A simplified quaternion-based algorithm for orientation estimation from earth gravity and magnetic field measurements

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 638-650

  Yun, Xiaoping ^a   Bachmann, Eric R ^b   McGhee, Robert B ^c  

^a Naval Postgraduate School   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Naval Postgraduate School   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Inertial sensors; Magnetic sensors; Motion measurement; Orientation estimation; Quaternions

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; GRAVITATION; MAGNETIC SENSORS; MAGNETOMETERS; MOTION ESTIMATION;

FACTORED QUATERNION ALGORITHM; INERTIAL SENSORS; MOTION MEASUREMENT; ORIENTATION ESTIMATION; TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS;

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

EID: 40649129071     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2007.911646     Document Type: Article

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