ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2017
Design and Calibration of a Novel Bio-Inspired Pixelated Polarized Light Compass.
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- Biomimetic Polarized Light Navigation Sensor: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A 3D Attitude Estimation Method Based on Attitude Angular Partial Feedback for Polarization-Based Integrated Navigation System.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Bionic Integrated Positioning Mechanism Based on Bioinspired Polarization Compass and Inertial Navigation System.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Sensor Modeling and Calibration Method Based on Extinction Ratio Error for Camera-Based Polarization Navigation Sensor.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Polarized skylight-based heading measurements: a bio-inspired approach.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2019Article
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Abstract
Animals, such as Savannah sparrows and North American monarch butterflies, are able to obtain compass information from skylight polarization patterns to help them navigate effectively and robustly. Inspired by excellent navigation ability of animals, this paper proposes a novel image-based polarized light compass, which has the advantages of having a small size and being light weight. Firstly, the polarized light compass, which is composed of a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) camera, a pixelated polarizer array and a wide-angle lens, is introduced. Secondly, the measurement method of a skylight polarization pattern and the orientation method based on a single scattering Rayleigh model are presented. Thirdly, the error model of the sensor, mainly including the response error of CCD pixels and the installation error of the pixelated polarizer, is established. A calibration method based on iterative least squares estimation is proposed. In the outdoor environment, the skylight polarization pattern can be measured in real time by our sensor. The orientation accuracy of the sensor increases with the decrease of the solar elevation angle, and the standard deviation of orientation error is 0 . 15 ∘ at sunset. Results of outdoor experiments show that the proposed polarization navigation sensor can be used for outdoor autonomous navigation.
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