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S. C. Gargt
U n i v e r s i t y of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
L. D. Morrow
Spar Aerospace P r o d u c t s Ltd., Toronto, Canada
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R. Mament
Department of Communications, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract
a T h i s paper p r e s e n t s t h e r e s u l t s of a comprehen- by Shaw [l]*and P e t e r s o n [ 2 ] i n t h e same conference.
& s i v e l i t e r a t u r e s u r v e y of approximately 300 t e c h n i -
c a l p a p e r s and r e p o r t s on strapdown n a v i g a t i o n
The p r e s e n t paper d o e s n o t e n t e r i n t o t h i s d e b a t e . /
3 technology. It p r o v i d e s a g e n e r a l survey f o r t h o s e The b e n e f i t s of t h e strapdown approach a c c r u e
s e e k i n g a s o u r c e of r e f e r e n c e s and a n overview of from more t h a n j u s t t h e d e l e t i o n of gimbals. The
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t h e e n t i r e f i e l d . The paper d o e s n o t d w e l l on com- i n t e g r a t i o n of i n e r t i a l w i t h o t h e r t y p e s of naviga-
b u5 p a r i s o n s between strapdown and gimballed systems. t i o n i n f o r m a t i o n i s f a c i l i t a t e d and*modular d e s i g n
Rather, i t aims a t a n organized and c o h e r e n t sum- i s encouraged. S i n c e a more powerful computer i s
mary of e x i s t i n g work on strapdown technology by used, s o p h i s t i c a t e d d a t a p r o c e s s i n g , e s t i m a t i o n
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i n t e g r a t i n g gyros and o u t p u t i n c r e m e n t a l a n g l e
p u l s e s , a measure of a n g u l a r v e l o c i t y o i n t h e l i m i t
a s p u l s e s i z e approaches zero. The a t t i t u d e para- C e r t a i n a s p e c t s of t h i s f i e l d could n o t r e c e i v e
m e t e r s 5 aTe t h e n found from s o l v i n g t h e k i n e m a t i c a t t e n t i o n i n t h i s review. Perhaps t h e most impor-
t a n t one i s t e s t methods, procedures and r e s u l t s .
e q u a t i o n s 5 = Z(5, w), where 2 must b e c o r r e c t e d
These a r e , t o a l a r g e e x t e n t , a p p l i c a b l e t o p a r t i c u -
f o r f i n i t e p u l s e s i z e . Various a t t i t u d e para-
l a r systems. Also omitted from d e t a i l e d c o n s i d e r a -
m e t r i z a t i o n ~and n u m e r i c a l i n t e g r a t i o n methpds a r e
t i o n a r e thermal c o n t r o l d e v i c e s , s p e c i f i c program-
reviewed i n S e c t i o n 4. The i n t e g r a t i o n of 5 must
ming t e c h n i q u e s , e t c . However, papers d e a l i n g w i t h
be done a t a high r a t e and i s t h e c h i e f computa-
t h e f o r e g o i n g t o p i c s a r e grouped t o g e t h e r i n t h e gen-
t i o n a l l o a d when r a t e g y r o s a r e used. T h i s problem
e r a l b i b l i o g r a p h y a t t h e end of t h e r e f e r e n c e s e c t i o n .
i s avoided i n t h e e l e c t r o s t a t i c gyro, which o u t p u t s
F i n a l l y , computational and hardware a s p e c t s of gim-
t h e parameters directly.
b a l l e d systems which a r e common t o strapdown systems
a r e n o t reviewed i n d e t a i l .
Strapdown s e n s o r o u t p u t s c o n t a i n a number of
e r r o r s such a s gyro b i a s and t o r q u e r s c a l e f a c t o r
3. Strapdown Components
n o n l i n e a r i t i e s . The e r r o r s remaining a f t e r system-
a t i c compensation c o n t r i b u t e t o system e r r o r . T h i s
I n t h i s s e c t i o n , a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e body of l i t e r a -
c o n t r i b u t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t from gimballed systems t u r e on t h e components fundamental t o a strapdown
i n t h a t ( i ) t h e dynamic environment i s . w r e s e v e r e , system i s reviewed. A t t e n t i o n i s focussed p r i m a r i l y
s o t h a t s e n s o r s of g i v e n accuracy y i e l d l a r g e r on t h e major gyros c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e , namely f l o a t e d
system e r r o r s , and ( i i ) t h e c o n t r i b u t i o n depends r a t e i n t e g r a t i n g , d r y tuned, l a s e r and f r e e r o t o r
s t r o n g l y on t h e v e h i c l e mission p r o f i l e . E r r o r gyros. Accelerometers a r e n o t emphasized, s i n c e f o r
g e n e r a t i o n and p r o p a g a t i o n r e c e i v e a t t e n t i o n i n t h e most p a r t t h e i r d e s i g n i s s i m i l a r t o t h o s e used
S e c t i o n 5. Often, some e r r o r s a r e t r e a t e d a s i n gimballed systems [47], and t h e l i t e r a t u r e d e a l i n g
a d d i t i o n a l s t a t e v a r i a b l e s t o b e e s t i m a t e d in e x p l i c i t l y w i t h strapdown v e r s i o n s i s s p a r s e . The
f l i g h t [ 4 ] , and even d e t e r m i n i s t i c c a l i b r a t i o n mod- e v o l v i n g technology i n t h e strapdown computer f i e l d
e l s can b e r a t h e r e l a b o r a t e [51. Kalman f i l t e r s a r e is b r i e f l y d i s c u s s e d .
u b i q u i t o u s l y used i n e s t i m a t i o n of s t a t e s , espe-
c i a l l y when d a t a from v a r i o u s s o u r c e s a r e combined. Sensors
For i n s t a n c e , sun s e n s o r s and c e l e s t i a l [ 6 ] o r t e r r e -
s t r i a l landmark [ 7 ] s i g h t i n g s may b e used t o a i d t h e E a r l y strapdown systems employed s i n g l e d e g r e e of
a t t i t u d e and/or n a v i g a t i o n f u n c t i o n s . The f i l t e r - freedom (SDF), f l o a t e d r a t e i n t e g r a t i n g gyros. T h i s
i n g t a s k i s u s u a l l y done a t lower i t e r a t i o n r a t e s h a s been r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l approach.
and i s an example of system-level d a t a p r o c e s s i n g I n t h i s mechanization t h e gyro s p i n n i n g mass i s 'caged'
t a s k s . Other examples a r e i n i t i a l i z a t i o n o r ' a l i g n - t o t h e v e h i c l e , i . e . , t h e gyro i s made t o f o l l o w t h e
ment' of t h e strapdown n a v i g a t o r , and p e r i o d i c a l v e h i c l e motion by a p p l y i n g a r e b a l a n c e t o r q u e about
o r t h o g o n a l i z a t i o n of t h e a t t i t u d e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n t h e gyro o u t p u t a x i s which n u l l i f i e s t h e p r e c e s s i o n
m a t r i x . System d a t a p r o c e s s i n g i s c o n s i d e r e d i n t o r q u e due t o r o t a t i o n s about t h e i n p u t a x i s . The
S e c t i o n 6. t o r q u e r e b a l a n c e l o o p s a r e g e n e r a l l y pulsed i n na-
t u r e , w i t h b i n a r y , t e r n a r y , f o r c e d b i n a r y and time-
The e s t i m a t e s of e r r o r s t a t e s c a n g e n e r a l l y b e modulated schemes being used. I n some a p p l i c a t i o n s
used t o d e t e c t and i s o l a t e f a i l u r e s i n redundant a d u a l mode t o r q u i n g scheme i s used t o permit opera-
c o n f i g u r a t i o n s . System r e l i a b i l i t y can b e g r e a t l y t i o n i n b o t h a h i g h and low r a t e mode w i t h automatic
enhanced by such methods. Real-time f a i l u r e cor- mode s w i t c h i n g . The development of SDF f l o a t e d gyros
r e c t i o n and system r e c o n f i g u r a t i o n a r e p o s s i b l e i f f o r strapdown u s e i s d i s c u s s e d i n [l-31, i n c l u d i n g
redundancy i s implemented a t t h e s e n s o r l e v e l , a s t e s t r e s u l t s 14-81. Some p a p e r s [ 9 , 1 0 ] a r e predom-
- i s i o s t c o n v e n i e n t l y done i n a strapdown system. i n a n t l y concerned w i t h v a r i o u s t y p e s of r e b a l a n c e
The s e l e c t i o n of o p t i m a l redundant c o n f i g u r a t i o n s l o o p s and t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d e r r o r s [11,12] . These
and f a i l u r e p r o c e s s i n g methods a r e i m p o r t a n t a r e f u r t h e r d i s c u s s e d i n S e c t i o n 5 of t h i s paper.
a s p e c t s of r e l i a b i l i t y enhancement, which i s Although s t i l l a prime c a n d i d a t e f o r s p a c e a p p l i c a -
reviewed i n S e c t i o n 7. Improvements i n t e s t i n g t i o n s , t h i s t y p e of gyro is being e c l i p s e d by 'un-
methods and e a s e of maintenance, l e a d i n g t o over- c o n v e n t i o n a l ' i n s t r u m e n t s f o r g e n e r a l strapdown u s e .
Two d e g r e e of freedom (TDF) g y r o s may a l s o be
used i n a t o r q u e r e b a l a n c e mode, such a s t h e g a s
d i g i t a l d i f f e r e n t i a l a n a l y z e r s (DDA's).Discussions
on t h e u s e of DDA v e r s u s g e n e r a l purpose computers
b e a r i n g f r e e r o t o r gyro i n [13]. However, t h e
occur i n [38,39]. Whole number computers g r a d u a l l y
tuned r o t o r gyro i s t h e most s i g n i f i c a n t mature
r e p l a c e d DDA'S, a l t h o u g h i n some a p p l i c a t i o n s
[14] TDF strapdown gyro. T h i s d e v i c e employs a
h y b r i d systems were used, i n v h i c h DDA's handled
r o t o r t h a t i s e s s e n t i a l l y a gimballed u n i v e r s a l
t h e high-frequency a t t i t u d e u p d a t e s w h i l e a
j o i n t [15] spun a b o u t i t s a x i s of symmetry. Ro-
t a t i o n s about a x e s normal t o t h e s p i n a x i s a r e g e n e r a l purpose machine d i d t h e r e s t . E v e n t u a l l y ,
r e s i s t e d by s p r i n g s w i t h i n t h e j o i n t . The s p r i n g d e d i c a t e d strapdown computers were developed 140,
c o n s t a n t s a r e made t o c a n c e l a n e g a t i v e s p r i n g 411, and i n some a p p l i c a t i o n s t h e strapdown naviga-
c o n s t a n t induced by g y r o s c o p i c e f f e c t s , s o t h a t t i o n f u n c t i o n s were done i n a general-purpose
i d e a l l y t h e r e i s z e r o e f f e c t i v e c o u p l i n g between computer [42 1. Many c u r r e n t strapdown systems
t h e r o t o r and t h e gyro c a s e about t h e two a x e s a r e microprocessor based [43,44,45], and t h e
normal t o t h e s p i n a x i s . A two-axis t o r q u e r w i t h c u r r e n t r a p i d developments i n t h i s technology
damping provided e l e c t r o s t a t i c a l l y i s used t o a r e y e t t o b e imparted t o strapdown use. C u r r e n t l y
' c a g e ' t h e gyro. The p r i n c i p l e s of o p e r a t i o n of a v a i l a b l e computers a r e a l s o o u t l i n e d i n p a p e r s
t h e tuned r o t o r gyro a r e c l a r i f i e d i n [15,16] and d e s c r i b i n g complete systems. A review of space-
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