A Design of a Trajectory Estimator Using Multiple DME Range Measurements.

Abstract

This report is directed toward the design of a real-time estimation algorithm, a Kalman filter, that estimates aircraft position and velocity using multiple DME range measurements. The estimator is designed and tested for feasibility as a reference system for examining Inertial Navigational System (INS) low frequency errors. Both a 9-state estimator including jerk states and a 7-state estimator without the jerk states are designed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055191

Entities

People

  • Robert Nelson Riggins

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Distance Measuring Equipment
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Estimators
  • Geometry
  • Guidance
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Navigation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.