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Generalized Maximum Correntropy Cubature Kalman Filter with Variational Bayesian for SINS/GPS Integrated Navigation

Weisheng Ma¹, Bin Wei¹, Xi Liu¹

¹School of Systems Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.

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Summary

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This study introduces a new filter (VBGMCCKF) to improve the accuracy and reliability of navigation systems (SINS/GPS) when facing complex, changing noise conditions. The advanced filter enhances performance in challenging environments.

Keywords:

Cubature Kalman filter SINS/GPS integrated navigation systems generalized maximum correntropy criterion variational Bayesian

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Published on: October 28, 2022

Area of Science:

Navigation Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Control Theory

Background:

Strapdown Inertial Navigation Systems (SINS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) integrated navigation systems suffer from degraded accuracy and robustness under time-varying non-Gaussian measurement noises.
Existing filtering methods struggle to adapt to the dynamic statistical characteristics of these complex noise environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel filtering method that enhances the accuracy and robustness of SINS/GPS integrated navigation systems.
To effectively address time-varying non-Gaussian measurement noises in integrated navigation systems.

Main Methods:

The study proposes a variational Bayesian generalized maximum correntropy cubature Kalman filter (VBGMCCKF).
This method integrates variational Bayesian adaptive techniques with the generalized maximum correntropy criterion.
The filter is designed to handle noises with time-varying statistical characteristics and various non-Gaussian noise types.

Main Results:

VBGMCCKF demonstrates superior estimation accuracy compared to existing methods in SINS/GPS integrated navigation.
The proposed filter exhibits enhanced robustness when subjected to different simulated scenarios with complex noise.
The method effectively improves applicability to diverse non-Gaussian noise conditions.

Conclusions:

The VBGMCCKF is an effective solution for integrated navigation systems operating under complex and time-varying non-Gaussian noise environments.
The proposed method significantly improves the performance of SINS/GPS integrated navigation systems, offering greater reliability and accuracy.