigation related landmarks to enable aiding of inertial navigation system INS. The Alt-Nav technologies presented include optically-aided INS and Ladar-aided INS. Tightly integrating these technologies with an INS should lead to navigation performance similar to that is achieved in today s GPSINS integrations. An Alt-Nav integration vision for the future is given with some example configurations that improve overall navigation system robustness.

Author(s):
Miller, Mikel M. ; Soloviev, Andrey ; Uijt De Haag, Maarten ; Veth, Michael ; Raquet, John ; Klausutis, Timothy J. ; Touma, Jimmy E.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EGLIN AFB FL MUNITIONS DIRECTORATE
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in collaboration with Research and Engineering Education Facility, University of Florida, Shalimar, FL; School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ohio University, Athens, OHG; and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. See also ADA569232, Low-Cost Navigation Sensors and Integration Technology (Capteurs de navigation a faible cout et technologie d'integration), RTO-EN-SET-116(2010).
Pagination:
0033

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release, Nato
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited. Nato.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
AFRL-RW-EG
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_4.6_Engineering
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*ELECTROOPTICS, *NAVIGATION REFERENCE, FEATURE EXTRACTION, INERTIAL NAVIGATION, OPTICAL RADAR, TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Navigation and Guidance
Keyword(s):
NATO FURNISHED, GPS DENIED ENVIRONMENTS, ALT NAV(ALTERNATIVE NAVIGATION) TECHNOLOGIES, IMAGE AIDED NAVIGATION
Report Date:
2010 Mar 01
Creation Date:
2013 Aug 14