BeiDou Navigation Positioning System and its Application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Aiming at satellite navigation system,the BeiDou satellite navigation positioning system explored and developed by our country is introduced in brief.According to the typical application framework of BeiDou to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV),the great function of improvement and updating on the reliability,accuracy,self- contained ability and maneuverability of UAV navigation system performed by BeiDou is described in detail.And several suggestions are made on its future development.