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A new scheme is proposed to model 3D angular motion of a revolving regular object with miniature, low-cost micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers (instead of gyroscope), which is employed in 3D mouse system. To sense 3D angular motion, the static property of MEMS accelerometer, sensitive to gravity acceleration, is exploited. With the three outputs of configured accelerometers, the proposed model is implemented to get the rotary motion of the rigid object. In order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed model, an input device is developed with the configuration of the scheme. Experimental results show that a simulated 3D cube can accurately track the rotation of the input device. The result indicates the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed model in the 3D mouse system.
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Qian, L., Chen, Wy. & Xu, Gp. Application of novel rotation angular model for 3D mouse system based on MEMS accelerometers. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 14, 137–142 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-009-0137-9
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Key words
- micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer
- 3D mouse
- rotation angular model
- homogeneous transformation matrix
- 3D graphical user interface