The Use of a Robotic Total Station for Verifying the Accuracy of UAV Navigation

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11061351" target="_blank" >https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11061351</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICMT65201.2025.11061351" target="_blank" >10.1109/ICMT65201.2025.11061351</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Use of a Robotic Total Station for Verifying the Accuracy of UAV Navigation

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly pivotal in both civil and military domains, frequently involving autonomous operations. High-precision navigation is crucial for accurate positioning. However, in military contexts, GNSS signals are susceptible to interference or spoofing. This study explores the potential of the Trimble S7 robotic total station for independent verification of UAV navigation system accuracy in environments with possible GNSS interference. The UAV platform 'Greenhorn' was utilized for testing. Two experiments were conducted: A static test to verify the accuracy of the UAV navigation system at fixed points, and a dynamic test to track the UAV along a predetermined path using the robotic total station, aimed at validating the proposed method's capabilities. The static test results indicated that the onboard UAV navigation system provides data consistent with the declared accuracy. The dynamic test results confirmed that the selected robotic total station is a suitable tool for independent verification of a flying UAV's position. However, altitude data deviations were observed during the dynamic test. Further experiments will be necessary to identify the causes of these deviations. The study substantiates the effectiveness of using a robotic total station for independent UAV position tracking and its potential application for verifying navigation system positions in training environments with electromagnetic interference prior to actual deployment UAV.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Use of a Robotic Total Station for Verifying the Accuracy of UAV Navigation

Popis výsledku anglicky

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly pivotal in both civil and military domains, frequently involving autonomous operations. High-precision navigation is crucial for accurate positioning. However, in military contexts, GNSS signals are susceptible to interference or spoofing. This study explores the potential of the Trimble S7 robotic total station for independent verification of UAV navigation system accuracy in environments with possible GNSS interference. The UAV platform 'Greenhorn' was utilized for testing. Two experiments were conducted: A static test to verify the accuracy of the UAV navigation system at fixed points, and a dynamic test to track the UAV along a predetermined path using the robotic total station, aimed at validating the proposed method's capabilities. The static test results indicated that the onboard UAV navigation system provides data consistent with the declared accuracy. The dynamic test results confirmed that the selected robotic total station is a suitable tool for independent verification of a flying UAV's position. However, altitude data deviations were observed during the dynamic test. Further experiments will be necessary to identify the causes of these deviations. The study substantiates the effectiveness of using a robotic total station for independent UAV position tracking and its potential application for verifying navigation system positions in training environments with electromagnetic interference prior to actual deployment UAV.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

20200 - Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

2025 10th International Conference on Military Technologies, ICMT 2025 - Proceedings

ISBN

979-8-3315-2338-1

ISSN

2996-4466

e-ISSN

2996-4474

Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

—

Název nakladatele

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Místo vydání

Brno

Místo konání akce

Brno

Datum konání akce

27. 5. 2025

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

001545807300090