Inertial measurement unit and method of constructing the same using two orthogonal surfaces
US8056412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/166
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of mounting in-plane sensors of an inertial measurement unit. The method includes the steps of: providing a structure having first and second planar surfaces oriented orthogonally to one another, positioning a plurality of sensors on the first planar surface such that each of the sensors has a sense axis extending parallel to the first planar surface, positioning at least one other sensor on the second planar surface such that the at lease one other sensor has a sense axis extending parallel to the second planar surface, and orienting the sensors on the first and second surfaces so that the angles formed between any two sense axes are equal.
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