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Towards In-Situ Calibration of Gyro and Doppler Navigation Sensors for Precision Underwater Vehicle Navigation

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Towards In-Situ Calibration of Gyro and Doppler Navigation Sensors for Precision Underwater Vehicle Navigation
Abstract This paper addresses a practical problem arising in the calibration of bottom-lock doppler sonar for the navigation of underwater robot vehicles. Employing a least-squares method, the rotational alignment offset between a bottom-lock doppler sonar and a north-seeking gyroscope can be experimentally determinined using sensors commonly deployed with a vehicle in the field. It requires sensor values from the vehicle’s doppler sonar and 3-axis gyroscope, and absolute vehicle position fixes from a long-baseline or short-baseline acoustic navigation system. The performance of the calibration method is evaluated with simulated doppler data possessing measurement noise typical of that found in actual in-water vehicle sensor data.
James C. Kinsey, Louis L. Whitcomb
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Type Conference
Year 2002
Where ICRA
Authors James C. Kinsey, Louis L. Whitcomb
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