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Convolutional Neural Network Architecture Study For Aerial Visual Localization, Jedediah M. Berhold Mar 2019

Convolutional Neural Network Architecture Study For Aerial Visual Localization, Jedediah M. Berhold

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In unmanned aerial navigation the ability to determine the aircraft's location is essential for safe flight. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the default modern application used for geospatial location determination. GPS is extremely robust, very accurate, and has essentially solved aerial localization. Unfortunately, the signals from all Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to include GPS can be jammed or spoofed. To this response it is essential to develop alternative systems that could be used to supplement navigation systems, in the event of a lost GNSS signal. Public and governmental satellites have provided large amounts of high-resolution satellite imagery. These …


Reducing Magneto-Inductive Positioning Errors In A Metal-Rich Indoor Environment, Orfeas Kypris, Traian Abrudan, Andrew Markham Jan 2015

Reducing Magneto-Inductive Positioning Errors In A Metal-Rich Indoor Environment, Orfeas Kypris, Traian Abrudan, Andrew Markham

Orfeas Kypris

Ferrous objects distort magnetic fields and can significantly increase magneto-inductive positioning errors in indoor environments. In this work, we use image theory in order to formulate an analytical channel model for the magnetic field of a quasi-static magnetic dipole positioned above a perfectly conducting half-space. The proposed model can be used to compensate for the distorting effects that metallic reinforcement bars (rebars) impose on the magnetic field of a magneto-inductive transmitter node in an indoor environment. Good agreement is observed between the analytical solution and numerical solutions obtained from 2-D finite element simulations when the transmitter node is located more …