WO2017132539A8 - System and method for determining the position of sensor elements in a sensor array - Google Patents

System and method for determining the position of sensor elements in a sensor array Download PDF

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WO2017132539A8
WO2017132539A8 PCT/US2017/015393 US2017015393W WO2017132539A8 WO 2017132539 A8 WO2017132539 A8 WO 2017132539A8 US 2017015393 W US2017015393 W US 2017015393W WO 2017132539 A8 WO2017132539 A8 WO 2017132539A8
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Louis Ross
William Lance GATLING
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Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for determining the position of sensor elements in an sensor system (1000). The sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements (1040). The platform comprises a plurality of MEMS IMUs (1020), each associated with one of the sensor elements (1040), measuring the acceleration and angular rate of the sensor elements. A controller (1030) determines the position and attitude of the sensor elements (1040), based on the acceleration and angular rate measured by each of the MEMS IMUs (1020).
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