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Young Soo Suh¹

¹Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Namgu, Ulsan, Korea; E-Mail: yssuh@ulsan.ac.kr ; Tel. +82-52-259-2196;

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This study introduces a novel compression method for inertial and magnetic sensor data, improving state estimation accuracy. The method guarantees bounded compression error, leading to significant performance gains in sensor data processing.

Keywords:

compression estimation inertial sensor magnetic sensor

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Area of Science:

Sensor Data Processing
Signal Compression
State Estimation

Background:

Inertial and magnetic sensor data are crucial for state estimation in various applications.
Existing methods often face challenges with data compression efficiency and its impact on estimation accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a compression method for inertial and magnetic sensor data.
To analyze the relationship between compression error bounds, bit rate, and estimation error.
To demonstrate the performance improvement in state estimation using the proposed method.

Main Methods:

A novel compression algorithm for bounded sensor data is proposed.
The impact of the compression error bound on bit rate and estimation error is mathematically investigated.
Simulations are conducted to compare the proposed method against a baseline filter.

Main Results:

The compression method guarantees that the compression error is smaller than a prescribed bound.
The study investigates how this error bound influences the bit rate and estimation error.
Simulations show an 18.81% improvement in estimation error over 12 test cases compared to a filter without the compression error bound.

Conclusions:

The proposed compression method effectively reduces estimation error in sensor data processing.
Bounded compression error is a key factor in achieving improved state estimation performance.
This technique offers a promising approach for enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of sensor-based systems.