Activity Recognition based on the sensors available on a smartphone is becoming a widely researched area. Smartphones are capable of collecting vital data from the sensors. These sensors include acceleration sensors, position sensors, vision sensors, audio sensors, temperature sensors and direction sensors. In this paper we propose a filter based sensor fusion system that uses smartphones accel...

We calculate the precession of a gyroscope at rest in a Bondi spacetime. It is shown that, far from the source, the leading term in the rate of precession of the gyroscope is simply expressed through the news function of the system, and vanishes if and only if there is no news. Rough estimates are presented, illustrating the order of magnitude of the expected effect for different scenarios. It ...

Obtaining the approximation of rotation rate form a Z-Axis MEMS gyroscope is a challenging problem. Currently, most commercially available MEMS gyroscopes are operating in an open-loop for purposes of simplicity and cost reduction. However, MEMS gyroscopes are still fairly expensive and are not robust during operation. The purpose of this research was to develop a high-performance and low-cost ...

In this paper, one dimensional drift free attitude estimation system using accelerometer and gyroscope was studied. The proposed system fuses data from accelerometers and gyroscopes by means of a Kalman filter. A PIC microcontroller is used for estimating the angle value in the proposed system. Moreover, this controller does all data acquisition and interfacing tasks. The experimental results a...

This paper presents a novel micro dynamically tuned gyroscope (MDTG) with adjustable static capacitance. First, the principle of MDTG is theoretically analyzed. Next, some simulations under the optimized structure parameters are given as a reference for the mask design of the rotor wafer and electrode plates. As two key components, the process flows of the rotor wafer and electrode plates are d...

This paper introduces the working principle of the two-stage decoupled micro-machined gyroscope, and establishes the vibration equation of the driving mode. By solving the differential equation, the analytical solution and the amplitude-frequency characteristics of the driving mode are obtained. By the visual measurement based on high-speed photography and the post image processing, it measures...

Driving mode of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) Vibratory Gyroscope is discussed in the paper. We analyze the closed-loop circuit of MEMS gyroscope from two aspects of amplitude fixed and frequency locking. In the amplitude fixed circuit, Automatic Gain Control (AGC) circuit is employed to update the amplitude of the driving force, together with a PI controller to improve the accuracy a...

Forces due to propulsion should approximate forces due to hydrodynamic drag for animals horizontally swimming at a constant speed with negligible buoyancy forces. Propulsive forces should also correlate with energy expenditures associated with locomotion-an important cost of foraging. As such, biologging tags containing accelerometers are being used to generate proxies for animal energy expendi...

In this paper we present recent work on the design, fabrication by silicon micromachining, and packaging of a new gyroscope for stabilizing the autopilot of rotating aircraft. It operates based on oscillation of the silicon pendulum between two torsion girders for detecting the Coriolis force. The oscillation of the pendulum is initiated by the rolling and deflecting motion of the rotating carr...

Gyroscopes have been proposed as sensors for ambulatory gait analysis and functional electrical stimulation systems. Accurate determination of the Initial Contact of the foot with the floor (IC) and the final contact or Foot Off (FO) on different terrains is important. This paper describes the evaluation of a gyroscope placed on the shank for determination of IC and FO in subjects walking outdo...