Real-time single-frequency GPS/MEMS-IMU attitude determination of lightweight UAVs

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 26212-26235

  Eling, Christian ^a   Klingbeil, Lasse ^a   Kuhlmann, Heiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambiguity resolution; Attitude determination; Direct georeferencing; GPS; Magnetometer; MEMS IMU; UAV

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MAGNETOMETERS; MEMS; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION; ATTITUDE DETERMINATION; DIRECT GEOREFERENCING; GUIDANCE , NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS; LIGHTWEIGHT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES; MEMS-IMU; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 84945236794     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s151026212     Document Type: Article

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