<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Terrain database is the reference basic for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to implement underwater terrain navigation (UTN) functions, and is the important part of building topographical features model for UTN. To investigate the feasibility and correlation of a variety of terrain parameters as terrain navigation information metrics, this paper described and analyzed the underwater terrain features and topography parameters calculation method. Proposing a comprehensive evaluation method for terrain navigation information, and constructing an underwater navigation information analysis model, which is associated with topographic features. Simulation results show that the underwater terrain features, are associated with UTN information directly or indirectly, also affect the terrain matching capture probability and the positioning accuracy directly.</p></abstract>

Terrain database is the reference basic for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to implement underwater terrain navigation (UTN) functions, and is the important part of building topographical features model for UTN. To investigate the feasibility and correlation of a variety of terrain parameters as terrain navigation information metrics, this paper described and analyzed the underwater terrain features and topography parameters calculation method. Proposing a comprehensive evaluation method for terrain navigation information, and constructing an underwater navigation information analysis model, which is associated with topographic features. Simulation results show that the underwater terrain features, are associated with UTN information directly or indirectly, also affect the terrain matching capture probability and the positioning accuracy directly.

Construction Method of the Topographical Features Model for Underwater Terrain Navigation

Key Laboratory of micro-inertial instrument and advanced navigation technology, Ministry of education, School of instrument science and engineering, Southeast University Nanjing 210096, China

Polish Maritime Research

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Terrain database is the reference basic for autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to implement underwater terrain navigation (UTN) functions, and is the...

Construction Method of the Topographical Features Model for Underwater Terrain Navigation

Publié en ligne: 15 oct. 2015

Pages: 121 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2015-0043

Mots clés
Terrain Aided Navigation, terrain features, Terrain Navigation Information Content (TNIC), correlation

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Construction Method of the Topographical Features Model for Underwater Terrain Navigation

Publié en ligne: 15 oct. 2015

Pages: 121 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2015-0043

Mots clésTerrain Aided Navigation, terrain features, Terrain Navigation Information Content (TNIC), correlation

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Terrain Aided Navigation, terrain features, Terrain Navigation Information Content (TNIC), correlation