A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor

The existing magnetic target localization methods are greatly affected by the geomagnetic field and exist approximation errors. In this paper, a two-point magnetic gradient tensor localization model is established by using the spatial relation between the magnetic target and the observation points d...

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Main Authors: Gaigai Liu, Yingzi Zhang, Chen Wang, Qiang Li, Fei Li, Wenyi Liu
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/23/6088
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author Gaigai Liu
Yingzi Zhang
Chen Wang
Qiang Li
Fei Li
Wenyi Liu
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Yingzi Zhang
Chen Wang
Qiang Li
Fei Li
Wenyi Liu
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description The existing magnetic target localization methods are greatly affected by the geomagnetic field and exist approximation errors. In this paper, a two-point magnetic gradient tensor localization model is established by using the spatial relation between the magnetic target and the observation points derived from magnetic gradient tensor and tensor invariants. Based on the model, the equations relating to the position vector of magnetic target are constructed. Solving the equations, a new magnetic target localization method using only a two-point magnetic gradient tensor and no approximation errors is achieved. To accurately evaluate the localization accuracy of the method, a circular trajectory that varies in all three directions is proposed. Simulation results show that the proposed method is almost error-free in the absence of noise. After adding noise, the maximum relative error percentage is reduced by 28.4% and 2.21% compared with the single-point method and the other two-point method, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed method is not affected by the variation in the distance between two observation points. At a detection distance of 20 m, the maximum localization error is 1.86 m. In addition, the experiments also verify that the new method can avoid the influence of the geomagnetic field and the variation in the distance, and achieve high localization accuracy. The average relative error percentage in the y-direction is as low as 3.78%.
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spelling doaj.art-4747d647e3b64de88fd5fd82b57eb6f62023-11-24T12:05:35ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-11-011423608810.3390/rs14236088A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient TensorGaigai Liu0Yingzi Zhang1Chen Wang2Qiang Li3Fei Li4Wenyi Liu5Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaKey Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaKey Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaKey Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaKey Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaKey Laboratory of Instrumentation Science & Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, ChinaThe existing magnetic target localization methods are greatly affected by the geomagnetic field and exist approximation errors. In this paper, a two-point magnetic gradient tensor localization model is established by using the spatial relation between the magnetic target and the observation points derived from magnetic gradient tensor and tensor invariants. Based on the model, the equations relating to the position vector of magnetic target are constructed. Solving the equations, a new magnetic target localization method using only a two-point magnetic gradient tensor and no approximation errors is achieved. To accurately evaluate the localization accuracy of the method, a circular trajectory that varies in all three directions is proposed. Simulation results show that the proposed method is almost error-free in the absence of noise. After adding noise, the maximum relative error percentage is reduced by 28.4% and 2.21% compared with the single-point method and the other two-point method, respectively. Furthermore, the proposed method is not affected by the variation in the distance between two observation points. At a detection distance of 20 m, the maximum localization error is 1.86 m. In addition, the experiments also verify that the new method can avoid the influence of the geomagnetic field and the variation in the distance, and achieve high localization accuracy. The average relative error percentage in the y-direction is as low as 3.78%.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/23/6088magnetic anomaly detectionmagnetic dipoletwo-point localizationmagnetic gradient tensortensor invariants
spellingShingle Gaigai Liu
Yingzi Zhang
Chen Wang
Qiang Li
Fei Li
Wenyi Liu
A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor
Remote Sensing
magnetic anomaly detection
magnetic dipole
two-point localization
magnetic gradient tensor
tensor invariants
title A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor
title_full A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor
title_fullStr A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor
title_full_unstemmed A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor
title_short A New Magnetic Target Localization Method Based on Two-Point Magnetic Gradient Tensor
title_sort new magnetic target localization method based on two point magnetic gradient tensor
topic magnetic anomaly detection
magnetic dipole
two-point localization
magnetic gradient tensor
tensor invariants
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/23/6088
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