Methods, devices and systems for determining the zero rate output of a sensor
US10859597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/42222
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bias value associated with a sensor, e.g., a time-varying, non-zero value which is output from a sensor when it is motionless, is estimated using a ZRO-tracking filter which is a combination of a moving-average filter and a Kalman filter having at least one constraint enforced against at least one operating parameter of the Kalman filter. It achieves faster convergence on an estimated bias value and produces less estimate error after convergence. A resultant bias estimate may then be used to compensate the biased output of the sensor in, e.g., a 3D pointing device.
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