Spherical calibration and reference alignment algorithms

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7930148
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12251338

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Inclinometer and directional field sensor readings can have gain, offset, and non-orthogonality errors, as well as reference alignment rotation errors. When a series of readings are taken by a three axis sensor with a variety of different orientations, the resulting dataset looks like a perfect hypothetical sphere in the absence of any errors; with errors as mentioned above the dataset looks like an offset, rotated, ellipsoidal quadratic surface. This invention provides a simple method of removing the above errors from a tilt reference device. A disclosed algorithm is divided into two distinct components: the ellipsoidal quadratic surface component, which covers gain, offset, and axis misalignment; and the rotation component, which covers rotation relative to a set of reference axes. The solution presented here addresses both components combined, or separated and for inclinometers, magnetometers and rate sensors.

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PNI CORPORATION5464 SKYLANE BLVD SUITE A SANTA ROSA CA 95403

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boeen, Anders San Rafael, US 6 63
Bryant, Tyler Santa Rosa, US 7 40
Figaro, Davy Sebastopol, US 1 28

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