GYROMAGNETIC GEOPOSITIONING SYSTEM
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1. A geopositioning system, comprising:
- an accelerometer comprising three sensing axes;
a gyroscope comprising three sensing axes;
a magnetometer comprising three sensing axes; and
a processing circuit,the processing circuit being configured to calculate a location of the geopositioning system as a latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to the Earth based on the combined output of the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the magnetometer.
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Abstract
A geopositioning system. The geopositioning system includes an accelerometer including three sensing axes, a gyroscope including three sensing axes, and a magnetometer including three sensing axes, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to calculate a location of the geopositioning system as a latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to the Earth.
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1. A geopositioning system, comprising:
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an accelerometer comprising three sensing axes; a gyroscope comprising three sensing axes; a magnetometer comprising three sensing axes; and a processing circuit, the processing circuit being configured to calculate a location of the geopositioning system as a latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to the Earth based on the combined output of the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the magnetometer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A geopositioning system, comprising:
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an accelerometer comprising two sensing axes; a gyroscope comprising one sensing axis; a magnetometer comprising three sensing axes a gimbaled support; and a processing circuit, the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the magnetometer being secured to the gimbaled support, the processing circuit being configured to control the gimbaled support and to calculate a location of the geopositioning system as a latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to the Earth based on the output from the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the magnetometer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining a location of a geopositioning system, the geopositioning system comprising:
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an accelerometer comprising three sensing axes; a gyroscope comprising three sensing axes; and a magnetometer comprising three sensing axes, the method comprising calculating the location of the geopositioning system as a latitude, longitude, and altitude with respect to the Earth based on the combined output of the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and the magnetometer.
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