When satellite signals are available, the localisation of a pedestrian is fairly straightforward. However, in cities or indoors, dead reckoning systems are necessary. Our current research focuses on the development of algorithms for pedestrian navigation in both post-processing and real-time modes. Experience shows that the main source of error in position comes from the errors in the determina...

A variety of gyroscopes have been extensively studied due to their capability of precision detection of rotation rates and extensive applications in navigation, guidance and motion control. In this work, a new Hybrid Gyroscope (HG) which combines the traditional Dynamically Tuned Gyroscope (DTG) with silicon micromachined technology is investigated. The HG not only has the potentiality of achie...

This paper presents an efficient servomotor-aided calibration method for the triaxial gyroscope. The entire process only requires approximately one minute, and does not require high-precision equipment. is based on idea that measurement of gyroscope should be equal to rotation speed servomotor. A six-observation experimental design proposed minimize maximum variance estimated scale factors bias...

This paper describes a unique capacitively-sensed MEMS-based gyroscope, which utilizes rotating carrier rotate as driven force and responds to an external angular rate of yaw due to the Coriolis Effect. The basic construction and operating principles of the gyroscope are described and illustrated. MEMS-based gyroscope output is presented at different yaw angular acceleration. The raw results ob...

The gyroscope calibration problem is addressed for the Inertial Pseudo Star Reference Unit. A nonlinear scale factor error is described by two gyro error states (an amplitude and a decay constant) which enter the dynamics in a nonlinear fashion. A comparison is made between the extended Kalman filter (EKF) and the maximum likelihood system identification (MLSI) method for solving the resulting ...

In human movement analysis, 3D body segment orientation can be obtained through the numerical integration of gyroscope signals. These signals, however, are affected by errors that, for the case of micro-electro-mechanical systems, are mainly due to: constant bias, scale factor, white noise, and bias instability. The aim of this study is to assess how the orientation estimation accuracy is affec...

This paper presents the design, fabrication, and testing of an 80m-thick, 1.1 mm in diameter high aspect-ratio (20:1) polysilicon ring gyroscope (PRG). The vibrating ring gyroscope was fabricated through the high aspect-ratio combined poly and single-crystal silicon MEMS technology (HARPSS). This all-silicon single-wafer technology is capable of producing electrically isolated vertical electrod...

We present in this paper a novel fully decoupled silicon micromachined tri-axis linear vibratory gyroscope. The proposed gyroscope structure is highly symmetrical and can be limited to an area of about 8.5 mm × 8.5 mm. It can differentially detect three axes' angular velocities at the same time. By elaborately arranging different beams, anchors and sensing frames, the drive and sense modes are ...

Flies use so-called halteres to sense body rotation based on Coriolis forces for supporting equilibrium reflexes. Inspired by these halteres, a biomimetic gimbal-suspended gyroscope has been developed using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. Design rules for this type of gyroscope are derived, in which the haltere-inspired MEMS gyroscope is geared towards a large measurement band...

The combination of micro-machined technology with the Atomic Spin Gyroscope(ASG) devices could fabricated Chip Scale Gyroscope(CASG). core gyroscope is a vapor cell which contains alkali metal and isotope enriched noble gases such as 129Xe 131Xe. quadrupolar frequency shift 131Xe key parameters affect drift ASG related to material in they are contained. In micro machined technology, typical uti...