PT Journal
AU Ruschen, D
   Misgeld, EBJ
   Kim, S
   Leonhardt, S
TI A Novel Algorithm for the Calibration of Inertial/Magnetic Sensors: Application to a Body Sensor Network
SO Acta Mechanica Slovaca
PY 2014
BP 42
EP 49
VL 18
IS 2
DI 10.21496/ams.2014.018
DE 
AB Knowledge about the orientation of body segments is a vital source of information. It can be used to estimate human posture in a dynamic environment with multiple applications ranging from artifact or disturbance detection to rehabilitation robotics. The development and test of inertial measurement units requires calibration and a proper reference that can be provided by a motion tracking system. We present a novel approach for the fast calibration of inertial/magnetic sensors and the spatial synchronization with a reference system. The calibration procedure is tested using a Body Sensor Network-based inertial measurement unit and a Vicon tracking system to observe body limb orientation during normal gait on a treadmill. The proposed algorithm reduces the errors incorporated by misalignment of the reference frames and decalibration in the utilized experimental setup by 8.8°.
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