Comparison of attitude determination approaches using multiple Global Positioning System (GPS) antennas

GPS-based attitude system is an important research field, since it is a valuable technique for the attitude determination of platforms. There exist two classes approaches for attitude determination using the GPS. The one determines attitude via baseline estimates in two frames, the other one solves...

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Main Authors: Wang Bing, Sui Lifen, Xiao Guorui, Duan Yu, Qi Guobin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-02-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
Subjects:
GPS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715300574
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Summary:GPS-based attitude system is an important research field, since it is a valuable technique for the attitude determination of platforms. There exist two classes approaches for attitude determination using the GPS. The one determines attitude via baseline estimates in two frames, the other one solves for attitude by incorporating the attitude parameters directly into the GPS measurements. However, comparisons between these two classes approaches have been unexplored. First of all, two algorithms are introduced in detail which on behalf of these two kinds of approaches. Then we present numerical simulations demonstrating the performance of our algorithms and provide a comparison evaluating.
ISSN:1674-9847