Closed-loop vs. Open-loop Kalman Filter Architectures in Airborne Aided Inertial Navigation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.03338v1
• Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:55:17 GMT
• Title: Closed-loop vs. Open-loop Kalman Filter Architectures in Airborne Aided Inertial Navigation
• Abstract summary: Simulations using a variety of inertial sensor error characteristics, ranging from consumer to navigation grade systems, showcase the trade-off between smooth information fusion for high-end IMUs using an open-loop filter and the inherent long-term stability of the closed-loop architecture.
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• Abstract: Closed-loop (or feedback) error-state Kalman filters with their relatives and offspring are the state-of-the-art in modern aided inertial navigation research. Estimated inertial navigation system (INS) errors are continually fed back to the INS to correct the nominal system state before subsequent predictions. Conversely, in safety-critical aeronautical applications, open-loop (or feedforward) systems are an undisputed standard, where the inertial mechanization is strictly decoupled to allow for operational independence and fault isolation of computing units. We assess the performance impacts of this architectural choice beyond qualitative system-safety justifications using a standard inertial mechanization in geodetic coordinates and direct position aiding. Simulations using a variety of inertial sensor error characteristics, ranging from consumer to navigation grade systems, showcase the trade-off between smooth information fusion for high-end IMUs using an open-loop filter and the inherent long-term stability of the closed-loop architecture.

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