Ultra-Wideband Methods for UGV Positioning: Experimental and Simulation Results

Abstract

U.S. Army RDECOM-TARDEC, in collaboration with Oakland University and JADI Inc., is currently conducting novel research devoted to obtain fine-grain (centimeter accuracy) indoor positioning for unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) navigation applications using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technologies. This paper will present recent results from advanced closed-form solutions and analyses for positioning errors, and compare them to experimental results and Cramer-Rao bounds. Agreement among the calculated and experiment standard deviations confirms validity of the techniques and lays a basis for tuning and optimizing solutions for estimating positions of unmanned ground vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481651

Entities

People

  • Bo Liu
  • G. E. Smid
  • Gregory R. Hudas
  • J. L. Overholt
  • Ka C. Cheok
  • M. Skalny

Organizations

  • Oakland University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Errors
  • Estimators
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Guidance
  • Navigation
  • Sensor Networks
  • Standards
  • Unmanned
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy