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Hybrid inertial measurement unit

US10365131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2016
Grant dateJul 30, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/0076
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hybrid inertial measurement unit (IMU) comprises: a low frequency (LF) sensor providing a first signal containing information for a first parameter of the hybrid IMU; a shock resistant (SR) sensor providing a second signal containing information for the first parameter, wherein the SR sensor is resistant to destabilization during a destabilizing operational period; and a processor, wherein the processor further comprises: a weighting factor computation module to compute a weight to be applied to the first signal and to compute a weight to be applied to the second signal; a LF weighting module to apply the computed weight to the first signal to create a weighted first signal; a SR weighting module to apply the computed weight to the second signal to create a weighted second signal; and a compensator to combine the weighted first signal and the weighted second signal to create a compensated signal containing information for the first parameter.

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