• DocumentCode
    18800
  • Title

    Navigation using inertial sensors [Tutorial]

  • Author

    Groves, Paul D.

  • Author_Institution
    UCL Eng., Univ. Coll. London, London, Chad
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Feb. 2015
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    69
  • Abstract
    This tutorial provides an introduction to navigation using inertial sensors, explaining the underlying principles. Topics covered include accelerometer and gyroscope technology and their characteristics, strapdown inertial navigation, attitude determination, integration and alignment, zero updates, motion constraints, pedestrian dead reckoning using step detection, and fault detection.
  • Keywords
    accelerometers; attitude measurement; fault diagnosis; gyroscopes; inertial navigation; pedestrians; accelerometer; attitude determination; fault detection; gyroscope technology; inertial sensors; motion constraint; pedestrian dead reckoning; step detection; strapdown inertial navigation; zero update; Accelerometers; Dead reckoning; Fault diagnosis; Gyroscopes; Inertial navigation; Navigation; Sensor phenomena; Tutorials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAES.2014.130191
  • Filename
    7081494