Attitude estimation based on fusion of gyroscopes and single antenna GPS for small UAVs under the influence of vibration

GPS Solutions

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-77

  Lai, Ying Chih ^a   Jan, Shau Shiun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude estimation; Extended Kalman filter (EKF); Global positioning system (GPS); Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Vibration

Indexed keywords

ENGINES; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GYROSCOPES; MEMS; SATELLITE ANTENNAS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ATTITUDE ESTIMATION; ENGINE VIBRATION; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; LOW-COST SENSORS; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; SHORT TIME FOURIER TRANSFORMS; VIBRATION; VIBRATION MODEL;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANTENNA; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GPS; KALMAN FILTER; NOISE; UNMANNED VEHICLE; VIBRATION;

EID: 78650983011     PISSN: 10805370     EISSN: 15211886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10291-010-0171-y     Document Type: Article

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