Title :
A multi-antenna approach for UAV´s attitude determination
Author :
Consoli, Angelo ; Ayadi, Jaouhar ; Bianchi, Germano ; Pluchino, Salvatore ; Piazza, Francesco ; Baddour, Rami ; Pares, M. Eulalia ; Navarro, Jose ; Colomina, Ismael ; Gameiro, Atilio ; Tsetsos, Vassileios ; Sekkas, Odysseas ; Gatsos, Theodoros ; Navoni, R
Author_Institution :
Eclexys Sagl, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
Abstract :
Nowadays, one of the major limits of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is the set of low cost navigator sensors installed on them. They are vulnerable to vibration, high acceleration, high rotation and jerk. Furthermore, magnetometers drift significantly when located close to engines, to electromechanical devices or in areas with strong magnetic fields (for example grid power lines). This document describes an innovative approach using multi GNSS receivers for UAV´s attitude determination.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; aircraft navigation; antenna arrays; autonomous aerial vehicles; sensors; UAV attitude determination; electromechanical devices; engines; high acceleration; high rotation; jerk; low cost navigator sensors; magnetic fields; magnetometers drift; multiGNSS receivers; multiantenna approach; unmanned aerial vehicles; vibration; Accuracy; Antennas; Global Positioning System; Position measurement; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; GNSS; accurate positioning; attitude determination; heading; unmanned vehicle control;
Conference_Titel :
Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Benevento
DOI :
10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2015.7180690
