Fundamentals of High Accuracy Inertial Navigation

by Avril B. Chatfield

The Editorial Board is represented by Lockheed Martin, University of Michigan, Texas A&M, Draper Laboratories, US Air Force Academy, MITRE, Pennsylvania State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Written for students and engineers, this book covers physical and mathematical principles which define INS systems.

The text is divided into three parts: inertial navigation, inertial navigation with aids, and accuracy analysis.

This book is intended for third or fourth-year engineering students, as well as professional engineers and scientists trained in mathematics, control theory, analytical mechanics, geodesy, or physics. It is a valuable text for anyone with a need to understand inertial navigation principles.

Major Topics

• Inertial Navigation
• Notation, Coordinate Systems, and Units
• Equations of Motion in a Central Force Gravity Field
• Inertial Instrumentation
• Calibration
• Initial Alignment and Attitude Computation
• Geodetic Variables and Constants
• Equations of Motion with General Gravity Model
• Inertial Navigation with Aids
• Inertial Navigation with External Measurements
• Error Equations for the Kalman Filter
• State Variable Error Models
• Accuracy Analysis
• Accuracy Criteria and Analysis Techniques
• Error Equations for Calibration, Alignment, and Initialization
• Evaluation of Gravity Model