<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Tri-axial gyroscopes used to be the only instrument used to measure the angular increments of airplanes. However, because there were no reference devices, drift and accumulation errors affected the accuracy of the estimated attitude. In this paper, we propose a novel method for measuring angular increments based on a tri-axial accelerometer and a triaxial magnetometer. Then, we mathematically proved the feasibility of the proposed method. The results of our simulation and experimental tests indicated that the proposed method accurately indicates the attitude of an airplane.</p></abstract>

Tri-axial gyroscopes used to be the only instrument used to measure the angular increments of airplanes. However, because there were no reference devices, drift and accumulation errors affected the accuracy of the estimated attitude. In this paper, we propose a novel method for measuring angular increments based on a tri-axial accelerometer and a triaxial magnetometer. Then, we mathematically proved the feasibility of the proposed method. The results of our simulation and experimental tests indicated that the proposed method accurately indicates the attitude of an airplane.

A New Method for Measuring Angular Increments Based on a Tri-Axial Accelerometer and a Tri-Axial Magnetometer

College of Instrumentation & Electrical Engineering

Artificial Satellites

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Tri-axial gyroscopes used to be the only instrument used to measure the angular increments of airplanes. However, because there were no reference devices,...

A New Method for Measuring Angular Increments Based on a Tri-Axial Accelerometer and a Tri-Axial Magnetometer

Published Online: Mar 24, 2018

Page range: 47 - 53

Received: Sep 30, 2017

Accepted: Feb 02, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2018-0005

© 2018 X.N. Zhu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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