Development and Verification of a Novel Measurement and Position System for Confined Cabin

The high-accuracy key points measurement is necessary for shipbuilding, and numerous measuring systems have been invented. However, there are still limitations and challenges in measurement frequency, calibration method and environmental disturbances. This paper presents a novel and automatic measurement and position system based on laser scan technology. The system components and mathematical model are introduced. Subsequently, a fast calibration method is established, also different calibration schemes and calibration algorithms are discussed. To avoid the environmental disturbances to this system, a robust positioning algorithm based on maximum likelihood estimation is presented. A series of simulation and verification experiments in normal and interferential environment are designed to evaluate the precision of the proposed system. The results shows that the system's position accuracy can reach 1.00mm with 50Hz output whether there are disturbances or not, which can meet the need of position in the confined cabin.