Inertial navigation system capable of dead reckoning in vehicles
US11747142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/49
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device including microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors are used in dead reckoning in conditions where Global Positioning System (GPS) signals or Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are lost. The device is capable of tracking the location of the device after the GPS/GNSS signals are lost by using MEMS sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes. By calculating a misalignment angle between a forward axis of a sensor frame of the device and a forward axis of a vehicle frame using the data received from the MEMS sensors, the device can accurately calculate the location of a user or the vehicle of the device even without the GPS/GNSS signals. Accordingly, a device capable of tracking the location of the user riding in the vehicle in GPS/GNSS signals absent environment can be provided.
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