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Measurement-level integration of carrier-phase GPS and laser-scanner for outdoor ground vehicle navigation / Mathieu Joerger in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control, Vol. 131 N°2 (Mars/Avril 2009) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control > Vol. 131 N°2 (Mars/Avril 2009) . - 11 p. Titre : Measurement-level integration of carrier-phase GPS and laser-scanner for outdoor ground vehicle navigation Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Mathieu Joerger, Auteur ; Boris Pervan, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : 11 p. Note générale : dynamic systems Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : combined  global  positioning  system;  laser-scanner  measurements;  outdoor  ground  vehicles;  carrier-phase  differential;  Kalman  filter;  Monte  Carlo  simulation Résumé : This paper introduces a navigation system based on combined global positioning system (GPS) and laser-scanner measurements for outdoor ground vehicles. Using carrier-phase differential GPS, centimeter-level positioning is achievable when cycle ambiguities are resolved. However, GPS signals are easily attenuated or blocked, so their use is generally restricted to open-sky areas. In response, in this work we augment GPS with two-dimensional laser-scanner measurements. The latter is available when GPS is not and further enables obstacle detection. The two sensors are integrated in the range domain for optimal navigation performance. Nonlinear laser observations and time-correlated code and carrier-phase GPS signals are processed in a unified and compact measurement-differencing extended Kalman filter. The resulting algorithm performs real-time carrier-phase cycle ambiguity estimation and provides absolute vehicle positioning throughout GPS outages, without a priori knowledge of the surrounding landmark locations. Covariance analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, and experimental testing in the streets of Chicago demonstrate that the performance of the range-domain integrated system far exceeds that of a simpler position-domain implementation, in that it not only achieves meter-level precision over extended GPS-obstructed areas, but also improves the robustness of laser-based simultaneous localization and mapping. DEWEY : 629.8 ISSN : 0022-0434 En ligne : http://dynamicsystems.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/issue.aspx?journalid=117&is [...] [article] Measurement-level integration of carrier-phase GPS and laser-scanner for outdoor ground vehicle navigation [texte imprimé] / Mathieu Joerger, Auteur ; Boris Pervan, Auteur . - 2009 . - 11 p. dynamic systems Langues : Anglais (eng) in Transactions of the ASME . Journal of dynamic systems, measurement, and control > Vol. 131 N°2 (Mars/Avril 2009) . - 11 p. Mots-clés : combined  global  positioning  system;  laser-scanner  measurements;  outdoor  ground  vehicles;  carrier-phase  differential;  Kalman  filter;  Monte  Carlo  simulation Résumé : This paper introduces a navigation system based on combined global positioning system (GPS) and laser-scanner measurements for outdoor ground vehicles. Using carrier-phase differential GPS, centimeter-level positioning is achievable when cycle ambiguities are resolved. However, GPS signals are easily attenuated or blocked, so their use is generally restricted to open-sky areas. In response, in this work we augment GPS with two-dimensional laser-scanner measurements. The latter is available when GPS is not and further enables obstacle detection. The two sensors are integrated in the range domain for optimal navigation performance. Nonlinear laser observations and time-correlated code and carrier-phase GPS signals are processed in a unified and compact measurement-differencing extended Kalman filter. The resulting algorithm performs real-time carrier-phase cycle ambiguity estimation and provides absolute vehicle positioning throughout GPS outages, without a priori knowledge of the surrounding landmark locations. Covariance analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, and experimental testing in the streets of Chicago demonstrate that the performance of the range-domain integrated system far exceeds that of a simpler position-domain implementation, in that it not only achieves meter-level precision over extended GPS-obstructed areas, but also improves the robustness of laser-based simultaneous localization and mapping. DEWEY : 629.8 ISSN : 0022-0434 En ligne : http://dynamicsystems.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/issue.aspx?journalid=117&is [...]