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Area of Science:

  • Geophysics
  • Navigation Systems
  • Data Fusion

Background:

  • Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) suffer from positioning errors.
  • Geomagnetic navigation methods can be limited by low data entropy or obscure contour lines.
  • Improving matching probability and positioning precision in challenging environments is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a geomagnetic matching navigation method using geomagnetic vectors.
  • To enhance the adaptability of algorithms to INS positioning error characteristics.
  • To improve geomagnetic matching performance through information fusion.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a geomagnetic matching navigation method utilizing the geomagnetic vector.
  • Proposal of the Vector Iterative Closest Contour Point (VICCP) algorithm, employing affine transformation instead of rigid transformation.
  • Integration of a geomagnetic vector information fusion algorithm based on Bayesian statistical analysis into VICCP.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method significantly improves matching probability and positioning precision.
  • The VICCP algorithm demonstrates enhanced adaptability to INS positioning errors.
  • Fusion algorithm further boosts matching performance, validated by simulations using actual geomagnetic data.

Conclusions:

  • The developed geomagnetic vector navigation method offers superior positioning accuracy and reliability.
  • The VICCP algorithm with Bayesian fusion provides a robust solution for INS navigation challenges.
  • This approach is effective even in environments with limited or ambiguous geomagnetic features.