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Requirements for inertial sensor systems for measuring robot positions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2017

H. Janocha  and
D. Schmidt
H. Janocha
Affiliation:
LPA, Universität des Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken M (West Germany)
D. Schmidt
Affiliation:
LPA, Universität des Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken M (West Germany)
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Summary

Inertial Measurement Systems (IMS) allow the position calculation of moving objects without requiring outside information. For years the inertial 3-D coordinate measuring technique has been subject to intense research in geodesy and autonomous navigation of land-, water-and airborne vehicles. Because of these areas of application inertially-based systems have been designed for long term measuring only. Here we discuss the requirements that are imposed on inertial sensors in order for them to be used for the calculation of positions of robots. The use of modern sensor technology, combined with strategies for error correction, can result in substantial advantages when calculating robot positions independently from load and environment.

Keywords

Inertial sensorRobot positionsMeasurement conditions
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1990 , pp. 145 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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