Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements

This paper presents a novel approach for localising a GPS (Global Positioning System)-denied Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the aid of a GPS-equipped UAV in three-dimensional space. The GPS-equipped UAV makes discrete-time broadcasts of its global coordinates. The GPS-denied UAV receives the bro...

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Main Authors: Russell, J.S., Ye, Mengbin, Anderson, B.D.O., Hmam, H., Sarunic, P.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84363
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author Russell, J.S.
Ye, Mengbin
Anderson, B.D.O.
Hmam, H.
Sarunic, P.
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Ye, Mengbin
Anderson, B.D.O.
Hmam, H.
Sarunic, P.
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description This paper presents a novel approach for localising a GPS (Global Positioning System)-denied Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the aid of a GPS-equipped UAV in three-dimensional space. The GPS-equipped UAV makes discrete-time broadcasts of its global coordinates. The GPS-denied UAV receives the broadcast and in doing so takes a direction of arrival (DOA) measurement towards the origin of the broadcast in its local coordinate frame (obtained via an inertial navigation system (INS)). The aim is to determine the difference between the local and global frames, described by a rotation and a translation. In the noiseless case, global coordinates are recovered exactly by solving a system of linear equations. When DOA measurements are contaminated with noise, rank relaxed semidefinite programming (SDP) and the Orthogonal Procrustes algorithm are employed. Simulations are provided and factors affecting accuracy, such as noise levels and number of measurements, are explored.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-843632021-07-07T08:16:51Z Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements Russell, J.S. Ye, Mengbin Anderson, B.D.O. Hmam, H. Sarunic, P. Science & Technology Technology Automation & Control Systems Localisation Direction of Arrival Measurement GPS Denial Semidefinite Programming Orthogonal Procrustes Algorithm Two-agent network TARGET LOCALIZATION This paper presents a novel approach for localising a GPS (Global Positioning System)-denied Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with the aid of a GPS-equipped UAV in three-dimensional space. The GPS-equipped UAV makes discrete-time broadcasts of its global coordinates. The GPS-denied UAV receives the broadcast and in doing so takes a direction of arrival (DOA) measurement towards the origin of the broadcast in its local coordinate frame (obtained via an inertial navigation system (INS)). The aim is to determine the difference between the local and global frames, described by a rotation and a translation. In the noiseless case, global coordinates are recovered exactly by solving a system of linear equations. When DOA measurements are contaminated with noise, rank relaxed semidefinite programming (SDP) and the Orthogonal Procrustes algorithm are employed. Simulations are provided and factors affecting accuracy, such as noise levels and number of measurements, are explored. 2017 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84363 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1226 English ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Automation & Control Systems
Localisation
Direction of Arrival Measurement
GPS Denial
Semidefinite Programming
Orthogonal Procrustes Algorithm
Two-agent network
TARGET LOCALIZATION
Russell, J.S.
Ye, Mengbin
Anderson, B.D.O.
Hmam, H.
Sarunic, P.
Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
title Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
title_full Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
title_fullStr Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
title_full_unstemmed Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
title_short Cooperative Localisation of a GPS-Denied UAV in 3-Dimensional Space Using Direction of Arrival Measurements
title_sort cooperative localisation of a gps-denied uav in 3-dimensional space using direction of arrival measurements
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Automation & Control Systems
Localisation
Direction of Arrival Measurement
GPS Denial
Semidefinite Programming
Orthogonal Procrustes Algorithm
Two-agent network
TARGET LOCALIZATION
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84363