The FLEXnav precision dead-reckoning system

International Journal of Vehicle Autonomous Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 173-195

  Ojeda, Lauro ^a   Reina, Giulio ^b   Cruz, Daniel ^c   Borenstein, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Expert navigation; Fuzzy logic; Inertial systems; Kalman filters; Navigation systems; Sensor fusion and slippage correction

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; FIBER OPTICS; FUZZY LOGIC; GYROSCOPES; KALMAN FILTERS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EXPERT NAVIGATION; INERTIAL SYSTEMS; PLANETARY ROVERS; SLIPPAGE CORRECTION;

POSITION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33847737116     PISSN: 14710226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijvas.2006.012206     Document Type: Article

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