Inertial navigation system error correction
DRIVE
October 5, 2005
Methods and apparatus for: (a) the correction of one or more elements determined from a first set of continuous gyro and accelerometer measurements comprising using a second set of discontinuously measured higher accuracy accelerometer measurements doubly integrated in an inertial coordinate system, (b) determining relative movement of a vehicle (53) using a first set of acceleration measurements (55) that do not include components of acceleration caused by the Earth's gravitational field, and a second set of acceleration measurements (59) that do include components of acceleration caused by the Earth's gravitational field; and (c) correcting errors in an inertial navigation system positioned in a vehicle comprising using independently measured changes in position of the vehicle relative to an inertial coordinate frame.
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