Simulation analysis of a sensor data fusion for close formation flight

David Löbl, Florian Holzapfel

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is the selection and evaluation of a sensor suite for close formation flight of civil commercial aircraft. An extended Kalman filter is applied using inertial measurements, Global Positioning System measurements and optical sensor measurements to estimate the relative position, relative velocity, and relative attitude between two aircraft. This paper introduces and evaluates the potential of multiple radio frequency ranging measurements as additional independent and complementary measurement source. The geometry of two large transport aircraft and associated baseline sensor systems are used as basis for this study. The approach is assessed by simulation, focusing on the determination of achievable performance, redundancy and independency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2014 - SciTech Forum and Exposition 2014 - National Harbor, MD, United States
Duration: 13 Jan 201417 Jan 2014

Publication series

NameAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference

Conference

ConferenceAIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference 2014 - SciTech Forum and Exposition 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNational Harbor, MD
Period13/01/1417/01/14

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