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Calibration of an Inertial Measurement Unit

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A new method for the calibration of inertial measurement units of strapdown inertial technology is proposed. Such a unit consists of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and a signal processing system. The method of test turns and rotations on a rotary table is used to calibrate the inertial measurement unit. The new method involves measurement of the full angle of turn or final rotation. In fact, it is proposed to turn the inertial measurement unit around the axis of final rotation. To solve the calibration equation, it is necessary to make the rank of the matrix of the calibration equation equal to its order. The results of modeling data demonstrate the efficiency of the new calibration method

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  1. National Technical University “KPI”, 37 Pobedy Av, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine

    V. V. Avrutov, A. N. Sapegin & Z. S. Stefanishin

  2. Kvant-Radiolokatsiya Research Institute of Radar Systems, 5 Dilova St., p/o box 36, Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine

    V. V. Tsisarzh

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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 135–144, March–April, 2017.

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Avrutov, V.V., Sapegin, A.N., Stefanishin, Z.S. et al. Calibration of an Inertial Measurement Unit. Int Appl Mech 53, 228–236 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10778-017-0808-4

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