Method of estimating an attitude of a control device for controlling operating machines
US11112766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37422
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of estimating an attitude of a control device for controlling operating machines, where the control device has a plurality of pushbuttons for controlling the movement of an operating machine along respective directions, the method having the following steps: —preliminary estimating the attitude of the control device using data from an accelerometer and a magnetometer onboard of the control device; —updating of the preliminary estimate of the attitude of the control device using data from a gyroscope onboard of the control device.
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