scholarly journals The UKF Based Approach to Improving Attitude and Position of Quadcopter Through Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Flight

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdulkareem ◽  
Basil Jasim ◽  
Safanah Raafat
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Nonlinear Filter ◽  
Linear Estimation ◽  
Autonomous Flight ◽  
Physical Sensors ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Stability

The gyroscope and accelerometer are the basic sensors used by most Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) like quadcopter to control itself. In this paper, the fault detection of measured angular and linear states by gyroscope and accelerometer sensors are present. Uncertainties in measurement and physical sensors itself are the main reasons that lead to generate noise and cause the fault in measured states. Most previous solutions are process angular or linear states to improving the performance of quadcopter. Also, in most of the previous solutions, KF and EKF filters are used, which are inefficient in dealing with high nonlinearity systems such as quadcopter. The proposed algorithm is developed by the robust nonlinear filter, Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF), as an angular and linear estimation filter. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is efficient to decrease the effect of sensors noise and estimate accurate angular and linear states. Also, improving the stability and performance properties of the quadcopter. In addition, the new algorithm leads to increasing the range of nonlinearity movements that quadcopter can perform it.

Real-Time Signal Denoising Algorithm in Wheel Force Transducer

2014 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
Dong Wang ◽  
Guo Yu Lin ◽  
Wei Gong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Extended Kalman Filter ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Force Transducer ◽  
Time Signal ◽  
Signal Denoising ◽  
Observation Function ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Wheel Force Transducer

The wheel force transducer (WFT) is used to measure dynamic wheel loads. Unlike other force sensors, WFT is rotating with the wheel. For this reason, the outputs and the inputs of the transducer are nonlinearly related, and traditional Kalman Filter is not suitable. In this paper, a new real-time filter algorithm utilizing Quadrature Kalman Filter (QKF) is proposed to solve this problem. In Quadrature Kalman Filter, Singer model is introduced to track the wheel force, and the observation function is established for WFT. The simulation results illustrate that the new filter outperforms the traditional Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) and Extended Kalman Filter (EKF).

Dynamic gyroscope sensors fusion and calibration using Kalman filter

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.3) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Mishell D. Lawas ◽  
Sherwin A. Guirnaldo
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Fusion Technique ◽  
System Experiment ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Sensors Fusion ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Actual Test

The stability of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) during actual flight conditions is one parameter that is very important in systems design in Avionics. In this research, two sensors, the autopilot microcontroller and the smartphone gyroscope sensing mechanism, are fused together and calibrated to monitor the flying behavior of the UAV prior to actual test flights. The two fused sensors and installed inside the UAV for relatively increased sensing accuracy and best flight monitoring capabilities. A Kalman filter is used as fusion technique and a Stewart Motion tracker is also used to test the ruggedness and accuracy of the fused sensor system. Experiment results show that fused system can give an overall mean square error or 1.9729.

scholarly journals Online Parameter Identification and State of Charge Estimation of Battery Based on Multitimescale Adaptive Double Kalman Filter Algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Wenxian Duan ◽  
Chuanxue Song ◽  
Yuan Chen ◽  
Feng Xiao ◽  
Silun Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Parameter Identification ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Least Square Method ◽  
State Of Charge ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Simulation Results

An accurate state of charge (SOC) can provide effective judgment for the BMS, which is conducive for prolonging battery life and protecting the working state of the entire battery pack. In this study, the first-order RC battery model is used as the research object and two parameter identification methods based on the least square method (RLS) are analyzed and discussed in detail. The simulation results show that the model parameters identified under the Federal Urban Driving Schedule (HPPC) condition are not suitable for the Federal Urban Driving Schedule (FUDS) condition. The parameters of the model are not universal through the HPPC condition. A multitimescale prediction model is also proposed to estimate the SOC of the battery. That is, the extended Kalman filter (EKF) is adopted to update the model parameters and the adaptive unscented Kalman filter (AUKF) is used to predict the battery SOC. The experimental results at different temperatures show that the EKF-AUKF method is superior to other methods. The algorithm is simulated and verified under different initial SOC errors. In the whole FUDS operating condition, the RSME of the SOC is within 1%, and that of the voltage is within 0.01 V. It indicates that the proposed algorithm can obtain accurate estimation results and has strong robustness. Moreover, the simulation results after adding noise errors to the current and voltage values reveal that the algorithm can eliminate the sensor accuracy effect to a certain extent.

Iterated Cubature Kalman Filter for State Estimation of Maneuver Reentry Vehicle

2012 ◽  
Vol 466-467 ◽  
pp. 1329-1333
Author(s):  
Jing Mu ◽  
Chang Yuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
State Estimation ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Reentry Vehicle ◽  
Vehicle Simulation ◽  
Cubature Kalman Filter ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Iterate Process

We present the new filters named iterated cubature Kalman filter (ICKF). The ICKF is implemented easily and involves the iterate process for fully exploiting the latest measurement in the measurement update so as to achieve the high accuracy of state estimation We apply the ICKF to state estimation for maneuver reentry vehicle. Simulation results indicate ICKF outperforms over the unscented Kalman filter and square root cubature Kalman filter in state estimation accuracy.

scholarly journals Extended Particle-Aided Unscented Kalman Filter Based on Self-Driving Car Localization

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Lin ◽  
Byeongwoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Real World ◽  
Gaussian Noise ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Localization Problem ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Non Gaussian ◽  
Self Driving Cars

The location of the vehicle is a basic parameter for self-driving cars. The key problem of localization is the noise of the sensors. In previous research, we proposed a particle-aided unscented Kalman filter (PAUKF) to handle the localization problem in non-Gaussian noise environments. However, the previous basic PAUKF only considers the infrastructures in two dimensions (2D). This previous PAUKF 2D limitation rendered it inoperable in the real world, which is full of three-dimensional (3D) features. In this paper, we have extended the previous basic PAUKF’s particle weighting process based on the multivariable normal distribution for handling 3D features. The extended PAUKF also raises the feasibility of fusing multisource perception data into the PAUKF framework. The simulation results show that the extended PAUKF has better real-world applicability than the previous basic PAUKF.

A Method for Tracking Dim Target Using Particle Filter

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-605 ◽  
pp. 3127-3130
Author(s):  
Hong Wei Quan ◽  
Jun Hua Li ◽  
Da Yu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Particle Filter ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Numerical Technique ◽  
System Model ◽  
Low Snr ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Optimal Evaluation

Traditional methods encountered two serious problems in tracking dim targets. One is the nonlinearity of the system model, and other is the low SNR of measurement signals. The two problems are hardly solved simultaneously in practical engineering applications. The particle filter is a recursive numerical technique which uses random sampling to approximate the optimal evaluation to target tracking problems. In this paper, we developed a method for tracking dim target using particle filter. Simulation results showed that the tracking performance of this method has greatly improved compared with classical extended Kalman filter and unscented Kalman filter.

scholarly journals Novel SINS Initial Alignment Method under Large Misalignment Angles and Uncertain Noise Based on Nonlinear Filter

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yang ◽  
Xiaosu Xu ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Jin Sun ◽  
Xinyu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Nonlinear Filter ◽  
Nonlinear Filters ◽  
Alignment Method ◽  
Initial Alignment ◽  
Numerical Accuracy ◽  
Alignment Problem ◽  
Sampling Problem ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Better Than

For the SINS initial alignment problem under large misalignment angles and uncertain noise, two novel nonlinear filters, referred to as transformed unscented quadrature Kalman filter (TUQKF) and robust transformed unscented quadrature Kalman filter (RTUQKF), are proposed in this paper, respectively. The TUQKF sets new deterministic sigma points to address the nonlocal sampling problem and improve the numerical accuracy. The RTUQKF is the combination ofH∞technique and TUQKF. It improves the accuracy and robustness of state estimation. Simulation results indicate that TUQKF performs better than traditional filters when misalignment angles are large. Turntable and vehicle experiments results indicate that, under the condition of uncertain noise, the performances of RTUQKF are better than other filters and more robust. These two methods can effectively further increase precision and convergence speed of SINS initial alignment.

A New Adaptive Square-Root Unscented Kalman Filter for Nonlinear Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 300-301 ◽  
pp. 623-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhou ◽  
Yu Feng Zhang ◽  
Ju Zhong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Nonlinear Systems ◽  
Covariance Matrix ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Square Root ◽  
Noise Covariance Matrix ◽  
Measurement Noise Covariance ◽  
Noise Covariance ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Stability And Accuracy

This paper describes a new adaptive filtering approach for nonlinear systems with additive noise. Based on Square-Root Unscented Kalman Filter (SRUKF), the traditional Maybeck’s estimator is modified and extended to the nonlinear systems, the estimation of square root of the process noise covariance matrix Q or measurement noise covariance matrix R is obtained straightforwardly. Then the positive semi-definiteness of Q or R is guaranteed, some shortcomings of traditional Maybeck’s algorithm are overcome, so the stability and accuracy of the filter is improved greatly.

Sensor fault–tolerant control of a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle

2021 ◽  
pp. 095441002110155
Author(s):  
Mehmet Gokberk Patan ◽  
Fikret Caliskan
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Control System ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Fault Tolerant ◽  
Fault Tolerant Control ◽  
Sensor Faults ◽  
Cubature Kalman Filter ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Aerial Vehicle

This article handles the issue of fault-tolerant control of a quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the existence of sensor faults. A general non-linear model of the quadrotor is presented. Several non-linear Kalman filters namely, the extended Kalman filter, the unscented Kalman filter and the cubature Kalman filter (CKF) are utilized to estimate the states of the quadrotor and to compare the estimation performances. Some flight scenarios are simulated, and the simulation results show that the CKF has the smallest estimation error as expected in theory. Control of the quadrotor heavily depends on the measured values received from sensors. Therefore, the control system requires fault-free sensors. However, small quadrotors and UAVs are mostly equipped with low-cost and low-quality sensors, and hence, they may fail to indicate correct measurement values. If the sensors are faulty, then the control system itself should be actively tolerant to sensor faults. Measurements of these kinds of sensors suffer from bias and external noise due to temperature variations, vibration and other external conditions. Since the bias is one of the very common faults in these sensors, a sensor bias is taken into consideration as a fault and occurs abruptly at a certain time and continues throughout the considered scenarios. By using the residual signals generated by the non-linear filters, sensor faults are detected and isolated. Then, two different methods are proposed for removing the effects of faults and achieving active fault–tolerant control. The effectiveness of the presented two techniques is shown in the simulations.

Line-of-Sight Angle Rate Reconstruction for Phased Array Strapdown Seeker

2013 ◽  
Vol 645 ◽  
pp. 196-201
Author(s):  
Ying Liu ◽  
Wei Feng Tian ◽  
Jian Kang Zhao ◽  
Shi Qing Zhu ◽  
Ge Wen Yang
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Unscented Kalman Filter ◽  
Measurement Noise ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Measurement Information ◽  
Reconstruction Method ◽  
Proportional Navigation ◽  
Filtering Algorithm ◽  
Simulation Results

The phased array strapdown radar seeker’s detecting information is coupled with missile attitude information. Hence, the measurement information can not be used for proportional navigation directly. The method of reconstructing inertial line of sight (LOS) rate in phased array strapdown seeker is presented using the missile-target relative motion geometric and filtering algorithm. Considering measurement noise and nonlinearity of the phased array strapdown radar guidance systems, the principle of unscented kalman filter (UKF) is introduced to estimate LOS rate. The simulation results show that the reconstruction method is correct and the extraction of LOS rate is effective.

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