Application of Beacon Navigation and Angle-Only Artillery Surveying Methods for INS Aiding on Aerial Platforms in GNSS Denied Environments

2013-04-25
In this work, an alternative navigation scheme for improving the performance of inertial navigation systems onboard guided munitions, missiles and unmanned platforms is investigated, to be used in case of a theater or country-wide GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) jamming scenario. Previously laid ground based beacon network is used by the aerial platform's EO/IIR (Electrooptic/ imaging infrared) seeker for bearing-only measurements and position updates are performed by the use of modified artillery survey algorithms based on triangulation techniques. Three angle-only passive position fixing techniques are offered for position updates. Effects of beacon placement geometry are analyzed and a tool for the optimal laying of beacons under several factors and, constraints is developed.
ION Pacific PNT Meeting

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Citation Formats
D. R. L. Guner, M. K. Özgören, and B. E. Platin, “Application of Beacon Navigation and Angle-Only Artillery Surveying Methods for INS Aiding on Aerial Platforms in GNSS Denied Environments,” presented at the ION Pacific PNT Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 2013, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/55849.