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  • Robotics and Control Systems
  • Signal Processing
  • Ocean Engineering

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  • Accurate state estimation is crucial for underwater systems, but challenging due to unpredictable system noise.
  • Traditional methods struggle with uncertain noise models, leading to reduced precision in state determination.
  • Underwater environments present unique difficulties in obtaining reliable prior information about system noise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel adaptive cubature Kalman filter for improved state estimation in complex underwater environments.
  • To address the challenge of uncertain system noise by employing an inverse-Wishart distribution.
  • To enhance the characterization of system noise dynamics and uncertainty in underwater applications.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed an inverse-Wishart (IW) based variational Bayesian adaptive cubature Kalman filter (IW-VACKF).
  • Utilized the inverse-Wishart distribution as a conjugate prior for system noise covariance matrices.
  • Introduced a mixing probability vector to model the uncertainty and dynamics of state noise.
  • Derived state transition and measurement processes as hierarchical Gaussian models.
  • Employed variational Bayesian methods for joint posterior information calculation.

Main Results:

  • The IW-VACKF demonstrated improved state estimation precision in simulations.
  • Real-world trials confirmed the filter's effectiveness in complex underwater conditions.
  • The proposed method efficiently handles uncertain system noise, outperforming conventional approaches.

Conclusions:

  • The IW-VACKF offers a robust solution for precise state estimation in challenging underwater scenarios.
  • Effective characterization of system noise using inverse-Wishart distribution and mixing probabilities is key to improved accuracy.
  • The developed filter provides a significant advancement for underwater navigation and control systems.