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High bandwidth inertial measurement unit

US8020442B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 22, 2008
Grant dateSep 20, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01P15/18
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An inertial measurement unit is disclosed which includes a system of gyros for sensing angular rates, a system of accelerometers for sensing angular accelerations, an integrator for deriving gyro-less angular rates from the sensed angular accelerations, and a complimentary filter for blending the sensed angular rates and the gyro-less angular rates to produce a virtual angular rate output for the inertial measurement unit.

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