Constrained angular motion estimation in a gyro-free IMU
In this paper, we present an extended Kalman filter (EKF)-based solution for the estimation
of the angular motion using a gyro-free inertial measurement unit (GF-IMU) built of twelve …
of the angular motion using a gyro-free inertial measurement unit (GF-IMU) built of twelve …
Attitude estimation for artillery shells using magnetometers and frequency detection of accelerometers
The article proposes a method to estimate the attitude of an artillery shell in free flight. It uses
strapdown accelerometers and magnetometers, and circumvents the intrinsic inability of …
strapdown accelerometers and magnetometers, and circumvents the intrinsic inability of …
A nonlinear program for angular-velocity estimation from centripetal-acceleration measurements
P Cardou, G Fournier, P Gagnon - IEEE/AsME Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Measuring the trajectory of a rigid body in space is commonly done using an inertial
measurement unit composed of one triaxial accelerometer and one triaxial gyroscope. When …
measurement unit composed of one triaxial accelerometer and one triaxial gyroscope. When …
[HTML][HTML] Seal Pipeline: Enhancing Dynamic Object Detection and Tracking for Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicles in Maritime Environments
This study addresses the dynamic object detection problem for Unmanned Surface Vehicles
(USVs) in marine environments, which is complicated by boat tilting and camera illumination …
(USVs) in marine environments, which is complicated by boat tilting and camera illumination …
Angular motion estimation using dynamic models in a gyro-free inertial measurement unit
In this paper, we summarize the results of using dynamic models borrowed from tracking
theory in describing the time evolution of the state vector to have an estimate of the angular …
theory in describing the time evolution of the state vector to have an estimate of the angular …
An accelerometer-only algorithm for determining the acceleration field of a rigid body, with application in studying the mechanics of mild traumatic brain injury
We present an algorithm for determining the acceleration field of a rigid body using
measurements from four tri-axial accelerometers. The acceleration field is an important …
measurements from four tri-axial accelerometers. The acceleration field is an important …
State derivation of a 12-axis gyroscope-free inertial measurement unit
JC Lu, PC Lin - Sensors, 2011 - mdpi.com
The derivation of linear acceleration, angular acceleration, and angular velocity states from
a 12-axis gyroscope-free inertial measurement unit that utilizes four 3-axis accelerometer …
a 12-axis gyroscope-free inertial measurement unit that utilizes four 3-axis accelerometer …
Estimating the orientation of a rigid body moving in space using inertial sensors
P He, P Cardou, A Desbiens, E Gagnon - Multibody System Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
This paper presents a novel method of estimating the orientation of a rigid body moving in
space from inertial sensors, by discerning the gravitational and inertial components of the …
space from inertial sensors, by discerning the gravitational and inertial components of the …
GPS/INS integration for GF-IMU of twelve mono-axial accelerometers configurations
In this paper we present an integration scheme and performance analysis for the integration
of a gyro-free inertial measurement unit (GF-IMU) with a GPS receiver. The GF-IMU is …
of a gyro-free inertial measurement unit (GF-IMU) with a GPS receiver. The GF-IMU is …
Design and experimental validation of planar programmable inertia generators
This paper investigates the design and experimental development of planar programmable
inertia generators. An inertia generator is a hand-held haptic device that has a …
inertia generators. An inertia generator is a hand-held haptic device that has a …