The Pseudoinverse Gradient Descent Method with Eight Branch Directions (8B-PGDM): An Improved Dead Reckoning Algorithm Based on the Local Invariance of Navigation

This paper establishes a fundamental connection between the local time invariance of motion parameters and dead reckoning (DR) accuracy. This insight enables the reformulation of navigation parameter estimation as a convex optimization problem solvable through our novel Eight-Branch Pseudoinverse Gr...

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Main Authors: Jialong Gao, Quan Liu, Hanqiang Deng, Lei Sun, Jian Huang, Ming Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/5049
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Summary:This paper establishes a fundamental connection between the local time invariance of motion parameters and dead reckoning (DR) accuracy. This insight enables the reformulation of navigation parameter estimation as a convex optimization problem solvable through our novel Eight-Branch Pseudoinverse Gradient Descent Method (8B-PGDM). This method addresses non-cooperative positioning challenges in sparse-sensor regimes, particularly enabling real-time trajectory prediction when facing intermittent measurements (e.g., <5 Hz sampling rates) or persistent signal blockages. This method achieves an excellent estimation accuracy with only three samplings and an prediction MSE of <inline-formula data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1"><semantics data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1"><mrow data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1"><mn data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1">0.7906</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, significantly better than traditional dead reckoning (DR) methods. This approach effectively mitigates the impact of data scarcity, enabling robust and accurate trajectory predictions in challenging environments.
ISSN:2076-3417