Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Engineering (MSE)
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Committee Chair
Laurie L. Joiner
Committee Member
Jeffrey Kulick
Committee Member
Merv Budge
Subject(s)
Kalman filtering, Inertial navigation systems, Global Positioning System
Abstract
A poor musical performance is rarely due to an inferior instrument. When a device is under performing, the temptation is to find a better device or a new technology to achieve performance objectives; however, another solution may be improving how existing technology is used through a better understanding of device characteristics, i.e., learning to play the instrument better. This thesis explores improving position and attitude estimates of inertial navigation systems (INS) through an understanding of inertial sensor errors, manipulating inertial measurement units (IMUs) to reduce that error and multisensor fusion of multiple IMUs to reduce error in a GPS denied environment.
Recommended Citation
Tracy, Leah, "Error reduction by combining strapdown inertial measurement units in a baseball stitch" (2014). Theses. 75.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-theses/75