A less common geolocation application is the location estimation of an object in an “indirect” way, i.e., the geolocation of an object not co-located with any equipment such as a GNSS receiver. This “indirect” geolocation utilizes existing reference points to determine the final geographic location of an object in the distance. This report presents a method of indirect geolocation leveraging the pose – location and orientation – of multiple observers. Using a GNSS receiver to determine location and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to determine orientation, this indirect geolocation method creates an imaginary intersection point from each observer’s pointing vector. This report explores the feasibility of using smartphones to perform such indirect geolocation.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Seeley, Justin P
• Darnley, Ryan Edward
• Peura, Nathaniel

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101618-221059

Advisor

• Clancy, Edward A.

Year

• 2018

Center

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory-Lexington, Massachusetts Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• MIT Lincoln Labs

Date created

• 2018-10-16

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright