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Implementation of a 6DOF Navigation System for an unmanned aerial vehicle using an extended Kalman filter

Posted on:2009-10-25Degree:M.ScType:Thesis
University:University of Alberta (Canada)Candidate:Fandino Ospina, Juan CarlosFull Text:PDF
GTID:2442390002493901Subject:Engineering
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This thesis treats the design and implementation of a 6 degree of freedom (6DOF) Navigation System which integrates an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), magnetometer, and Global Positioning System (GPS). Observability properties of the kinematics are investigated. The proposed navigation system has the property of being observable for any vehicle trajectory. Simulation and actual data is used to validate the proposed navigation algorithm.
Keywords/Search Tags:Navigation
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