Fault detection and exclusion in multisensor navigation systems

Abstract

In order for a multisensor navigation system to meet integrity requirements, there must be a way of detecting erroneous measurements, using only data from those measurements. This can be accomplished using a parity space estimation algorithm. Erroneous measurements must then be removed from the position solution; the entire process is called fault detection and exclusion (FDE). A baseline FDE algorithm has been determined, and is capable of working in real time on present affordable hardware.