Error Analysis of Sensor Measurements in a Small UAV

Abstract

This thesis focuses on evaluating the measurement errors in the gimbal system of the SUAV autonomous aircraft developed at NPS. These measurements are used by the vision based target position estimation system developed at NPS. Analysis of the errors inherent in these measurements will help direct future investment in better sensors to improve the estimation system's performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439651

Entities

People

  • James Ackerman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Engineering
  • Error Analysis
  • Euler Angles
  • Ground Stations
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Target Angle
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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