PSIN-based Inertial Navigation System

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The experiments used the open-source code PSINS developed by Dr. Yan Gongmin from Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Experiment 1

Experimental Setup

  • Sensor: WTGAHRS2

  • Handheld motion pattern.

  • location: on the rooftop of China Satellite Communications Building, Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing.

Experimental Results

time(s)0-850 (14min)850-1080 (18min)1080-1560 (26min)1560-1760 (29min)1760-1800 (30min)
motion patternstillstillstillmovingfigure-eight motion
Attitude error - pitch (deg)<4<10<19<50<50
Attitude error - roll (deg)<0.25<0.25<0.25<50<50
Heading error (deg)<3<3<3<46<50
  • Reference attitude/heading: AHRS, nominal accuracy: attitude 0.2 degrees, heading 1 degree.

IMU

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Magnetometer

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GPS

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INS

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AHRS & GPS

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Compare AHRS and INS

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Experiment 2

Experimental Setup

  • Sensor: WTGAHRS2

  • Vehicle-mounted motion.

  • Region: one loop along Beijing Sixth Ring Road.

  • Sensor installation (right-front-up, with the car facing the left side of the picture):

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IMU

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Mag

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GNSS

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Remained near longitude 116.1 degrees and latitude 39.8 degrees throughout, and output zero values during the time period [16:02:53.683 - 16:03:07.057].

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INS

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Compare AHRS and INS

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Experiment 3

Experimental Setup

  • Sensor: 3DM-GX5-GNSS/INS

  • Vehicle-mounted motion.

  • Region: one loop along Beijing Sixth Ring Road.

  • Sensor installation (front-right-down, with the car facing the left side of the picture):

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IMU

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Mag

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GNSS

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INS

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Compare AHRS and INS

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  • Attitude error <8.5deg
  • Heading error
    • 0~1h: <10deg
    • 1~2h: <17deg
    • 2~4h: <50deg

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