• DocumentCode
    2030825
  • Title

    Experimental evaluation of a fiber optics gyroscope for improving dead-reckoning accuracy in mobile robots

  • Author

    Borenstein, Johann

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. Eng., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    16-20 May 1998
  • Firstpage
    3456
  • Abstract
    This paper presents results from the experimental evaluation of a state-of-the-art fiber-optics gyroscope. The purpose of our experiments was to evaluate the suitability of this gyroscope for enhancing dead-reckoning in mobile robots. The evaluated gyroscope was the “Autogyro Navigator” made by Andrews. For a 4×4 m square path the dead-reckoning error when using this gyro was less than ±1.2° in orientation and about 10 cm (4 in) in position
  • Keywords
    calibration; fibre optic sensors; gyroscopes; inertial navigation; mobile robots; position control; 10 cm; Autogyro Navigator; accuracy; bias calibration; dead-reckoning; fiber optics gyroscope; inertial navigation; mobile robots; orientation; position control; scale factor; Calibration; Dead reckoning; Gyroscopes; Mobile robots; Navigation; Optical fibers; Performance evaluation; Table lookup; Temperature sensors; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Leuven
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4300-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.1998.680972
  • Filename
    680972