MULTIPLE ACCELEROMETER SYSTEM
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1. An angular velocity approximation system comprising:
- a housing;
a first accelerometer positioned within the housing;
a second accelerometer positioned within the housing a known distance from the first accelerometer; and
a processor coupled to the first and second accelerometers and configured to receive acceleration signals therefrom, the processor is further configured to calculate a relative acceleration value and multiply the relative acceleration with the known distance to approximate angular velocity.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for approximating angular velocity using a plurality of accelerometers are disclosed. In particular, in one embodiment, a method of approximating angular velocity including receiving linear acceleration information from a plurality of accelerometers and calculating a relative acceleration for at least one pair of the plurality of accelerometers is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a distance value for the at least one pair of the plurality of accelerometers and approximating the angular velocity by multiplying the distance value by the relative acceleration to obtain.
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1. An angular velocity approximation system comprising:
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a housing; a first accelerometer positioned within the housing; a second accelerometer positioned within the housing a known distance from the first accelerometer; and a processor coupled to the first and second accelerometers and configured to receive acceleration signals therefrom, the processor is further configured to calculate a relative acceleration value and multiply the relative acceleration with the known distance to approximate angular velocity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of approximating angular velocity comprising:
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receiving linear acceleration information from a plurality of accelerometers; calculating a relative acceleration for at least one pair of the plurality of accelerometers; obtaining a distance value for the at least one pair of the plurality of accelerometers; and approximating the angular velocity by multiplying the distance value by the relative acceleration to obtain. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for determining a position of a device comprising:
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obtaining linear acceleration data from a plurality of accelerometers associated with the device; computing a relative acceleration value for each axis of at least one pair of the plurality of accelerometers; obtaining a distance value representing the distance between the at least one pair of the plurality of accelerometers; multiplying the distance value with the relative acceleration values to approximate angular acceleration; and using the approximated angular acceleration to determine a movement of the device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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