Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems, Second Edition

by Paul D. Groves

Overview

Navigation systems engineering is a red-hot area. More and more technical professionals are entering the field and looking for practical, up-to-date engineering know-how. This newly revised and expanded edition of the popular Artech House book Principles of GNSS, Inertial, and Multisensor Integrated Navigation Systems answers the call, offering current and comprehensive introduction to systems operation and an in-depth treatment of architecture, design, and component integration. The second edition offers a wealth of added and updated material, including a brand new chapter on the principles of radio positioning and a chapter devoted to important applications in the field.

DVD Included! Features nine appendices, interactive worked examples, basic GNSS and INS Matlab® simulation software, and problems and exercises to help readers master the material.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608077526
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	538,431
File size:	30 MB
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About the Author

Paul D. Groves is a lecturer at University College London (UCL). He is also an associate director of UCL's Space Geodesy and Navigation Laboratory. Previously, he was a scientist with the Navigation and Positioning Algorithms Team at QinetiQ, Ltd. Dr. Groves is a chartered physicist, a member of the Institute of Physics, and a member of the Institute of Navigation. He studied at the University of Oxford, where he earned a B.A. and M.A. in physics and a D.Phil. in atomic and laser physics.

Table of Contents

Preface. Co-ordinate Frames, Kinematics, And The Earth. Kalman Filter-Based Estimation. Inertial Sensors. Inertial Navigation. Dead Reckoning, Attitude, and Height Measurement. Principles of Radio Positioning. GNSS: Fundamentals, Signals, and Satellites. GNSS: Advanced Techniques. Long- and Medium-Range Radio Navigation. Short-Range Positioning. Feature Matching. INS/GNSS Integration. INS Alignment, Zero Updates, and Motion Constraints. Multi-Sensor Integrated Navigation. Fault Detection, Integrity Monitoring, and Testing. Applications.