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Area of Science:

  • Navigation Systems
  • Sensor Fusion
  • Geophysics

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  • Estimating inertial measurement unit (IMU) error without external references is challenging.
  • Existing methods like gravitational apparent motion reconstruction require long identification times for accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fast estimation method for IMU accelerometer bias and self-alignment.
  • To reduce convergence time and enhance estimation accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed a fast estimation method utilizing repetitive navigation under swing motion excitation.
  • Investigated and compared two data processing methods: forward-forward loop and backward-forward loop.
  • Analyzed the influence of data length on experimental results.

Main Results:

  • The forward-forward loop method could not balance speed and accuracy.
  • The backward-forward loop method effectively estimated accelerometer bias and achieved self-alignment.
  • The backward-forward loop demonstrated short alignment times and high accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The backward-forward loop method offers a superior solution for IMU self-alignment and accelerometer bias estimation.
  • This approach overcomes the speed-accuracy trade-off inherent in previous methods.
  • The proposed method is suitable for applications requiring rapid and precise IMU calibration.