Global estimation method based on least square fitting for distributed POS

Aimed at the problem that it is impossible to install high-precision sub-Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) on every sub-array in engineering practice, a global estimation method based on the least square fitting for distributed Position and Orientation System (POS) is proposed. Firstly, a transfer alignment error model from master system to slave system considering one-dimensional flexibility deformation is built. Secondly, Kalman Filter (KF) is used to estimate motion parameters of array antenna of the sub-arrays with sub-IMUs. Finally, the least square fitting is used to estimate the motion parameters of the sub-arrays without sub-IMU. The semi-physical simulation results show that the proposed method can realize the global estimation of the motion parameters of array antenna, and the estimation precision of the motion parameters of sub-arrays without sub-IMU is almost the same as that of its neighboring sub-arrays. © 2020, Editorial Board of JBUAA. All right reserved.