Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 1241-1247.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-506X.2020.06.06

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Observability analysis of airborne external transmitter location system

Yu LU(), Zheng ZHOU()   

  1. School of Aviation Operations and Support, Naval Aviation University, Yantai 264001, China
  • Received:2019-11-14 Online:2020-06-01 Published:2020-06-01
  • Supported by:
    国防科技卓越青年人才基金(2017-JCJQ-ZQ-003);泰山学者工程专项经费(ts201712072)

Abstract:

Aiming at the observability of the airborne external transmitter location (AETL) system, the two-dimensional kinematics model and measurement equation of the AETL system are established. Based on the discretization nonlinear observable theory, the observable matrix of the system is solved and the unobservable conditions are proved and analyzed. The observability measure of the system is defined by the condition number based on the matrix analysis theory, and the influence of the motion parameters of the observer and the maneuvering parameters of the target and the external transmitter on the observability of the system is analyzed. The system is not observable when the observatory is collinear with the target and the external transmitter or when the target and the external transmitter are in radial motion state. When the system can be observed, the smaller the relative velocity between the observer and the target or the external transmitter, the greater the observable measurement of the system. The analysis results provide an effective reference for the observer to develop maneuver strategies to improve the location performance of the system.

Key words: external transmitter location, observability analysis, nonlinear system, condition number

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