access icon free Improved deterministic measurement model for consumer-grade accelerometers

Deterministic error modelling, calibration and model parameter estimation of consumer-grade accelerometers is considered and improvement to the traditionally used measurement model is proposed. Calibration experiments on a flight motion simulator are performed for experimental verification. Model parameters are estimated using the Levenberg-Marquardt optimisation algorithm. Residual errors are considerably reduced as a result of the improved measurement model.

Inspec keywords: optimisation; parameter estimation; calibration; accelerometers

Other keywords: Levenberg– Marquardt optimisation algorithm; deterministic error modelling; calibration; improved deterministic measurement model; model parameter estimation; residual errors; flight motion simulator; consumer-grade accelerometers

Subjects: Measurement standards and calibration; Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Sensing devices and transducers; Optimisation techniques; Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Sensing and detecting devices; Measurement standards and calibration

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