Error Analyzing Method for Rotation Inertial Navigation System Based on Fourier Transform

According with the problem that the error propagative characteristics of rotation inertial navigation system can not be quantitatively analyzed, a new error analyzing method is proposed. As the inertial navigation system can be equivalent to a low pass filter, the method converted the complex gyro drifts into signal which can be quantitatively analyzed after modulating through Fourier transform, thus the low frequency components of the error can be extracted. The relationship between navigation errors and gyro drifts is built by using the conventional error equations of strapdown inertial navigation system. The comparative analyses and computer simulation of conventional, uniaxial unidirectional and uniaxial reciprocating system prove the correctness and feasibility of this method. This method provides an effective reference for other same types of control system error analyses.