28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-11.6.1

ALL-SOURCE NAVIGATION FOR ENHANCING UAV OPERATIONS IN GPS-DENIED ENVIRONMENTS

P. Williams, M. Crump
BAE Systems Australia, Australia

Keywords: uavs, navigation, slam, gps denied

A overview of the All-Source Navigation (ASN) system framework developed by BAE Systems Australia based on inexpensive MEMS IMUs and a supporting image processing unit is presented. ASN is capable of sustaining the operational flight capability of the vehicle for prolonged periods of time compared to the pure inertial solution.

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