Even though technology-aided personal navigation is an extensively studied research topic, approaches based on inertial sensors remain challenging. In this study, the authors present a comparison between different inertial systems, investigating the impacts of on-body placement of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and, consequently, of different algorithms for the estimation of the travelled path on the navigation accuracy. In particular, the system performance is investigated considering two IMU placements: (i) on the feet and (ii) on the lower back. Sensor fusion is then considered in order to take advantage of the strengths of each placement. The results are validated through an extensive data collection in indoor and outdoor environments.

Impact of on-body IMU placement on inertial navigation / Strozzi, Nicolo'; Parisi, Federico; Ferrari, Gianluigi. - In: IET WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEMS. - ISSN 2043-6386. - 8:1(2018), pp. 3-9. [10.1049/iet-wss.2017.0087]

Impact of on-body IMU placement on inertial navigation

STROZZI, NICOLO'
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Parisi, Federico;Ferrari, Gianluigi
2018-01-01

Abstract

Even though technology-aided personal navigation is an extensively studied research topic, approaches based on inertial sensors remain challenging. In this study, the authors present a comparison between different inertial systems, investigating the impacts of on-body placement of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and, consequently, of different algorithms for the estimation of the travelled path on the navigation accuracy. In particular, the system performance is investigated considering two IMU placements: (i) on the feet and (ii) on the lower back. Sensor fusion is then considered in order to take advantage of the strengths of each placement. The results are validated through an extensive data collection in indoor and outdoor environments.
2018
Impact of on-body IMU placement on inertial navigation / Strozzi, Nicolo'; Parisi, Federico; Ferrari, Gianluigi. - In: IET WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEMS. - ISSN 2043-6386. - 8:1(2018), pp. 3-9. [10.1049/iet-wss.2017.0087]
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