Method and apparatus for recognition and compensation of GPS antenna lever arm in integrated GPS/DEAD reckoning navigation systems

This invention reduces the error growth associated with vehicle Dead Reckoning (DR) systems utilizing heading rate sensors (15) by compensating for the lever arm or offset between the Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna (11) and the center of rotation of the vehicle. When turning at moderate spe...

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1. Verfasser:	GEIER, GEORGE JEFFREY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES MEASURING MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS NAVIGATION PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY PHYSICS RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING RADIO NAVIGATION SURVEYING TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	This invention reduces the error growth associated with vehicle Dead Reckoning (DR) systems utilizing heading rate sensors (15) by compensating for the lever arm or offset between the Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna (11) and the center of rotation of the vehicle. When turning at moderate speeds, the error induced in the GPS heading by this lever arm can be the dominant error effect. Accordingly, the present invention recognizes this source of error and further describes a method and apparatus for estimating and compensating for the error effect of this lever arm.