複数のGNSSアンテナ搭載UAVを用いた高精度位置姿勢推定と精密三次元計測

Abstract

This paper describes an accurate attitude determination technique using multiple global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers and antennas for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A laser survey using a small UAV needs highly accurate position and attitude information for reconstructing 3D models. The proposed technique uses the multiple GNSS antenna's positions computed by the GNSS carrier phase measurements to estimate the UAV's position and attitude. To solve the GNSS carrier phase ambiguity, the reliable ambiguity search is performed with a couple of constraints for the base line vector. The performance of the proposed technique is evaluated in the static test. From the test, the proposed technique could estimate UAV's attitude in 0.1 degree accuracy. Furthermore, the accurate UAV's position could be estimated in almost 100 % availability.