Method, device and system for calibrating angular rate measurement sensors
First Claim
1. A method for calibrating an angular measurement sensor using an acceleration measurement device, comprising the steps of:
- determining a level plane using said acceleration measurement device in a first stationary position, displacing said angular measurement sensor, determining values measured by said angular measurement sensor during displacing, again determining said level plane in a second stationary position similar to said first stationary position, receiving an angle according to said level planes determined by said acceleration measurement device, receiving an angle according to said values determined by said angular measurement sensor and comparing said angles, wherein said acceleration measurement device is attached in a fixed way to the angular measurement sensor and said level plane is adjusted such that it is perpendicular to the direction of the gravity vector.
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Abstract
The present invention describes a method to calibrate an angular measurement device using acceleration measurement device. The angular rate measurement device includes at least one angular measurement sensor, wherein the acceleration measurement device is able to distinguish the direction and strength of gravity. By performing the calibration method the scale factor(s) of the angular measurement device and the strength and direction of gravity can be obtained and/or corrected. An embodiment according to the method of the present invention describes optional use of a communication network to perform necessary evaluation and calculation steps at a remote device.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for calibrating an angular measurement sensor using an acceleration measurement device, comprising the steps of:
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determining a level plane using said acceleration measurement device in a first stationary position, displacing said angular measurement sensor, determining values measured by said angular measurement sensor during displacing, again determining said level plane in a second stationary position similar to said first stationary position, receiving an angle according to said level planes determined by said acceleration measurement device, receiving an angle according to said values determined by said angular measurement sensor and comparing said angles, wherein said acceleration measurement device is attached in a fixed way to the angular measurement sensor and said level plane is adjusted such that it is perpendicular to the direction of the gravity vector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for carrying out a method for calibrating an angular measurement sensor using an acceleration measurement device, comprising downloadable program code means for carrying out the steps of any one of said methods for calibrating when said program is run on a computer or a network device, wherein said method for calibrating comprises the following steps:
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determining a level plane given by an acceleration measurement device in a first stationary position, determining values measured by said angular measurement sensor during displacing, again determining said level plane in a second stationary position similar to said first stationary position, receiving an angle according to said level planes determined by said acceleration measurement device, receiving an angle according to said values determined by said angular measurement sensor and comparing said angles. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising program code means stored on a computer readable medium for carrying out a method for calibrating an angular measurement sensor using an acceleration measurement device when said program product is run on a computer or network device, wherein said method for calibrating comprises following steps:
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determining a level plane given by an acceleration measurement device in a first stationary position, determining values measured by said angular measurement sensor during displacing, again determining said level plane in a second stationary position similar to said first stationary position, receiving an angle according to said level planes determined by said acceleration measurement device, receiving an angle according to said values determined by said angular measurement sensor and comparing said angles. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A device for calibrating an angular rate measurement sensor, wherein the device comprises:
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an acceleration measurement device for calibrating said angular measurement sensor, a unit for determining a level plane obtained by said acceleration measurement device, a unit for determining values measured by said angular measurement sensor, a unit for receiving an angle obtained by level planes, a unit for receiving an angle according to said values measured by said angular measurement sensor and a unit for comparing said angles, wherein said acceleration measurement device comprises acceleration measurement sensors arranged in such a way that the direction of gravity can be distinguished related to the three space directions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for calibrating angular rate measurement sensor, comprising:
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an angular measurement sensor and a device for calibrating an angular measurement sensor, comprising;
an acceleration measurement device for calibrating said angular measurement sensor, a unit for determining a level plane obtained by said acceleration measurement device, a unit for receiving an angle obtained by level planes, a unit for receiving an angle provided by said angular measurement sensor and a unit for comparing said angles, wherein said angular measurement sensor is fixed to said device for calibrating angular measurement sensor and wherein said acceleration measurement device comprises acceleration measurement sensors arranged in such a way that the direction of gravity can be distinguished related to the three space directions. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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