Vasiljevic, Goran (University of Zagreb), Martinovic, Dean (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Comp), Batoš, Matko (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Comp), Bogdan, Stjepan (Univ. of Zagreb)

Validation of Two-Wire Power Line UAV Localization Based on the Magnetic Field Strength

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "UAS Applications I" (WeB5), Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 15:30−15:50, Elafiti

2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), June 21-24, 2022, Dubrovnik, Croatia

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on April 26, 2024

Abstract

In this paper we extend our previous work on UAV localization based on the magnetic field strength. The method is based on a magnetic flux density distribution in vicinity of two very long, thin and parallel transmission lines. An UAV is equipped with 4 magnetometers, positioned so that obtained measurements give unique solution to an optimization problem used to find relative position and orientation of the UAV with respect to conductors. Several sets of experiments, undertaken on a laboratory setup, confirmed validity of the method for both solutions - analytical and numerical optimization. Obtained results, compared with high precision motion capture system, are within range of standard RTK positioning.