Propagation of Sensor Noise in Navigation Equations and High Accuracy Dynamic Calibration of Sensors
Abstract
Accurate navigation in GPS denied locations is extremely hard to achieve. Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) are currently the only reasonable onboard alternative to GPS but INS has error terms that grow very quickly. Even current high-end INSs have an error exceeding one km after only ten minutes of use. A high-accuracy INS would be very useful in underwater applications, spacecraft and extraterrestrial rovers, and military applications. This thesis seeks to enable such Inertial Navigation Systems.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Inertial navigation; Sensor networks; Electronic noise
Publication Date
6-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Department, Program, or Center
Mechanical Engineering (KGCOE)
Advisor
Agamemnon L. Crassidis
Advisor/Committee Member
Mark H. Kempski
Advisor/Committee Member
Jason R. Kolodziej
Recommended Citation
Nichols, Timothy A., "Propagation of Sensor Noise in Navigation Equations and High Accuracy Dynamic Calibration of Sensors" (2016). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/9271
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Librarty at G109.5 .N43 2016