Calibration of triaxial MEMS vector field measurement system
- Author(s): Zhang Xiaoming 1 ; Chen Guobin 1 ; Li Jie 2 ; Liu Jun 2
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Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, People's Republic of China;
2: Science and Technology on Electronic Test and Measurement Laboratory, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, People's Republic of China
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Key Laboratory of Instrumentation Science and Dynamic Measurement, Ministry of Education, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, People's Republic of China;
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Volume 8, Issue 6,
November 2014,
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601 – 609
DOI: 10.1049/iet-smt.2013.0202 , Print ISSN 1751-8822, Online ISSN 1751-8830

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Inspec keywords: mathematical analysis; measurement errors; magnetometers; accelerometers; microsensors; calibration; inertial navigation
Other keywords: mathematical analysis; measurement system error model; system body frame; magnetometer; two-step calibration algorithm; SINS; ellipsoid fitting method; orthogonal sensor frame; triaxial MEMS vector field measurement system; strapdown inertial navigation system; accelerometer; numerical simulation; four-position method; triaxial MEMS vector sensor
Subjects: Sensing and detecting devices; Measurement standards and calibration; Measurement standards and calibration; Mathematical analysis; MEMS and NEMS device technology; Magnetic variables measurement; Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Velocity, acceleration and rotation measurement; Micromechanical and nanomechanical devices and systems; Microsensors and nanosensors
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