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13 - 1Fundamentals of Kalman Filtering:A Practical Approach

Linearized Kalman Filtering

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Linearized Kalman FilteringOverview

• Theoretical equations• Falling object revisited

- Getting feel for sensitivities- Designing linearized Kalman filter

• Cannon launched projectile revisited- Getting feel for sensitivities- Designing linearized Kalman filter

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Theoretical Equations

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Theoretical Equations - 1

Nonlinear model of the real worldx = f(x) + w

Process noise matrixQ = E(wwT)

Nonlinear measurement equationz = h(x) + v

Measurement noise matrixR = E(vvT)

Suppose we have nominal trajectory informationxNOM = f(xNOM)

Error equation!x = x - x NOM

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Theoretical Equations - 2Linearized differential equation for error states

Measurement error equation!z = z - z NOM

Linearized error measurement equation

Systems dynamics and measurement matrices

x=xNOM

x=xNOM

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Theoretical Equations - 3

Discrete measurement equation!zk = H!xk + v k

Discrete fundamental matrix !k = I + FTs +

F2Ts2

2! + F3Ts

3

3! + ...

Sometimes!k " I + FTs

Still use Riccati equations to compute filter gainsMk = !kPk -1!k

T + Qk

Kk = MkHT(HMkHT + Rk)-1

Pk = (I - K kH)Mk

Filter!xk = !!xk -1 + K k(!zk - H!!xk -1) xk = !xk + x NOM

To get state estimate

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Falling Object Revisited

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Radar Tracking Object With Unknown Drag

g

6000 Ft/Sec

200,000 Ft

(Known)

Drag

(Unknown)

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Equations Representing Real World

Acceleration acting on objectx = Drag - g =

Qpg

! - g

Qp = .5!x2

! = .0034e-x/22000

Rewriting differential equationx =

Qpg

! - g =

.5g"x2

! - g =

.0034ge-x/22000x2

2! - g

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FORTRAN Simulation for Actual and NominalTrajectories of Falling Object-1

IMPLICIT REAL*8 (A-H)IMPLICIT REAL*8 (O-Z)X=200000.XD=-6000.BETA=500.XNOM=200000.XDNOM=-6000.BETANOM=800.OPEN(1,STATUS='UNKNOWN',FILE='DATFIL')TS=.1T=0.S=0.H=.001WHILE(X>=0.)

XOLD=XXDOLD=XDXNOMOLD=XNOMXDNOMOLD=XDNOMXDD=.0034*32.2*XD*XD*EXP(-X/22000.)/(2.*BETA)-32.2XDDNOM=.0034*32.2*XDNOM*XDNOM*EXP(-XNOM/22000.)/

1 (2.*BETANOM)-32.2 X=X+H*XD

XD=XD+H*XDDXNOM=XNOM+H*XDNOMXDNOM=XDNOM+H*XDDNOM

T=T+HXDD=.0034*32.2*XD*XD*EXP(-X/22000.)/(2.*BETA)-32.2XDDNOM=.0034*32.2*XDNOM*XDNOM*EXP(-XNOM/22000.)/

1 (2.*BETANOM)-32.2 X=.5*(XOLD+X+H*XD)

XD=.5*(XDOLD+XD+H*XDD)XNOM=.5*(XNOMOLD+XNOM+H*XDNOM)XDNOM=.5*(XDNOMOLD+XDNOM+H*XDDNOM)

S=S+H

Initial conditions for actual trajectoryInitial conditions for nominal trajectory

Integrating actual andnominal differentialequations withsecond-orderRunge-Kuttatechnique

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FORTRAN Simulation for Actual and NominalTrajectories of Falling Object-2

IF(S>=(TS-.00001))THENS=0.DELXH=X-XNOMDELXDH=XD-XDNOMDELBETAH=BETA-BETANOMXH=XNOM+DELXHXDH=XDNOM+DELXDHBETAH=BETANOM+DELBETAHWRITE(9,*)T,DELXH,DELXDH,DELBETAH,X,XH,

1 XD,XDHWRITE(1,*)T,DELXH,DELXDH,DELBETAH,X,XH,

1 XD,XDH ENDIF

END DO PAUSE

CLOSE(1)END

Compute differencesBetween actual andNominal trajectories

Estimated states

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Object Slows Up Significantly as it Races Towardsthe Ground (Nominal Case)

200000

150000

100000

50000

0403020100

Time (Sec)

-6000

-5000

-4000

-3000

-2000

-1000

Altitude

Velocity

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Differences Between the Actual and NominalBallistic Coefficient Can Yield Significant

Differences in Altitude

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

403020100

Time (Sec)

!ACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=500 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=800 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=1100 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=600 Lb/Ft2

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Differences Between the Actual and NominalBallistic Coefficient Can Yield Significant

Differences in Velocity

1000

800

600

400

200

0

403020100

Time (Sec)

!ACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=500 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=800 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=1100 Lb/Ft2

!NOM

=600 Lb/Ft2

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter For FallingObject Problem

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-1

Error states

!x =

!x

!x

!!

=

x - xNOM

x - xNOM

! - !NOM

Model of real worldx =

.0034ge-x/22000x2

2! - g

! = us

Error model equation

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-2

Systems dynamics matrix

F =

!x

!x

!x

!x

!x

!!

!x

!x

!x

!x

!x

!!

!!

!x

!!

!x

!!

!! x=x NOM

Continuous process noise matrix

Q = E(ww T) Q(t) =

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 !s

Evaluate first row of partial derivatives

x = x

!x

!x = 0

!x

!x = 1

!x

!! = 0

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-3

Evaluate second row of partial derivatives

x = .0034ge-x/22000x2

2! - g

!x

!x =

-.0034e-x/22000x2g

2!(22000) =

-"gx2

44000!

!x

!x =

2*.0034e-x/22000xg

2! =

"gx

!

!x

!! =

-.0034e-x/22000x2g

2!2

= -"gx2

2!2

Evaluate third row of partial derivatives

! = us

!!

!x = 0

!!

!x = 0

!!

!! = 0

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-4Systems dynamics matrix is evaluated along nominal trajectory

F =

0 1 0

-!NOMgxNOM2

44000"NOM

!NOMgxNOM

"NOM

-!NOMgxNOM2

2"NOM2

0 0 0

where !NOM = .0034e-xNOM/22000

Two term Taylor series approximation for fundamental matrix!(t) " I + Ft

If we rewrite systems dynamics matrix as

F(t) = 0 1 0

f21 f22 f23

0 0 0

where

f21 = -!NOMgxNOM

2

44000"NOM

f22 = !NOMxNOMg

"NOM

f23 = -!NOMgxNOM

2

2"NOM2

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-5

Then

!(t) " I + Ft =1 0 0

0 1 0

0 0 1

+ 0 1 0

f21 f22 f23

0 0 0

t = 1 t 0

f21t 1+f22t f23t

0 0 1

And discrete fundamental matrix becomes

!k "

1 Ts 0

f21Ts 1+f22Ts f23Ts

0 0 1

Error measurement equation

!x* = 1 0 0

!x

!x

!!

+ v

Therefore measurement matrix is

H = 1 0 0

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-6Discrete measurement noise matrix is a scalar

Rk = E(vkvkT) Rk = !v

2

Continuous process noise matrix

Q = E(ww T) Q(t) =

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 !s

Discrete process noise matrix

Qk = !(")Q!T(")d"

0

Ts

Qk = !s

1 " 0

f21" 1+f22" f23"

0 0 10

Ts

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 1

1 f21" 0

" 1+f22" 0

0 f23" 0

d"

Qk = !s

0 0 0

0 f23

2"2 f23"

0 f23" 10

Ts

d" Qk = !s

0 0 0

0 f23

2 Ts3

3 f23

Ts2

2

0 f23

Ts2

2 Ts

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Developing A Linearized Kalman Filter-7Linearized Kalman filtering equation

!xk

!xk

!!k

= "

!xk-1

!xk-1

!!k-1

+

K1k

K2k

K3k

(!xk* - H"

!xk-1

!xk-1

!!k-1

)

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MATLAB Simulation of Linearized Kalman Filter-1X=200000.;XD=-6000.;BETA=500.;XNOM=200000.;XDNOM=-6000.;BETANOM=500.;ORDER=3;TS=.1;TF=30.;Q33=300.*300./TF;T=0.;S=0.;H=.001;SIGNOISE=25.;RMAT(1,1)=SIGNOISE^2;XH(1,1)=X-XNOM;XH(2,1)=XD-XDNOM;XH(3,1)=-300.;PHI=zeros(ORDER,ORDER);P=zeros(ORDER,ORDER);IDNP=eye(ORDER);Q=zeros(ORDER,ORDER);P(1,1)=SIGNOISE*SIGNOISE;P(2,2)=20000.;P(3,3)=300.^2;HMAT=zeros(1,ORDER);HMAT(1,1)=1.;HT=HMAT';count=0;

Initial actual and nominal states

Initial filter error state estimates

Initial covariance matrix

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MATLAB Simulation of Linearized Kalman Filter-2while X>=0.

XOLD=X;XDOLD=XD;XNOMOLD=XNOM;XDNOMOLD=XDNOM;XDD=.0034*32.2*XD*XD*exp(-X/22000.)/(2.*BETA)-32.2;XDDNOM=.0034*32.2*XDNOM*XDNOM*exp(-XNOM/22000.)/(2.*BETANOM)-32.2;

X=X+H*XD;XD=XD+H*XDD;XNOM=XNOM+H*XDNOM;XDNOM=XDNOM+H*XDDNOM;

T=T+H;XDD=.0034*32.2*XD*XD*exp(-X/22000.)/(2.*BETA)-32.2;XDDNOM=.0034*32.2*XDNOM*XDNOM*exp(-XNOM/22000.)/(2.*BETANOM)-32.2;

X=.5*(XOLD+X+H*XD);XD=.5*(XDOLD+XD+H*XDD);XNOM=.5*(XNOMOLD+XNOM+H*XDNOM);XDNOM=.5*(XDNOMOLD+XDNOM+H*XDDNOM);

S=S+H;if S>=(TS-.00001)

S=0.;RHONOM=.0034*exp(-XNOM/22000.);F21=-32.2*RHONOM*XDNOM*XDNOM/(2.*22000.*BETANOM);F22=RHONOM*32.2*XDNOM/BETANOM;F23=-RHONOM*32.2*XDNOM*XDNOM/(2.*BETANOM*BETANOM);PHI(1,1)=1.;PHI(1,2)=TS;PHI(2,1)=F21*TS;PHI(2,2)=1.+F22*TS;PHI(2,3)=F23*TS;PHI(3,3)=1.;Q(2,2)=F23*F23*Q33*TS*TS*TS/3.;Q(2,3)=F23*Q33*TS*TS/2.;Q(3,2)=Q(2,3);Q(3,3)=Q33*TS;PHIT=PHI';

Numerical integrationof actual and nominalequations of fallingobject

Fundamental matrix

Process noise matrix

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MATLAB Simulation of Linearized Kalman Filter-3PHIP=PHI*P;

PHIPPHIT=PHIP*PHIT; M=PHIPPHIT+Q; HM=HMAT*M; HMHT=HM*HT; HMHTR=HMHT+RMAT;

HMHTRINV(1,1)=1./HMHTR(1,1);MHT=M*HT;

K=MHT*HMHTRINV;KH=K*HMAT;

IKH=IDNP-KH; P=IKH*M; XNOISE=SIGNOISE*randn;

DELX=X-XNOM;MEAS(1,1)=DELX+XNOISE;PHIXH=PHI*XH;HPHIXH=HMAT*PHIXH;RES=MEAS-HPHIXH;KRES=K*RES;XH=PHIXH+KRES;DELXH=XH(1,1);DELXDH=XH(2,1);DELBETAH=XH(3,1);XHH=XNOM+DELXH;XDH=XDNOM+DELXDH;BETAH=BETANOM+DELBETAH;ERRX=X-XHH;SP11=sqrt(P(1,1));ERRXD=XD-XDH;SP22=sqrt(P(2,2));ERRBETA=BETA-BETAH;SP33=sqrt(P(3,3));SP11P=-SP11;SP22P=-SP22;SP33P=-SP33;count=count+1;ArrayT(count)=T;ArrayBETA(count)=BETA;ArrayBETAH(count)=BETAH;ArrayERRBETA(count)=ERRBETA;ArraySP33(count)=SP33;ArraySP33P(count)=SP33P;

endend

Riccati equations

Filter in terms of error states

Convert estimated error states toestimated states

Actual and theoretical errors in estimates

Save data in arrays for plotting andwriting to files

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Linearized Kalman Filter is Able to AccuratelyEstimate the Ballistic Coefficient After Only 10 Sec

*Of course if actual and nominal ballistic coefficients were equal wewould not have to estimate ballistic coefficient

800

600

400

200

0403020100

Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=500 Lb/Ft2Actual

Estimate

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Linearized Kalman Filter Appears to be WorkingCorrectly

300

200

100

0

-100

-200

-300

403020100Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=500 Lb/Ft2

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Linearized Kalman Filter Accurately EstimatesBallistic Coefficient When There is a Slight Error in

the Nominal Trajectory800

600

400

200

0403020100

Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=600 Lb/Ft2Actual

Estimate

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Error in Estimate of Ballistic Coefficient is BetweenTheoretical Error Bounds When There is a Slight

Error in the Nominal Trajectory

-300

-200

-100

0

100

200

300

403020100Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=600 Lb/Ft2Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Linearized Kalman Filter Underestimates BallisticCoefficient When There is 60% Error in the Nominal

Ballistic Coefficient800

600

400

200

0403020100

Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=800 Lb/Ft2Actual

Estimate

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Error in Estimate of Ballistic Coefficient is NotBetween Theoretical Error Bounds With 60% Error

in the Nominal Ballistic Coefficient

-300

-200

-100

0

100

200

300

403020100Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=800 Lb/Ft2Simulation

Theory

Theory

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There is Significant Steady-State error in theLinearized Kalman Filter’s Estimate of Ballistic

Coefficient When There is a 120% Error

800

600

400

200

0

-200

403020100Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=1100 Lb/Ft2

Actual

Estimate

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With 120% Error, the Errors in the Estimates areCompletely Outside the Theoretical Error Bounds

800

600

400

200

0

-200

403020100Time (Sec)

βACT

=500 Lb/Ft2

βNOM

=1100 Lb/Ft2

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Cannon Launched Projectile Revisited

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Radar Tracking Cannon Launched Projectile

x

y

Radar (x , y )RR

(x , y )TT

!

rg

Cannon

xT = 0

yT = -g

Acceleration on projectile Angle and range from radar to projectile! = tan-1 yT - yR

xT - xR

r = (xT - xR)2 + (yT - yR)2

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FORTRAN Simulation for Actual and NominalProjectile Trajectories-1

IMPLICIT REAL*8(A-H,O-Z)TS=1.VT=3000.VTERR=0.GAMDEG=45.GAMDEGERR=0.VTNOM=VT+VTERRGAMDEGNOM=GAMDEG+GAMDEGERRG=32.2XT=0.YT=0.XTD=VT*COS(GAMDEG/57.3)YTD=VT*SIN(GAMDEG/57.3)XTNOM=XTYTNOM=YTXTDNOM=VTNOM*COS(GAMDEGNOM/57.3)YTDNOM=VTNOM*SIN(GAMDEGNOM/57.3)XR=100000.YR=0.OPEN(1,STATUS='UNKNOWN',FILE='DATFIL')T=0.S=0.H=.001WHILE(YT>=0.)

XTOLD=XTXTDOLD=XTDYTOLD=YTYTDOLD=YTDXTNOMOLD=XTNOMXTDNOMOLD=XTDNOMYTNOMOLD=YTNOMYTDNOMOLD=YTDNOMXTDD=0.

YTDD=-GXTDDNOM=0.

YTDDNOM=-G XT=XT+H*XTD XTD=XTD+H*XTDD

YT=YT+H*YTDYTD=YTD+H*YTDD

Actual and nominal initial conditions

Integration of actual and nominaldifferential equations using the second-order Runge-Kutta technique

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FORTRAN Simulation for Actual and NominalProjectile Trajectories-2

XTNOM=XTNOM+H*XTDNOM XTDNOM=XTDNOM+H*XTDDNOM

YTNOM=YTNOM+H*YTDNOMYTDNOM=YTDNOM+H*YTDDNOMT=T+HXTDD=0.

YTDD=-GXTDDNOM=0.

YTDDNOM=-G XT=.5*(XTOLD+XT+H*XTD) XTD=.5*(XTDOLD+XTD+H*XTDD)

YT=.5*(YTOLD+YT+H*YTD)YTD=.5*(YTDOLD+YTD+H*YTDD)

XTNOM=.5*(XTNOMOLD+XTNOM+H*XTDNOM) XTDNOM=.5*(XTDNOMOLD+XTDNOM+H*XTDDNOM)

YTNOM=.5*(YTNOMOLD+YTNOM+H*YTDNOM)YTDNOM=.5*(YTDNOMOLD+YTDNOM+H*YTDDNOM)S=S+HIF(S>=(TS-.00001))THEN

S=0.RTNOM=SQRT((XTNOM-XR)**2+(YTNOM-YR)**2)THET=ATAN2((YT-YR),(XT-XR))RT=SQRT((XT-XR)**2+(YT-YR)**2)THETNOM=ATAN2((YTNOM-YR),(XTNOM-XR))DELTHET=57.3*(THET-THETNOM)DELRT=RT-RTNOMDELXT=XT-XTNOMDELXTD=XTD-XTDNOMDELYT=YT-YTNOMDELYTD=YTD-YTDNOMWRITE(9,*)T,DELXT,DELXTD,DELYT,DELYTD,DELTHET,

1 DELRTWRITE(1,*)T,DELXT,DELXTD,DELYT,DELYTD,DELTHET,

1 DELRTENDIF

END DO PAUSE

CLOSE(1)END

Actual and nominalrange and angle

Differences between actual andnominal quantities

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Differences Between the Actual and Nominal InitialProjectile Velocities Can Yield Significant

Downrange Differences

-20000

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-5000

0

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VTACT=3000 Ft/SecVNOM=3000 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3050 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3100 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3200 Ft/Sec

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Differences Between the Actual and Nominal InitialProjectile Velocities Can Yield Significant Angle

Differences

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

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VTACT=3000 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3000 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3050 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3100 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3200 Ft/Sec

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Differences Between the Actual and Nominal InitialProjectile Velocities Can Yield Significant Range

Differences

-20000

-15000

-10000

-5000

0

5000

140120100806040200Time (Sec)

VTACT=3000 Ft/SecVNOM=3000 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3050 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3100 Ft/Sec

VNOM=3200 Ft/Sec

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Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter

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Developing a Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter-1Error states for filter

!x =

!xT

!xT

!yT

!yT

=

xT-xTNOM

xT-xTNOM

yT-yTNOM

yT-yTNOM

Model of real world!xT

!xT

!yT

!yT

=

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0

0 0 0 0

!xT

!xT

!yT

!yT

+

0

us

0

us

Systems dynamics matrix

F =

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0

Taylor series approximation for fundamental matrix

!(t) = I + Ft + F2t2

2! + F

3t3

3! +...

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Developing a Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter-2Since

F2 =

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0

=

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Two term approximation is exact

!(t) = I + Ft =

1 0 0 0

0 1 0 0

0 0 1 0

0 0 0 1

+

0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0

t !(t) =

0 t 0 0

0 1 0 0

0 0 1 t

0 0 0 1

Discrete fundamental matrix

!k =

0 Ts 0 0

0 1 0 0

0 0 1 Ts

0 0 0 1

Error measurement equation

!!*

!r* =

"!

"xT

"!

"xT

"!

"yT

"!

"yT

"r

"xT

"r

"xT

"r

"yT

"r

"yT

!xT

!xT

!yT

!yT

+ v!vr

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Developing a Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter-3

First row of partials

! = tan-1 yT - yR

xT - xR

!!

!xT = 1

1+(yT - yR)2

(xT - xR)2

(xT - xR)*0 - (yT - yR)*1

(xT - xR)2 =

-(yT - yR)

r2

!!

!xT

= 0

!!

!yT = 1

1+(yT - yR)2

(xT - xR)2

(xT - xR)*1 - (yT - yR)*0

(xT - xR)2 =

(xT - xR)

r2

!!

!yT

= 0

Second row of partials

r = (xT - xR)2 + (yT - yR)2

!r

!xT = 1

2 [(xT - xR)

2 + (yT - yR)2]

-1/22(xT - xR) =

(xT - xR)r

!r

!xT

= 0

!r

!yT = 1

2 [(xT - xR)

2 + (yT - yR)2]

-1/22(yT - yR) =

(yT - yR)r

!r

!yT

= 0

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Developing a Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter-4

Since measurement matrix is

H =

!!

!xT

!!

!xT

!!

!yT

!!

!yT

!r

!xT

!r

!xT

!r

!yT

!r

!yT

We get

H =

-(yT - yR)

r20

xT - xR

r20

xT - xRr

0yT - yR

r0

Evaluate discrete matrix along nominal trajectory

Hk =

-(yTNOM - yR)

rNOM2

0xTNOM

- xR

rNOM2

0

xTNOM - xR

rNOM0

yTNOM - yR

rNOM0

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Developing a Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter-5

Discrete measurement noise matrix

Rk = E(vkvkT) Rk =

!"

20

0 !r2

Continuous process noise matrix

Q = E(ww T) Q(t) =

0 0 0 0

0 !s 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 !s

General formula for discrete process noise matrix

Qk = !(")Q!T(")dt

0

Ts

Substitution yields

Qk =

1 ! 0 0

0 1 0 0

0 0 1 !

0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0

0 "s 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 "s

1 0 0 0

! 1 0 0

0 0 1 0

0 0 ! 1

d!

0

Ts

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Developing a Linearized Cartesian Kalman Filter-6

After some algebra we get

Qk =

!2"s !"s 0 0

!"s "s 0 0

0 0 !2"s !"s

0 0 !"s "s

d!

0

Ts

Integration yields

Qk =

Ts3!s

3

Ts2!s

20 0

Ts2!s

2Ts!s 0 0

0 0Ts

3!s

3

Ts2!s

2

0 0Ts

2!s

2Ts!s

Linearized Kalman filter!xTk

!xTk

!yTk

!yTk

= !

!xTk-1

!xTk-1

!yTk-1

!yTk-1

+

K11kK12 k

K21kK22 k

K31kK32 k

K41kK42 k

!"

*

!r* - H!

!xTk-1

!xTk-1

!yTk-1

!yTk-1

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MATLAB Linearized Kalman Filter for TrackingCannon Launched Projectile-1

TS=1.;ORDER=4;PHIS=0.;SIGTH=.01;SIGR=100.;VT=3000.;VTERR=0.;GAMDEG=45.;GAMDEGERR=0.;VTNOM=VT+VTERR;GAMDEGNOM=GAMDEG+GAMDEGERR;G=32.2;XT=0.;YT=0.;XTD=VT*cos(GAMDEG/57.3);YTD=VT*sin(GAMDEG/57.3);XTNOM=XT;YTNOM=YT;XTDNOM=VTNOM*cos(GAMDEGNOM/57.3);YTDNOM=VTNOM*sin(GAMDEGNOM/57.3);XR=100000.;YR=0.;T=0.;S=0.;H=.001;XH(1,1)=XT-XTNOM;XH(2,1)=XTD-XTDNOM;XH(3,1)=YT-YTNOM;XH(4,1)=YTD-YTDNOM;PHI=zeros(ORDER,ORDER);P=zeros(ORDER,ORDER);IDNP=eye(ORDER);Q=zeros(ORDER,ORDER);TS2=TS*TS;TS3=TS2*TS;

Actual and nominal initial conditions

Initial filter error states

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MATLAB Linearized Kalman Filter for TrackingCannon Launched Projectile-2

Q(1,1)=PHIS*TS3/3.;Q(1,2)=PHIS*TS2/2.;Q(2,1)=Q(1,2);Q(2,2)=PHIS*TS;Q(3,3)=Q(1,1);Q(3,4)=Q(1,2);Q(4,3)=Q(3,4);Q(4,4)=Q(2,2);PHI(1,1)=1.;PHI(1,2)=TS;PHI(2,2)=1.;PHI(3,3)=1.;PHI(3,4)=TS;PHI(4,4)=1.;PHIT=PHI';RMAT(1,1)=SIGTH 2̂;RMAT(1,2)=0.;RMAT(2,1)=0.;RMAT(2,2)=SIGR 2̂;P(1,1)=1000. 2̂;P(2,2)=100. 2̂;P(3,3)=1000. 2̂;P(4,4)=100. 2̂;count=0;while YT>=0.

XTOLD=XT;XTDOLD=XTD;YTOLD=YT;YTDOLD=YTD;XTNOMOLD=XTNOM;XTDNOMOLD=XTDNOM;YTNOMOLD=YTNOM;YTDNOMOLD=YTDNOM;XTDD=0.;

YTDD=-G;

Process noise matrix

Fundamental matrix

Measurement noise matrix

Initial covariance matrix

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MATLAB Linearized Kalman Filter for TrackingCannon Launched Projectile-3

XTDDNOM=0.; YTDDNOM=-G; XT=XT+H*XTD; XTD=XTD+H*XTDD;

YT=YT+H*YTD;YTD=YTD+H*YTDD;XTNOM=XTNOM+H*XTDNOM;

XTDNOM=XTDNOM+H*XTDDNOM;YTNOM=YTNOM+H*YTDNOM;YTDNOM=YTDNOM+H*YTDDNOM;T=T+H;XTDD=0.;

YTDD=-G;XTDDNOM=0.;

YTDDNOM=-G; XT=.5*(XTOLD+XT+H*XTD); XTD=.5*(XTDOLD+XTD+H*XTDD);

YT=.5*(YTOLD+YT+H*YTD);YTD=.5*(YTDOLD+YTD+H*YTDD);

XTNOM=.5*(XTNOMOLD+XTNOM+H*XTDNOM); XTDNOM=.5*(XTDNOMOLD+XTDNOM+H*XTDDNOM);

YTNOM=.5*(YTNOMOLD+YTNOM+H*YTDNOM);YTDNOM=.5*(YTDNOMOLD+YTDNOM+H*YTDDNOM);S=S+H;if S>=(TS-.00001)

S=0.;RTNOM=sqrt((XTNOM-XR) 2̂+(YTNOM-YR) 2̂);HMAT(1,1)=-(YTNOM-YR)/RTNOM 2̂;HMAT(1,2)=0.;HMAT(1,3)=(XTNOM-XR)/RTNOM 2̂;HMAT(1,4)=0.;HMAT(2,1)=(XTNOM-XR)/RTNOM;HMAT(2,2)=0.;HMAT(2,3)=(YTNOM-YR)/RTNOM;HMAT(2,4)=0.;HT=HMAT';

Integrate actual and nominaldifferential equations usingsecond-order Runge-Kuttatechnique

Measurement matrix

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MATLAB Linearized Kalman Filter for TrackingCannon Launched Projectile-4

PHIP=PHI*P;PHIPPHIT=PHIP*PHIT;M=PHIPPHIT+Q;HM=HMAT*M;HMHT=HM*HT;HMHTR=HMHT+RMAT;HMHTRINV=inv(HMHTR);MHT=M*HT;K=MHT*HMHTRINV;KH=K*HMAT;IKH=IDNP-KH;P=IKH*M;THETNOISE=SIGTH*randn;RTNOISE=SIGR*randn;THET=atan2((YT-YR),(XT-XR));RT=sqrt((XT-XR) 2̂+(YT-YR) 2̂);THETNOM=atan2((YTNOM-YR),(XTNOM-XR));RTNOM=sqrt((XTNOM-XR) 2̂+(YTNOM-YR) 2̂);DELTHET=THET-THETNOM;DELRT=RT-RTNOM;MEAS(1,1)=DELTHET+THETNOISE;MEAS(2,1)=DELRT+RTNOISE;PHIXH=PHI*XH;HPHIXH=HMAT*PHIXH;RES=MEAS-HPHIXH;KRES=K*RES;XH=PHIXH+KRES;XTH=XTNOM+XH(1,1);XTDH=XTDNOM+XH(2,1);YTH=YTNOM+XH(3,1);YTDH=YTDNOM+XH(4,1);ERRX=XT-XTH;SP11=sqrt(P(1,1));ERRXD=XTD-XTDH;SP22=sqrt(P(2,2));ERRY=YT-YTH;SP33=sqrt(P(3,3));ERRYD=YTD-YTDH;SP44=sqrt(P(4,4));

Riccati equations

Linearized filter in termsof error states

Convert error state estimates tostate estimates

Actual and theoretical errors in estimates

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MATLAB Linearized Kalman Filter for TrackingCannon Launched Projectile-5

SP11P=-SP11;SP22P=-SP22;SP33P=-SP33;SP44P=-SP44;count=count+1;ArrayT(count)=T;ArrayXT(count)=XT;ArrayXTH(count)=XTH;ArrayXTD(count)=XTD;ArrayXTDH(count)=XTDH;ArrayYT(count)=YT;ArrayYTH(count)=YTH;ArrayYTD(count)=YTD;ArrayYTDH(count)=YTDH;ArrayERRX(count)=ERRX;ArrayERRXD(count)=ERRXD;ArrayERRY(count)=ERRY;ArrayERRYD(count)=ERRYD;ArraySP11(count)=SP11;ArraySP11P(count)=SP11P;ArraySP22(count)=SP22;ArraySP22P(count)=SP22P;ArraySP33(count)=SP33;ArraySP33P(count)=SP33P;ArraySP44(count)=SP44;ArraySP44P(count)=SP44P;end

endfigureplot(ArrayT,ArrayERRX,ArrayT,ArraySP11,ArrayT,ArraySP11P),gridxlabel('Time (Sec)')ylabel('Error in Estimate of x (Ft)')axis([0 140 -170 170])

Save data as arrays for plotting andwriting to files

Sample plot

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Downrange Errors in the Estimates are Within theTheoretical Bounds for Perfect Nominal Trajectory

-150

-100

-50

0

50

100

150

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

Perfect Nominal TrajectorySimulation

Theory

Theory

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Downrange Velocity Errors in the Estimates areWithin the Theoretical Bounds for Perfect Nominal

Trajectory

-20

-10

0

10

20

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

Perfect Nominal Trajectory

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Altitude Errors in the Estimates are Within theTheoretical Bounds for Perfect Nominal Trajectory

-600

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

Perfect Nominal Trajectory

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Altitude Velocity Errors in the Estimates are Withinthe Theoretical Bounds for Perfect Nominal

Trajectory

-20

-10

0

10

20

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

Perfect Nominal Trajectory

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Error in Estimate of Projectile Downrange isBetween Theoretical Error Bounds When There is a

1.7% Error in the Nominal Velocity

-200

-100

0

100

200

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

50 Ft/Sec Velocity Error

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Error in Estimate of Projectile Downrange Starts toDrift Outside Theoretical Error Bounds When There

is a 3.3% Error in the Nominal Velocity

-200

-100

0

100

200

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

100 Ft/Sec Velocity Error

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Error in Estimate of Projectile Downrange Has NoRelationship to Theoretical Error Bounds When

There is a 6.7% Error in the Nominal Velocity

-800

-600

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

800

140120100806040200

Time (Sec)

200 Ft/Sec Velocity Error

Simulation

Theory

Theory

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Linearized Kalman FilteringSummary

• When nominal trajectories are accurate linearized Kalman filteryields excellent estimates

- Of course in this case filter may not be required• When nominal trajectories are inaccurate linearized Kalman filteryields estimates that deteriorate

- Under certain circumstances they may be worthless