Kalman Filtering Application to GPS, INS, and Navigation

Applications:

Inertial Navigation, Guidance and Control

DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System)

WAAS/SBAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)

INS (Inertial Navigation System)

IRU (Inertial Reference Unit)

IMU (Inertial Measuring Unit)

Missiles, satellites, aircraft, ships, air traffic control

Freeway traffic systems, automobile navigation system

Fleet management, tracking and surveying

Gyros and accelerometers, radar, odometer, compass (sensors)

Prerequisites

This short course for engineering managers, computer scientists, and engineers addresses subtleties, problems, and limitations of estimation theory as applied to real world situations.

Course emphasis is on intuitive concepts and practical applications, rather than rigorous mathematical presentation.

However, for the most benefits, students should have a basic understanding of matrix theory, state-space representation of linear systems, and probability theory.