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Article

A Method for Autonomous Navigation and Positioning of UAV Based on Electric Field Array Detection

by
Yincheng Li
1,
Wenbin Zhang
2,*,
Peng Li
2,
Youhuan Ning
2,3 and
Chunguang Suo
1
1
Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650504, China
2
Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650504, China
3
School of Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sensors 2021, 21(4), 1146; https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041146
Submission received: 28 December 2020 / Revised: 29 January 2021 / Accepted: 2 February 2021 / Published: 6 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
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Abstract

At present, the method of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with traditional navigation equipment for inspection of overhead transmission lines has the limitations of expensive sensors, difficult data processing, and vulnerable to weather and environmental factors, which cannot ensure the safety of UAV and power systems. Therefore, this paper establishes a mathematical model of spatial distribution of transmission lines to study the field strength distribution information around transmission lines. Based on this, research the navigation and positioning algorithm. The data collected by the positioning system are input into the mathematical model to complete the identification, positioning, and safety distance diagnosis of the field source. The detected data and processing results can provide reference for UAV obstacle avoidance navigation and safety warning. The experimental results show that the positioning effect of the positioning navigation algorithm is obvious, and the positioning error is within the range of use error and has good usability and application value.
Keywords: overhead transmission line; UAVs; positioning and navigation; power line inspection; power frequency electric field sensor overhead transmission line; UAVs; positioning and navigation; power line inspection; power frequency electric field sensor

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Li, Y.; Zhang, W.; Li, P.; Ning, Y.; Suo, C. A Method for Autonomous Navigation and Positioning of UAV Based on Electric Field Array Detection. Sensors 2021, 21, 1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041146

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Li Y, Zhang W, Li P, Ning Y, Suo C. A Method for Autonomous Navigation and Positioning of UAV Based on Electric Field Array Detection. Sensors. 2021; 21(4):1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041146

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Li, Yincheng, Wenbin Zhang, Peng Li, Youhuan Ning, and Chunguang Suo. 2021. "A Method for Autonomous Navigation and Positioning of UAV Based on Electric Field Array Detection" Sensors 21, no. 4: 1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041146

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Li, Y., Zhang, W., Li, P., Ning, Y., & Suo, C. (2021). A Method for Autonomous Navigation and Positioning of UAV Based on Electric Field Array Detection. Sensors, 21(4), 1146. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041146

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