Mukhina M. Methodology of complex correlation extreme navigation of unmanned aircraft systems in risk conditions

The dissertation thesis is dedicated to the solution of the scientific-applied problem of creation of methodology of UAS complex correlation-extreme navigation in the risk conditions for the increase of navigation solution reliability. Methods of correlation-extreme navigation by the relief field and optical field of ground surface have been created and improved, techniques of preparation of unified cartographic database of templates have been developed, methods of optimal estimation of navigation information have been further developed by marginalization of state vector into linear and nonlinear parts and by the use of particle filtering algorithms. Introduced changes in the system structure allow considing the proposed methods and procedures as principally new ones, and accordingly, they require principally new approach to development of complex CENS, starting from the designing stage, preparations of cartographic information, and ending by realization of navigation algorithms in real time. Thus, the proposed approach forms methodology of complex correlation-extreme navigation of unmanned aircraft systems in risk conditions. Efficiency of theoretical and practical results of research is proved by applying of the developed algorithms and methods in industry and educational-scientific process. Keywords: correlation-extreme navigation, particle filters, unified template, statistical estimation of hypotheses, data fusion of navigation information, geophysical field.