Front edge location estimation for flexion axis using length meter with accelerometer and gyroscope

Front edge location estimation for flexion axis has been demanded in several fields such as civil engineering or construction. Recently, there are several methods to achieve front edge location estimation using gyroscope. However, these methods require such as fiber optic gyroscope to reduce the effect of the drift. Therefore, front edge location estimation using low-cost type of sensors is still demanded. In this paper, the front edge location estimation method for flexion axis using a triaxial gyroscope, accelerometer and a length meter was proposed, to achieve drift-free location estimation by low cost sensors. The performance of the proposed method was evaluated using reduced model. From the experiments, the major cause of the error (the drift of the gyroscope) was found to be reduced to 2/3 to 1/2 compared to the previous method, and the estimation error could be minimized within 4%.