WO2014185027A1 - オフセット推定装置、オフセット推定方法、およびプログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an offset estimation device, an offset estimation method, and a program.
- an angle sensor that grasps a displacement amount (angle) of a rotating system or an angular velocity sensor that grasps a displacement speed (angular velocity) measures the offset of the sensor while the rotation of the rotating system is stopped, and responds to the measured offset. Offset correction was performed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-9-152338
- Patent Document 2 JP-A-2004-212382
- the offset of the angular velocity sensor is measured after the portable device device is stationary.
- the waiting time until the portable device stops is long, and the offset measurement is prolonged.
- the offset measurement becomes longer, making it difficult to measure and correct the offset periodically, and the measurement accuracy of the angular velocity sensor is reduced.
- the acquisition unit that acquires the output signal of the angular velocity sensor mounted on the portable device, and the first period in the period in which the level of the first AC component included in the output signal of the angular velocity sensor circulates.
- An offset estimation device, an offset estimation method, and a program are provided that include an offset estimation unit that estimates an offset of an angular velocity sensor based on the alternating current component.
- An example of the portable apparatus 10 which concerns on this embodiment is shown.
- the structural example of the offset estimation apparatus 100 which concerns on this embodiment is shown.
- movement flow of the offset estimation apparatus 100 which concerns on this embodiment is shown.
- An example of the output signal of the sensor 110 of the portable apparatus 10 which concerns on this embodiment is shown.
- accumulating the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 of the portable device 10 which concerns on this embodiment on time is shown.
- the 1st modification of the offset estimation apparatus 100 which concerns on this embodiment is shown.
- the 2nd modification of the offset estimation apparatus 100 which concerns on this embodiment is shown.
- An example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1900 functioning as the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is shown.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a portable device 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the mobile device 10 includes a plurality of sensors, and detects the movement, the holding state, the position, and the like of the mobile device 10. Further, as an example, the portable device 10 executes calibration or self-diagnosis of each sensor to improve detection sensitivity.
- the portable device 10 includes, for example, a communication function for connecting to an external device and the Internet, a data processing function for executing a program, and the like.
- the mobile device 10 is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a mobile GPS device, or a small PC.
- the mobile device 10 includes a display unit 12.
- the display unit 12 displays, for example, a screen for operating a web page, e-mail, map, document / music / moving image / image data, etc. according to a user's instruction.
- the display unit 12 is, for example, a touch panel display to which a user instruction is input, and the user instruction is input to an operation screen of software such as a browser by a touch input from the user.
- the mobile device 10 may receive a user instruction by gesture input.
- the portable device 10 may be input with a user instruction by an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and / or a joystick.
- a plane parallel to the display surface of the display unit 12 is an xy plane and a direction perpendicular to the display surface is a z-axis.
- the display unit 12 has a vertically long rectangular shape. Of the two pairs of opposing sides of the rectangle, the direction along the shorter side (horizontal direction) is the x axis, and the direction along the longer side (vertical direction) is the y axis.
- the horizontal direction is substantially parallel to the x axis and the vertical direction in which the user stands is approximately parallel to the yz plane.
- the traveling direction toward the user and the xy plane are substantially parallel
- the vertical direction and the z axis are substantially parallel to the traveling direction. It becomes.
- the direction in which the arm is swung and the traveling direction of the user are substantially parallel to the xy plane, and the horizontal direction and the z axis Are substantially parallel.
- Such a portable device 10 includes an angular velocity sensor and includes an offset estimation device that estimates an offset of the angular velocity sensor.
- the mobile device 10 includes three angular velocity sensors each having the x-axis, the y-axis, and the z-axis orthogonal to each other in the rotation axis direction.
- the offset estimation device estimates the offsets of the plurality of angular velocity sensors according to the state in which the user holds the mobile device 10.
- the ambient temperature of the angular velocity sensor may change depending on the body temperature of the user.
- the ambient temperature of the angular velocity sensor may change by causing the mobile device 10 to execute a processing operation that places a load on the CPU such as moving image reproduction.
- the offset value may change according to such a change in environment such as temperature. Therefore, the offset estimation apparatus of this embodiment estimates the offset periodically or at a predetermined time or the like, and prevents a decrease in the accuracy of the angular velocity sensor due to a change in the offset over time.
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor built in the mobile device 10 based on the output of the sensor built in the mobile device 10 held by the user who is walking.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 includes an acquisition unit 120 that acquires a signal from the sensor 110, a holding state determination unit 130, a walking motion detection unit 140, a pattern storage unit 150, an angle information calculation unit 160, and an offset estimation unit 170. And a control unit 180.
- the sensor 110 is mounted on the mobile device 10.
- the sensor 110 includes an angular velocity sensor 112.
- the sensor 110 may include an acceleration sensor and / or a geomagnetic sensor.
- the sensor 110 outputs detection results such as acceleration, angular velocity, and geomagnetism.
- a plurality of angular velocity sensors 112 are mounted according to a plurality of rotation axes of the mobile device 10.
- the angular velocity sensor 112 is, for example, one of an optical gyro sensor that uses the Sagnac effect, a vibration gyro sensor that uses Coriolis force, a fluid gyro sensor, and a mechanical gyro sensor that uses the conservation law of angular momentum, or It is a combination.
- the angular velocity sensor 112 may be a device formed by a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) technology.
- the acquisition unit 120 is connected to the plurality of sensors 110 and acquires output signals from the sensors 110.
- the acquisition unit 120 acquires an output signal from the sensor 110 according to a holding state such as movement and stationary of the mobile device 10. For example, when the user walks with the mobile device 10 as an example, the acquisition unit 120 acquires an output signal corresponding to the movement of the mobile device 10 accompanying the user's walk from the sensor 110.
- the acquisition unit 120 transmits the acquired output signal to the holding state determination unit 130, the walking motion detection unit 140, and the angle information calculation unit 160.
- the holding state determination unit 130 is connected to the acquisition unit 120 and determines the holding state of the mobile device 10. For example, the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on the change pattern of the output signal from the sensor 110. In this case, the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 by comparing the change pattern of the output signal associated with the user's walking stored in advance with the output signal from the sensor 110.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines in advance a plurality of reference feature amounts calculated in advance by performing a predetermined calculation on output signals corresponding to a plurality of holding states, and an output signal of the sensor 110. A feature amount obtained by performing the same kind of computation as the calculated computation, and determining the holding state of the mobile device 10 according to which reference feature amount the output signal of the sensor 110 corresponds to The explanation will be focused on.
- the holding state determination unit 130 includes a calculation unit 132 and a feature amount correspondence determination unit 134.
- the calculation unit 132 receives the output signal of the sensor 110, and calculates a feature amount including at least one of an average and a variance for at least some of the plurality of axial components included in the output signal. Specifically, the average and variance of a plurality of axial components included in the output signal are weighted with a predetermined weighting coefficient, and a feature amount obtained by combining the weights with a linear function is calculated. As this weighting coefficient, it is preferable to use a weighting coefficient obtained as a result of principal component analysis of the average and variance of a plurality of axial components included in the output signal sampled in advance in each holding state.
- the feature amount correspondence determination unit 134 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 according to the feature amount calculated by the calculation unit 132 and the reference feature amount calculated in advance. As an example, the feature amount correspondence determination unit 134 is based on which range of the plurality of distributions grouped according to each of the plurality of holding states of the mobile device 10 includes the feature amount calculated by the calculation unit 132. The holding state of the mobile device 10 is determined. The feature amount correspondence determination unit 134 transmits the determination result to the control unit 180.
- the walking motion detection unit 140 is connected to the acquisition unit 120 and detects the walking motion of the user holding the mobile device 10 according to the output signal of the sensor 110 received from the acquisition unit 120. As an example, the walking motion detection unit 140 detects whether or not the user is in a walking state. The walking motion detection unit 140 is connected to the holding state determination unit 130 and transmits the determination result to the holding state determination unit 130.
- the pattern storage unit 150 stores information indicating the characteristics of the pattern of the output signal for each of the plurality of holding states of the mobile device 10. For example, the pattern storage unit 150 stores a plurality of reference feature amounts calculated in advance by performing a predetermined calculation on output signals corresponding to a plurality of holding states. Instead of this or in addition to this, the pattern storage unit 150 may store the pattern of the output signal. Instead of or in addition to this, the pattern storage unit 150 may record the result of analyzing the characteristics of the pattern of the output signal.
- the angle information calculation unit 160 is connected to the acquisition unit 120 and calculates angle information from the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 received from the acquisition unit 120.
- the angle information calculation unit 160 calculates angle information by integrating the output signals of the angular velocity sensor 112 over time.
- the angle information calculation unit 160 transmits the calculated angle information to the offset estimation unit 170.
- the offset estimation unit 170 is connected to the angle information calculation unit 160, and among the angle information calculated by the angle information calculation unit 160, the offset estimation unit 170 calculates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to a change in angle information in a period having a periodic change pattern. presume.
- the offset estimation unit 170 estimates an offset of at least one angular velocity sensor 112 when a plurality of angular velocity sensors 112 are mounted according to a plurality of rotation axes of the mobile device 10.
- the offset estimation unit 170 is connected to the walking motion detection unit 140 and switches whether to estimate the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the detection result of the walking motion detection unit 140. For example, the offset estimation unit 170 does not estimate the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 when the user is not walking.
- the control unit 180 controls whether or not the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the determination result of the holding state determination unit 130. That is, the control unit 180 is connected between the holding state determination unit 130 and the offset estimation unit 170, and causes the offset estimation unit 170 to estimate the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the determination result of the holding state determination unit 130.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described above first determines that the holding state of the mobile device 10 possessed by the user in the walking state is in one holding state among a plurality of predetermined classifications. For example, the holding state determination unit 130 classifies the holding state of the mobile device 10 in a state in which the user walking the mobile device 10 holds or operates or visually recognizes the mobile device 10 or places the mobile device 10 on the ear to make a call. Holding in the state of holding, holding in the state of shaking the arm while holding the portable device 10 in hand, holding in the pocket, and holding in the bag. The offset estimation apparatus 100 measures the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the holding state determined by the holding state determination unit 130.
- FIG. 3 shows an operation flow of the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 mounted on the portable device 10 possessed by the user who is walking by executing the operation flow shown in FIG.
- the acquisition unit 120 acquires the output signals of the plurality of sensors 110 (S300).
- the plurality of sensors 110 are a total of six sensors, that is, an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in the orthogonal xyz direction and an angular velocity sensor 112 that detects angular velocity in the xyz direction, will be described.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of the output signal of the sensor 110 according to this embodiment.
- the horizontal axis indicates time
- the vertical axis indicates the output intensity of each sensor.
- the first, second, and third waveforms indicate the output intensity of the acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration in the xyz direction.
- the fourth waveform is a composite waveform of the first, second, and third waveforms.
- the fifth, sixth, and seventh waveforms indicate the output intensity of the angular velocity sensor 112 that detects the angular velocity in the xyz direction.
- the eighth waveform is a composite waveform of the fifth, sixth, and seventh waveforms.
- the acquisition unit 120 acquires such first, second, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh waveforms from each sensor, and transmits them to the holding state determination unit 130, the walking motion detection unit 140, and the angle information calculation unit 160. To do.
- the walking motion detection unit 140 determines whether or not the user is walking (S210). For example, the walking motion detection unit 140 determines whether or not the user is walking depending on whether or not the output signal from the acceleration sensor fluctuates in a predetermined period.
- the user's traveling direction and acceleration in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction are generated at a substantially constant cycle. In this case, for example, acceleration with a period and amplitude corresponding to the user's height, weight, foot length, how to walk, walking speed, etc. is generated, and the acceleration sensor detects the acceleration to detect the user's walking. Outputs vibration pattern according to.
- the walking motion detection unit 140 determines whether the user is walking based on the characteristics of the pattern of the output signal.
- the walking motion detection unit 140 may be connected to the pattern storage unit 150 and compare the pattern features read from the pattern storage unit 150 with the pattern features of the output signal.
- the pattern storage unit 150 stores in advance a pattern of an output signal when the user actually walks.
- the first waveform and the second waveform that are output waveforms of the acceleration sensor that detects the acceleration in the x-axis and y-axis directions of the mobile device 10 are the periods indicated as the first state and the third state. During this period, the output intensity fluctuates at a substantially constant period.
- the second waveform and the third waveform, which are output waveforms of the acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in the y-axis and z-axis directions vary in output intensity at a substantially constant period during the period indicated as the second state. ing.
- the walking motion detection unit 140 determines that the user's walking has been detected in response to detecting such a change.
- the walking motion detection unit 140 transmits the detection result to the holding state determination unit 130 and the offset estimation unit 170 when such a change in the substantially constant cycle is not detected (S310: No). And the offset estimation apparatus 100 transfers to step S300, and returns to acquisition of the output signal by the acquisition part 120. FIG. That is, the offset estimation apparatus 100 repeats the acquisition of the output signal by the acquisition unit 120 until the state where the user is walking is detected. In this case, the holding state determination unit 130 and the offset estimation unit 170 do not have to execute the holding state determination operation and the offset estimation operation, respectively.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 (S320). That is, the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 on the condition that it is determined that the user is walking.
- the holding state determination unit 130 may determine the holding state of the mobile device 10 in parallel with the determination operation of the walking movement detection unit 140. In this case, the holding state determination unit 130 sequentially performs the determination of the predetermined period of the output signal received from the acquisition unit 120, and the timing at which the walking motion detection unit 140 receives the determination result that determines that the user is walking. Is sent to the offset estimation unit 170. That is, the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on the output signal at the timing when the user is walking.
- the pattern storage unit 150 corresponds to a plurality of holding states and a reference feature amount obtained by performing a predetermined calculation on an output signal accompanying a user's walk sampled in advance in each of the plurality of holding states. Attached and memorized.
- the reference feature amount for example, a feature amount including at least one of average and variance for at least some of the plurality of axial components included in the output signal is used.
- the reference feature quantity As, for example, a feature amount corresponding to at least one axial component in the output signal of the first sensor and at least one axial component in the output signal of the second sensor is used. As described above, by using the reference feature quantity based on a plurality of physical quantities, it is possible to improve the accuracy of the holding state determination and to finely determine the holding state.
- the first sensor and the second sensor include an angular velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and the like.
- the predetermined calculation is not particularly limited as long as the above-described reference feature value is obtained, and is a weighting coefficient obtained as a result of principal component analysis of an output signal sampled in advance in each of a plurality of holding states. An operation for weighting the output signals of the plurality of sensors 110 is conceivable.
- the pattern storage unit 150 includes a plurality of holding states and an axial direction when an output signal according to a user direction sampled in advance in each of the plurality of holding states is decomposed into a plurality of axial components.
- the relationship between at least two of the components in the axial direction may be stored.
- the plurality of sensors 110 include a first sensor that detects the first physical quantity and a second sensor that detects a second physical quantity that is different from the first physical quantity
- the pattern storage unit In 150 a relationship between at least one axial component in the output signal of the first sensor and at least one axial component in the output signal of the two sensors may be stored.
- the first sensor and the second sensor include an angular velocity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and the like.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on the output signal of the sensor 110 acquired by the acquisition unit 120 and the output of the pattern storage unit 150. More specifically, a feature amount is calculated by performing the same type of operation as a predetermined operation performed in the pattern storage unit 150 on the output signal of the sensor 110 acquired by the acquisition unit 120, and the calculated feature amount is Based on which reference feature value stored in the pattern storage unit 150 corresponds to, the holding state of the mobile device 10 is determined.
- an operation of weighting the output signals of the plurality of sensors 110 with a weighting coefficient obtained as a result of principal component analysis of output signals sampled in advance in each of a plurality of holding states can be considered.
- the holding state determination unit 130 is a relationship between at least two axial components among the axial components when the output signal of the sensor 110 accompanying the user's walking is decomposed into a plurality of axial components.
- the holding state of the mobile device 10 may be determined based on the property.
- the holding state determination is performed.
- the unit 130 may determine the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on the relationship between at least one axial component in the output signal of the first sensor and at least one axial component in the output signal of the second sensor.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines to which of the plurality of holding states the holding state of the mobile device 10 is classified based on the change patterns of the plurality of axial components in the output signal.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 according to a waveform pattern of a predetermined period of the output signal.
- the holding state determination unit 130 sets a predetermined period ⁇ t as a period of n times (n is an integer of 1 or more) a fluctuation period of the output signal to be detected by the user's walking.
- the holding state determination unit 130 may set the predetermined period as a period of about n times the average value of the fluctuation periods detected by walking of a plurality of users.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on the relationship between at least two axial components of the plurality of axial components of acceleration and / or angular velocity detected by the sensor 110. To do. For example, in the first state of FIG. 4, the holding state determination unit 130 varies the output intensity of the first waveform and the second waveform at a substantially constant cycle, and the third waveform varies between the first waveform and the second waveform. The holding state of the portable device 10 is determined in response to the fact that the fluctuations of the fifth, sixth, and seventh waveforms, which are the detection results of the angular velocity, are not detected.
- the holding state determination unit 130 has the x-axis and y-axis directions of the mobile device 10 corresponding to the first waveform and the second waveform substantially parallel to the vertical direction that is the user's traveling direction and the user's upright direction, respectively. It is determined that the situation is present, and the user determines that the portable device 10 is placed on the ear.
- the holding state determination unit 130 changes the output intensity of the second waveform and the third waveform at a substantially constant cycle, and the fluctuation of the first waveform corresponds to the second waveform and the third waveform.
- the holding state of the mobile device 10 is determined in response to the fact that the fluctuation is small compared to the fluctuation, and fluctuations in the fifth, sixth, and seventh waveforms are not detected.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines that the y-axis and z-axis directions of the mobile device 10 are substantially parallel to the user's traveling direction and the user's upright direction, respectively, and the user holds the mobile device 10 in hand. It is determined that you are holding and watching the display screen.
- the holding state determination unit 130 changes the output intensity of the first waveform and the second waveform at a substantially constant cycle, and the third waveform varies between the first waveform and the second waveform.
- the holding state of the mobile device 10 is determined in response to the fact that the output intensity is small in comparison with the fluctuation and the seventh waveform is fluctuating at a substantially constant period.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines that the x-axis and y-axis directions of the mobile device 10 are substantially parallel to the vertical direction that is the user's traveling direction and the user's upright direction, respectively, and the angular velocity has a constant period in the x-axis direction. It is determined that the user is waving his arm while holding the mobile device 10 in his hand.
- the holding state determination unit 130 includes at least one axial component in the first output signal from the first sensor that detects the first physical quantity in at least one axial direction, and the first in at least one axial direction.
- the holding of the portable device 10 based on a change pattern of a plurality of components including at least one axial component in the second output signal from the second sensor that detects a second physical quantity that is different from the first physical quantity.
- the state may be determined.
- the holding state determination unit 130 may determine the holding state based on detection results of three or more types of physical quantities. Thus, by determining the holding state based on a plurality of physical quantities, the holding state determination unit 130 can determine a more complicated holding state of the mobile device 10.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 according to the pattern of the output signals of the plurality of sensors 110.
- the holding state determination unit 130 may determine which of the plurality of holding states the output signal corresponds to based on information stored in the pattern storage unit 150.
- the pattern storage unit 150 stores an output signal pattern corresponding to the holding state of the mobile device 10, and the holding state determination unit 130 compares the output signal pattern with the stored pattern, In accordance with the pattern matching, the corresponding holding state is set as the determination result.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on which reference feature amount stored in the pattern storage unit 150 corresponds to the feature amount obtained from the output signal. May be. That is, as an example, the pattern storage unit 150 stores, as a reference feature amount, a result obtained by performing principal component analysis on the average value, variance, fluctuation range, and period of the output signal corresponding to the holding state of the mobile device 10. In this case, the feature amount correspondence determination unit 134 compares the feature amount calculated by the calculation unit 132 with the reference feature amount of the stored pattern, and responds when the feature amount matches within a predetermined range. The holding state to be used is set as a determination result. The feature amount correspondence determination unit 134 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 every predetermined period ⁇ t, and transmits the determined result to the control unit 180.
- the output signal from the sensor 110 that accompanies the user's walking motion varies significantly depending on the holding state of the mobile device 10.
- the holding state determination unit 130 determines the holding state of the mobile device 10 based on the output signal at the timing when the user is walking among the output signals of the sensor 110 acquired by the acquisition unit 120.
- the holding state of the mobile device 10 may be determined without substantially using an output signal at a timing when the user is not walking among the output signals of the sensor 110 acquired by the acquisition unit 120.
- the accuracy of holding state determination can be improved and the holding state can be determined in detail.
- substantially not using an output signal at a timing when the user is not walking uses an output signal in addition to not using an output signal at a timing when the user is not walking. Or it shall include the case where the contribution is significantly lowered.
- the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the change of the angle information in the period having the periodic change pattern among the angle information received from the angle information calculation unit 160 (S330).
- the fluctuation of the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 may be smaller than the fluctuation of the acceleration sensor, as shown in the fifth, sixth, and seventh waveforms in the first state and the second state in FIG. In such a case, it is more difficult to determine from the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 whether or not it has periodic fluctuations accompanying the user's walking compared to the determination from the output signal of the acceleration sensor. There is.
- the angle information calculation unit 160 calculates the angle information by integrating the output signals of the angular velocity sensors over time, and the offset estimation unit 170 determines whether the angle information has a periodic change pattern.
- FIG. 5 shows an example in which the output signals of the angular velocity sensor 112 of the mobile device 10 according to the present embodiment are integrated over time.
- the horizontal axis in FIG. 5 represents time, and the vertical axis represents the integrated angle obtained by integrating the output signals of the angular velocity sensor 112 over time.
- the waveform of the angle information obtained by integrating the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 over time is a waveform in which a periodic time change pattern and a substantially constant slope are superimposed.
- the angle information in the period having the periodic change pattern is angle information calculated from the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 resulting from the user's walking motion.
- the substantially constant inclination corresponding to the dotted line connecting the point X and the point Y in FIG. 5 is angle information resulting from the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112.
- the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 changes with time
- the inclination changes with time.
- the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the angle information of the first time and the second time, which are different times within a period having a periodic change pattern.
- the phase of the angle information at the first time and the angle information at the second time are substantially the same in the periodic change pattern.
- the offset estimation unit 170 uses point A in FIG. 5 as angle information at the first time, and point B as angle information at the second time.
- the offset estimation unit 170 sets two different points on the waveform of the angle information having substantially the same integrated angle as the angle information at the first and second times. Therefore, for example, when the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 is 0, the straight line connecting the points A and B passes through the points indicating substantially the same integrated angle and is substantially parallel to the time axis, and the inclination is also 0. When a substantially constant offset occurs in the angular velocity sensor 112, the straight line connecting the points A and B passes through a point indicating substantially the same phase on the waveform of the angle information, and has a slope corresponding to the offset. Thus, it intersects with the time axis (X axis) or the integrated angle axis (Y axis).
- the offset estimation unit 170 sets the time at which the integrated angle is a maximum value, an average value, a minimum value, or the like within one cycle of the periodic change pattern as the first time.
- the offset estimation unit 170 sets the second time at which the integrated angle is a value that defines the first time among the maximum value, the average value, the minimum value, and the like within another period of the periodic change pattern.
- Time The points A and B in FIG. 5 show examples determined according to the time at which the integrated angle becomes the maximum value within different periods of the periodic change pattern.
- the offset estimation unit 170 determines the first time and the second time according to the output of the walking motion detection unit 140. That is, the offset estimation unit 170 sets the first time and the second time as times within a period during which the user's walking motion is performed. Since the periodic time change pattern of the angle information is caused by the user's walking motion, the offset estimation unit 170 cannot determine the first time and the second time when the user is not walking. Or a meaningless time is determined. Therefore, the offset estimation unit 170 can eliminate useless operations by determining the first time and the second time in response to detection of the user's walking motion.
- the offset estimation unit 170 may determine the first time and the second time according to a signal derived from the user's walking motion. For example, the offset estimation unit 170 may determine the first time and the second time according to the timing at which the maximum value or the minimum value of the angular acceleration signal is detected.
- the offset estimation unit 170 sets the time interval between the first time and the second time as the time interval of the number of steps of the user. As an example, the offset estimation unit 170 sets the time interval as a time interval that is approximately a constant multiple of the walking motion cycle of the user. Since the periodic time change pattern of the angle information is caused by the user's walking motion, the time interval between the first time and the second time is approximately a constant multiple of the user's walking motion cycle. Therefore, as an example, if the time interval between the determined first time and the second time is not approximately a constant multiple of the user's walking motion period, the offset estimation unit 170 assumes that the first and The determination operation of the second time may be performed again.
- the angle information calculation unit 160 may include a pattern detection unit that detects a periodic change pattern from the time-integrated angle information.
- the pattern detection unit executes, for example, Fourier transform and detects whether or not the angle information includes a periodic signal component. Instead, the pattern detection unit includes a periodic signal component in the angle information in response to the repeated occurrence of an angle value different from the average value of the angle information at regular intervals. Detect that Further, the pattern detection unit may detect a periodic change pattern from the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 received from the acquisition unit 120 instead of the time-integrated angle information.
- the pattern detection unit transmits the detected result to the offset estimation unit 170.
- the offset estimation unit 170 determines the first time and the second time in response to the pattern detection unit detecting a periodic change pattern.
- the offset estimation unit 170 determines the first time when the offset is temporally stable.
- the time interval between the second time and the second time is about 4 times or more, preferably about 10 times or more, more preferably about 20 times the user's walking motion cycle. Accordingly, the offset estimation unit 170 can reduce an offset estimation error.
- the offset estimation unit 170 can acquire a substantially constant slope superimposed on the waveform of the angle information by determining the first time and the second time. Thereby, the offset estimation part 170 can estimate the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 corresponding to a substantially constant inclination. In addition, the mobile device 10 may correct the offset of the corresponding angular velocity sensor 112 so that the substantially constant inclination becomes 0 according to the estimated offset.
- the offset estimation unit 170 calculates each integrated angle calculated from the output of each axis of the angular velocity sensor between the first time and the second time, up to the first time and the second time. It may be obtained by dividing by the accumulated time.
- the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of each rotation axis of the plurality of angular velocity sensors 112, the control unit 180 selects the rotation axis according to the determination result of the holding state determination unit 130, and the selected rotation axis
- the offset estimation result may be output from the offset estimation unit 170. For example, when the user is walking while holding the mobile device 10 in his / her hand and swinging his / her arm, there are a periodic time change pattern of the angle information by the walking motion and a periodic time change pattern generated by swinging the arm. Since they are superimposed, it may be difficult for the offset estimation unit 170 to perform accurate offset estimation.
- the control unit 180 outputs the previous estimation result without outputting the estimation result of the offset estimation unit 170.
- the control unit 180 may select a rotation axis for which an error is not expected to increase according to the determination result of the holding state, and output the offset estimation result of the rotation axis selected from the offset estimation unit 170. Good.
- the offset estimation unit 170 is configured to output the angular velocity sensor output signal between the first time and the second time, the angular information obtained by integrating the time calculated from the angular velocity sensor output signal, and a signal predetermined for the angular velocity sensor output signal.
- a period between the first time and the second time using information obtained by combining one or more of the processed signal and the signal based on the angular velocity for each period of the periodic change pattern It may be determined whether or not the time change pattern is disturbed. When it is determined that the time change pattern is disturbed, the offset estimation unit 170 may exclude the estimation result by determining that the offset estimation is not performed or the reliability of the estimated offset is low.
- the offset estimation unit 170 may compare the estimated result with the result estimated before the second time. For example, when the difference between the average value of the stored estimation results and the latest estimation result is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the offset estimation unit 170 determines that the reliability is low and excludes the estimation results. Also good. In addition, the offset estimation unit 170 outputs the latest estimation result and the latest estimation result, the angular velocity sensor output signal corresponding to each of the latest estimation result, the angular information obtained by integrating the time calculated from the angular velocity sensor output signal, and the angular velocity sensor output signal.
- control unit 180 detects a period in which the holding state of the portable device 10 does not change according to the determination result of the holding state determination unit 130, and calculates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 based on the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 in the period. You may make the offset estimation part 170 estimate. That is, the control unit 180 has a large error in the offset estimation during the holding state change period such as the period between the first state and the second state and the period between the second state and the third state in FIG. As a result, the estimation result is excluded or the offset estimation is stopped. Accordingly, the control unit 180 can reduce the estimation error by adopting the offset estimation in a fixed holding state.
- the rotation axis direction for which the offset is to be estimated is selected according to the holding state of the mobile device 10, and the angular velocity sensor 112 corresponding to the selected rotation axis direction is selected.
- An offset can be estimated.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 reduces the influence of the output fluctuation of the angular velocity sensor 112 without waiting for the stationary state of the mobile device 10 held by the user who is walking, and more accurate offset in a short time. Can be estimated. Therefore, even if the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 changes with time, the offset estimation apparatus 100 can periodically estimate the offset and prevent a decrease in measurement accuracy of the angular velocity sensor 112.
- FIG. 6 shows a modification of the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 of the present modification includes a holding state change detection unit 610 and a traveling direction determination unit 620.
- the holding state change detection unit 610 is connected to the acquisition unit 120 and detects a change in the holding state of the mobile device 10 from the output signals of the plurality of sensors 110. That is, the holding state change detection unit 610 does not determine the holding state of the portable device 10 as the holding state determination unit 130 does, but detects that the holding state has changed.
- the holding state change detection unit 610 changes in the output signal due to changes in the holding state such as the period between the first state and the second state and the period between the second state and the third state in FIG. Is detected.
- the holding state change detection unit 610 detects the change of the output signal depending on, for example, whether or not the change exceeds a predetermined threshold range. Instead, the holding state change detection unit 610 sequentially stores the output signal, compares the output signal received from the acquisition unit 120 with the stored output signal received in the past, and Variations may be detected. The holding state change detection unit 610 transmits the detected change in the holding state to the control unit 180.
- the control unit 180 controls whether or not the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the detection result of the holding state change detection unit 610. For example, the control unit 180 stops the offset estimation of the offset estimation unit 170 during the period in which the holding state is changing. The control unit 180 may cause the offset estimation unit 170 to output the offset estimated by the offset estimation unit 170 before the retention state changes during the period in which the retention state changes.
- the angular velocity sensor 112 outputs a signal in which the fluctuation of the output signal due to the change in the holding state and the fluctuation of the output signal due to the user's walking motion are superimposed during the period in which the holding state is changing. Even if the offset estimation unit 170 receives the information of the integrated angle according to such an output signal, it is difficult to separate the signal component resulting from the user's walking motion, so the control unit 180 estimates the offset during the period. Stop the operation to prevent the estimation error from deteriorating.
- control unit 180 detects a period in which the holding state of the portable device 10 does not change according to the detection result of the holding state change detection unit 610, and based on the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 in the period, the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 is detected. May be estimated by the offset estimation unit 170. As a result, the offset estimation unit 170 can estimate the offset based on the signal on which the fluctuation of the output signal due to the change in the holding state is not superimposed, so that the offset estimation with high accuracy can be executed.
- the traveling direction determination unit 620 determines the traveling direction of the user.
- the traveling direction determination unit 620 is connected to the acquisition unit 120 and determines whether the user is traveling straight from the output signals of the plurality of sensors 110. For example, the advancing direction determination unit 620 moves straight when the output signal of the acceleration sensor fluctuates at a substantially constant cycle and the fluctuation of the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 is lower than a predetermined threshold. It is determined that The traveling direction determination unit 620 transmits the determination result to the control unit 180.
- the traveling direction determination unit 620 determines that the user is traveling straight when the variation in the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 is lower than a predetermined threshold value.
- the determination may be made as follows.
- the traveling direction determination unit 620 determines that the difference between the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 and the signal that has been subjected to signal processing that provides an equivalent effect to the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 and the angular velocity sensor output signal is within a predetermined threshold. When it is within the range, it is determined that the user is moving straight.
- the traveling direction determination unit 620 calculates a time integration angle for a predetermined period of the periodic pattern in the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112, and the calculated integration angle is within a predetermined threshold. In this case, it can be determined that the user is moving straight.
- the traveling direction determination unit 620 determines whether or not the vehicle travels straight between the first time and the second time from the walking trajectory of the user using the map matching method. You may use and the method of judging whether it is going straight from the user's walk locus by other positioning means, for example, GPS, WiFi positioning, etc., may be used. Further, the traveling direction determination unit 620 may determine whether or not the vehicle travels straight between the first time and the second time using a magnetic sensor or the like.
- the control unit 180 detects a period in which the user's traveling direction is the straight traveling direction according to the determination result of the traveling direction determination unit 620, and estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 based on the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 during the period. Let the part 170 estimate.
- the angular velocity sensor 112 superimposes the fluctuation of the output signal caused by the change in the traveling direction and the fluctuation of the output signal caused by the walking motion of the user during the period in which the traveling direction of the walking user is changing. Output a signal.
- the offset estimation unit 170 can estimate the offset based on the signal on which the fluctuation of the output signal caused by the change in the traveling direction of the user is not superimposed, and therefore can perform the offset estimation with high accuracy.
- control unit 180 does not use part or all of the output signal output from the angular velocity sensor 112 during a period in which the user's traveling direction is not the straight traveling direction, and the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 is determined according to the calculated angular information. Is estimated by the offset estimation unit 170.
- the control unit 180 may stop the offset estimation operation in a period that is not in the straight traveling direction to prevent the estimation error of the offset estimation unit 170 from deteriorating. Further, the control unit 180 may cause the offset estimation unit 170 to output the offset estimated by the offset estimation unit 170 before the traveling direction changes during the period in which the traveling direction changes.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 of the present modification described above determines whether or not to perform offset estimation according to the change in the holding state or the detection result of the user's traveling direction. Thereby, the offset estimation apparatus 100 can perform offset estimation with higher accuracy.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 performs periodic fluctuation by integrating the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 over time even when the output from the angular velocity sensor 112 is smaller than the fluctuation of the acceleration sensor. It has been explained that it becomes easy to determine whether or not it has.
- the angular velocity sensor 112 may output a sufficient fluctuation to determine whether or not it has a periodic fluctuation depending on the walking situation of the user. In such a case, the offset estimation apparatus 100 may determine whether or not there is a periodic fluctuation by using the fluctuation of the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 (that is, without time integration of the output signal).
- FIG. 7 shows a second modification of the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are given to substantially the same operations as those of the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG.
- the offset estimation apparatus 100 of this modification shows a configuration example in which the angle information calculation unit 160 is removed from the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to this embodiment shown in FIG.
- the offset estimation unit 170 of this modification is connected to the acquisition unit 120 and estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the change in the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112.
- the offset estimation unit 170 executes the signal processing such as a low-pass filter as an example, thereby causing the fluctuation of the angular velocity sensor 112. It is also possible to determine whether or not there is a periodic fluctuation.
- the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 based on the first AC component during the period in which the level of the first AC component included in the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 circulates.
- the offset estimation unit 170 may estimate the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the level of the first AC component during the period in which the level of the first AC component circulates.
- the AC component means, for example, output fluctuations, undulations, level circulation, and the like according to the walking operation and / or movement of the user holding the mobile device 10, and the thermal noise of the angular velocity sensor 112, etc. Shall be excluded.
- the level circulation means, for example, a process in which, when the voltage level fluctuates, the voltage level passes through a predetermined voltage level and then returns to the predetermined voltage level again. .
- the offset estimator 170 may calculate the maximum value, the average value, the minimum value, etc. within one period of the periodic change pattern of the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 (that is, while the output level circulates once). The time at which the value is set in advance is set as the first time. Then, the offset estimation unit 170 determines the time at which the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112 becomes the predetermined value (that is, the voltage level that determines the first time) within the next period of the periodic change pattern. It is good also as the 2nd time. In this case, the offset estimation unit 170 may determine the first time and the second time after performing signal processing such as a low-pass filter on the output signal of the angular velocity sensor 112.
- the offset estimation unit 170 Since the periodic time change pattern such as the angular velocity sensor output signal and the signal obtained by performing the predetermined signal processing on the angular velocity sensor output signal is caused by the user's walking motion, the offset estimation unit 170 in this way The first time and the second time may be determined according to a signal derived from the user's walking motion. Moreover, the offset estimation part 170 may determine 1st time and 2nd time according to the timing when the maximum value and minimum value of the angular acceleration signal were detected, for example.
- the offset estimation unit 170 divides the integrated value obtained by integrating the outputs of the respective axes of the angular velocity sensor 112 between the first time and the second time by the accumulated time or the integrated number, thereby obtaining the angular velocity sensor 112. An offset can be estimated. Instead, the offset estimation unit 170 calculates the angular acceleration corresponding to the output of each axis of the angular velocity sensor 112 between the first time and the second time, and uses the time interval or the integrated number used for the calculation. The offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 may be estimated by dividing.
- the offset estimation unit 170 may estimate the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 by calculating a level average of the first AC component during a period in which the level of the first AC component circulates. For example, the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 by calculating an average level from the first peak to the second peak of the first AC component.
- the first peak and the second peak may be the maximum value or the minimum value of the first AC component, respectively.
- the angular velocity sensor 112 included the 1st alternating current component in the output signal.
- the angle information output from the angular velocity sensor 112 is obtained. That is, the angle information calculation unit 160 included in the offset estimation apparatus 100 of the present embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 6 calculates the level of the second AC component obtained by integrating the first AC component as angle information.
- the first AC component or the second AC component is a component synchronized with the movement of the user.
- the first AC component or the second AC component is a component synchronized with the user's walking motion.
- the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset of the angular velocity sensor 112 according to the level of the second AC component obtained by integrating the first AC component during the period in which the level of the first AC component circulates. It will be. That is, for example, the offset estimation unit 170 estimates the offset from the change amount of the angle information during the period in which the level of the second AC component circulates.
- the offset estimation unit 170 has a second level in which the second AC component has the second peak from the first level in which the second AC component has the first peak in the angle information.
- the offset is estimated from the difference up to.
- the first peak and the second peak may be the maximum value or the minimum value of the second AC component, respectively.
- FIG. 8 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 1900 that functions as the offset estimation apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
- a computer 1900 according to the present embodiment is mounted, for example, inside the mobile device 10. Instead, the computer 1900 may be provided outside the mobile device 10, receive a sensor output from the mobile device 10, and transmit an offset estimation result or the like to the mobile device 10. In this case, the computer 1900 transmits and receives wirelessly to and from the mobile device 10 as an example.
- the computer 1900 includes a CPU peripheral unit including a CPU 2000, a RAM 2020, a graphic controller 2075, and a display device 2080 that are connected to each other by a host controller 2082, and a communication interface 2030 that is connected to the host controller 2082 by an input / output controller 2084.
- the host controller 2082 connects the RAM 2020 to the CPU 2000 and the graphic controller 2075 that access the RAM 2020 at a high transfer rate.
- the CPU 2000 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 2010 and the RAM 2020 and controls each unit.
- the graphic controller 2075 acquires image data generated by the CPU 2000 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAM 2020 and displays it on the display device 2080.
- the graphic controller 2075 may include a frame buffer for storing image data generated by the CPU 2000 or the like.
- the input / output controller 2084 connects the host controller 2082 to the communication interface 2030, the storage unit 2040, and the input / output unit 2060 which are relatively high-speed input / output devices.
- the communication interface 2030 communicates with other devices via a network.
- Storage unit 2040 stores programs and data used by CPU 2000 in computer 1900.
- the storage unit 2040 is a nonvolatile memory, such as a flash memory or a hard disk.
- the input / output unit 2060 is connected to the connector 2095, transmits / receives a program or data to / from the outside, and provides the storage unit 2040 via the RAM 2020.
- the input / output unit 2060 may transmit / receive to / from the outside with a standardized connector and communication method.
- the input / output unit 2060 is a standard such as USB, IEEE 1394, HDMI (registered trademark), or Thunderbolt (registered trademark). May be used.
- the input / output unit 2060 may transmit and receive with the outside using a wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).
- the ROM 2010, the card slot 2050, and the relatively low-speed input / output device of the input / output chip 2070 are connected to the input / output controller 2084.
- the ROM 2010 stores a boot program that the computer 1900 executes at startup and / or a program that depends on the hardware of the computer 1900.
- the card slot 2050 reads a program or data from the memory card 2090 and provides it to the storage unit 2040 via the RAM 2020.
- the input / output chip 2070 connects the card slot 2050 to the input / output controller 2084 and, for example, various input / output devices via the parallel port, serial port, keyboard port, mouse port, etc. You may connect to.
- the program provided to the storage unit 2040 via the RAM 2020 is provided by the user via the input / output unit 2060 or stored in a recording medium such as the memory card 2090.
- the program is read from the recording medium, installed in the storage unit 2040 in the computer 1900 via the RAM 2020, and executed by the CPU 2000.
- the program is installed in the computer 1900, and the computer 1900 is acquired by the acquisition unit 120, the holding state determination unit 130, the walking motion detection unit 140, the pattern storage unit 150, the angle information calculation unit 160, the offset estimation unit 170, the control unit 180, and the holding state. It functions as a change detection unit 610 and a traveling direction determination unit 620.
- the information processing described in the program is read into the computer 1900, whereby the acquisition unit 120, the holding state determination unit 130, and the walking motion detection are specific means in which the software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate.
- the specific offset estimation apparatus 100 according to a use purpose is constructed
- the CPU 2000 executes a communication program loaded on the RAM 2020 and executes a communication interface based on the processing content described in the communication program.
- a communication process is instructed to 2030.
- the communication interface 2030 receives transmission data stored in a transmission buffer area or the like provided in a storage device or the like connected via the RAM 2020, the storage unit 2040, the memory card 2090, or the input / output unit 2060 under the control of the CPU 2000.
- the data is read and transmitted to the network, or the received data received from the network is written into a reception buffer area or the like provided on the storage device.
- the communication interface 2030 may transfer transmission / reception data to / from the storage device by the DMA (Direct Memory Access) method. Instead, the CPU 2000 transfers the storage device or the communication interface 2030 as the transfer source.
- the transmission / reception data may be transferred by reading the data from the data and writing the data to the communication interface 2030 or the storage device of the transfer destination.
- the CPU 2000 uses the RAM 2020 to transfer all or necessary portions from among files or databases stored in the storage unit 2040, the memory card 2090, or a storage device connected via the input / output unit 2060 by DMA transfer or the like. And various processes are performed on the data on the RAM 2020. Then, CPU 2000 writes the processed data back to the storage device by DMA transfer or the like.
- the RAM 2020 can be regarded as temporarily holding the contents of the storage device, in the present embodiment, the RAM 2020 and the storage device are collectively referred to as a memory, a storage unit, or a storage device.
- Various types of information such as various programs, data, tables, and databases in the present embodiment are stored on such a storage device and are subjected to information processing.
- the CPU 2000 can also store a part of the RAM 2020 in the cache memory and perform reading and writing on the cache memory. Even in such a form, the cache memory bears a part of the function of the RAM 2020. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the cache memory is also included in the RAM 2020, the memory, and / or the storage device unless otherwise indicated. To do.
- the CPU 2000 performs various operations, such as various operations, information processing, condition determination, information search / replacement, etc., described in the present embodiment, specified for the data read from the RAM 2020 by the instruction sequence of the program. Is written back to the RAM 2020. For example, when performing the condition determination, the CPU 2000 determines whether the various variables shown in the present embodiment satisfy the conditions such as large, small, above, below, equal, etc., compared to other variables or constants. When the condition is satisfied (or not satisfied), the program branches to a different instruction sequence or calls a subroutine.
- the CPU 2000 can search for information stored in a file or database in the storage device. For example, in the case where a plurality of entries in which the attribute value of the second attribute is associated with the attribute value of the first attribute are stored in the storage device, the CPU 2000 displays the plurality of entries stored in the storage device. By searching for an entry in which the attribute value of the first attribute matches the specified condition and reading the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, the first attribute satisfying a predetermined condition is obtained. The attribute value of the associated second attribute can be obtained.
- the programs or modules shown above may be stored in an external recording medium.
- an optical recording medium such as a DVD, Blu-ray (registered trademark) or CD
- a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO
- a tape medium such as an IC card, or the like
- a semiconductor memory such as an IC card, or the like
- a storage device such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet may be used as a recording medium, and the program may be provided to the computer 1900 via the network.
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[特許文献1] 特開平9-152338号公報
[特許文献2] 特開2004-212382号公報
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- 携帯機器に搭載される角速度センサの出力信号を取得する取得部と、
前記角速度センサの出力信号に含まれる第1の交流成分のレベルが巡回する期間における前記第1の交流成分に基づき、前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定するオフセット推定部と、
を備えるオフセット推定装置。 - 前記オフセット推定部は、前記第1の交流成分のレベルが巡回する期間における前記第1の交流成分のレベルに応じて、前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定する請求項1に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、
前記第1の交流成分のレベルが巡回する期間における前記第1の交流成分のレベル平均を演算し、前記オフセットを推定する請求項2に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記オフセット推定部は、
前記第1の交流成分の第1のピークから第2のピークまでのレベル平均を演算する請求項3に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記第1のピークおよび前記第2のピークは、それぞれ前記第1の交流成分の極大値または極小値である請求項4に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、前記第1の交流成分のレベルが巡回する期間における前記第1の交流成分を積分した第2の交流成分のレベルに応じて、前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定する請求項1に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記角速度センサの出力信号から角度情報を算出する角度情報算出部を備え、
前記角度情報算出部は、前記第1の交流成分を積分して前記第2の交流成分を算出する請求項6に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記オフセット推定部は、
前記第2の交流成分のレベルが巡回する期間における前記角度情報の変化量から、前記オフセットを推定する請求項7に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記オフセット推定部は、
前記角度情報のうち、前記第2の交流成分が第1のピークを有する第1のレベルから前記第2の交流成分が第2のピークを有する第2のレベルまでの差分から、前記オフセットを推定する請求項8に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記第1のピークおよび前記第2のピークは、それぞれ前記第2の交流成分の極大値または極小値である請求項9に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、
前記角度情報のうち、周期的な変化パターンを有する期間における角度情報の変化に応じて前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定する請求項7に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記オフセット推定部は、前記周期的な変化パターンを有する期間内の相異なる時刻である第1の時刻と第2の時刻の角度情報に応じて前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定し、
前記第1の時刻の角度情報と前記第2の時刻の角度情報の位相は、前記周期的な変化パターンにおいて略同位相である請求項11に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記周期的な変化パターンを有する期間における前記角度情報は、前記携帯機器のユーザーの歩行動作における前記角速度センサの出力信号から算出された角度情報である請求項12に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記携帯機器のユーザーの歩行動作を検出する歩行動作検出部を備える請求項12または13に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、前記第1の時刻と前記第2の時刻を、前記歩行動作検出部の出力に応じて決定する請求項14に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、前記第1の時刻と前記第2の時刻の時間間隔を、前記ユーザーの歩数の時間間隔とする請求項14または15に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、前記ユーザーの歩数の時間間隔を、前記ユーザーの歩行動作周期の略定数倍の時間間隔とする請求項16に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記オフセット推定部は、前記第1の時刻と前記第2の時刻が、前記ユーザーの歩行動作が行われた期間内の時刻とする請求項14から17の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記角度情報算出部は、前記角速度センサの出力信号を時間積算することで角度情報を算出する請求項11から18の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記携帯機器の保持状態を判定する保持状態判定部と、
前記オフセット推定部が、前記保持状態判定部の判定結果に応じて前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定するか否かを制御する制御部と
を備える請求項11から19の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記角速度センサは、前記携帯機器の複数の回転軸の角速度を検出し、
前記制御部は、前記保持状態判定部の判定結果に応じた前記角速度センサのオフセットを前記オフセット推定部に推定させる請求項20に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記オフセット推定部は、前記角速度センサの各回転軸のオフセットを推定し、
前記制御部は、前記保持状態判定部の判定結果に応じた回転軸を選択し、当該選択した回転軸のオフセット推定結果を前記オフセット推定部から出力させる請求項21に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記保持状態判定部の判定結果に応じて前記携帯機器の保持状態の変化がない期間を検出し、当該期間における前記角速度センサの出力信号に基づき前記角速度センサのオフセットを前記オフセット推定部に推定させる請求項20から22の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記携帯機器の保持状態の変化を検知する保持状態変化検知部を備え、
前記制御部は、前記保持状態変化検知部の検知結果に応じて、前記オフセット推定部が前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定するか否かを制御する請求項20から22の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記保持状態変化検知部の検知結果に応じて前記携帯機器の保持状態の変化がない期間を検出し、当該期間における前記角速度センサの出力信号に基づき前記角速度センサのオフセットを前記オフセット推定部に推定させる請求項24に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- ユーザーの進行方向を判定する進行方向判定部を備え、
前記制御部は、前記進行方向判定部の判定結果に応じて、ユーザーの進行方向が直進方向である期間を検知し、当該期間における前記角速度センサの出力信号に基づき前記角速度センサのオフセットを前記オフセット推定部に推定させる請求項20から25の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。 - 前記制御部は、ユーザーの進行方向が直進方向ではない期間に前記角速度センサから出力された出力信号の一部または全部を用いずに、算出された角度情報に応じて前記角速度センサのオフセットを前記オフセット推定部に推定させる請求項26に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記角度情報算出部は、前記角度情報から、前記周期的な変化パターンを検出するパターン検出部を有する請求項11から27の何れか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記第1の交流成分または前記第2の交流成分は、ユーザーの動きに同期する成分である請求項6から28のいずれか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 前記第1の交流成分または前記第2の交流成分は、ユーザーの歩行動作に同期する成分である請求項6から29のいずれか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置。
- 携帯機器に搭載される角速度センサの出力信号を取得することと、
前記角速度センサの出力信号に含まれる第1の交流成分のレベルが巡回する期間における前記第1の交流成分に基づき、前記角速度センサのオフセットを推定することと、
を備えるオフセット推定方法。 - コンピュータを、請求項1から30のいずれか一項に記載のオフセット推定装置として機能させるプログラム。
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