• Journal of Applied Optics
  • Vol. 45, Issue 4, 673 (2024)
Ligang TAN1, Qi CHENG1,2,*, Meiting WEI1, Jie LI1, and Mingwei LUO1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Technology Innovation Center, Sichuan Jiu Zhou Electric Group Co.,Ltd., Mianyang 621000, China
  • 2School of Information and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610097, China
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    DOI: 10.5768/JAO202445.0401002 Cite this Article
    Ligang TAN, Qi CHENG, Meiting WEI, Jie LI, Mingwei LUO. Photoelectric single-station passive location and error analysis to sea surface target[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2024, 45(4): 673 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of UAV photoelectric reconnaissance equipment to sea surface target
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of UAV photoelectric reconnaissance equipment to sea surface target
    Schematic diagram of intersection of space ray and earth ellipsoid
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of intersection of space ray and earth ellipsoid
    Statistics distribution of target positioning error
    Fig. 3. Statistics distribution of target positioning error
    Positioning errors under different pitches with azimuth unchanged
    Fig. 4. Positioning errors under different pitches with azimuth unchanged
    Positioning errors under different azimuths with pitch unchanged
    Fig. 5. Positioning errors under different azimuths with pitch unchanged
    Positioning errors under different target altitude errors with pitch and azimuth unchanged
    Fig. 6. Positioning errors under different target altitude errors with pitch and azimuth unchanged
    Mean values, standard deviations of positioning errors and distance of platform and target longitude errors at different platform altitudes with pitch and azimuth unchanged
    Fig. 7. Mean values, standard deviations of positioning errors and distance of platform and target longitude errors at different platform altitudes with pitch and azimuth unchanged
    Simulation of location experiment for sea surface target
    Fig. 8. Simulation of location experiment for sea surface target
    Schematic diagram of intersection of space ray and earth ellipsoid
    Fig. 9. Schematic diagram of intersection of space ray and earth ellipsoid
    Location elementsElements analysis resultsLocation available informationInformation precision
    Location coordinateGeodetic coordinateLongitude/latitude/altitude/m500 =2%R(R=25 km)
    Target typeSea surface target with medium and low speedTarget velocity/(m/s)v≤30
    Target altitude/mσ1≤10
    Reconnaissance location platformMedium and small unmanned aerial vehicle with medium and low speedPlatform longitude/(°)σ2≤1×10−4
    Platform latitude/(°)σ3≤1×10−4
    Platform altitude/mσ4≤10 m
    Platform heading/(°)σ5≤1×10−2
    Platform pitching/(°)σ6≤1×10−2
    Platform rolling/(°)σ7≤1×10−2
    Platform velocity/(m/s)V≤200
    Reconnaissance location equipmentPhotoelectric reconnaissance equipmentAngle precision/(°)σ8≤5.73×10−3
    Available informationAngle informationObservation azimuth/(°)[−180,180]
    Location systemAngular locationObservation pitch/(°)[−110,20]
    Location calculateLocation equationsObservation rayLOS
    Earth ellipsoid surface/mH=0
    Table 1. Analysis results of photoelectric single-station passive location
    ParameterLatitude A/(°)Longitude L/(°)Altitude H/mPitching T/(°)Rolling P/(°)Yawing F/(°)Azimuth α/(°)Pitch β/(°)
    Value15.7883111.16675000−3.762−3.76912.58744.322−15.770
    Table 2. Simulation parameters of single-station passive location to sea surface target
    Error nameAzimuth error Eα/(°)Pitch error Eβ/(°)Pitching error ET/(°)Rolling error EP/(°)Yawing error EF/(°)Latitude error EL/(°)Longitude error EA/(°)
    Error value5.73×10−35.73×10−31×10−21×10−21×10−21×10−41×10−4
    Table 3. Errors distribution of simulation parameters
    ParameterLatitude A/(°)Longitude L/(°)Altitude H/mPitching T/(°)Rolling P/(°)Yawing F/(°)Azimuth α/(°)Pitch β/(°)
    Value31.494022104.672645571.11.5223.016−127.771315.04−1.07
    Table 4. Test data of ground simulation of single-station passive location to sea surface target
    Ligang TAN, Qi CHENG, Meiting WEI, Jie LI, Mingwei LUO. Photoelectric single-station passive location and error analysis to sea surface target[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2024, 45(4): 673
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