From attitude to flight control, IMU protects drone flight in all aspects

 

IMU provides key flight data for drones, which can help drones achieve multiple functions such as attitude control, navigation, flight control, etc. The data provided is used by the flight control system to generate control instructions, make quick responses during flight, maintain stability, and achieve precise flight control.

Now we have an IMU ER-MIMU-03Mini, which is small in size, light in weight, and has low power consumption, which is very suitable for drones that pursue long-range and lightweight.

**Small size, easy to install**

The volume is 40*40*42 (with shell)/27*26*34 (without shell), and the weight is 120g (with shell)/80g (without shell). The compact and small design can be easily installed in the drone.

**High-precision sensor**

The built-in gyroscope has a measurement range of 400º/s, bias instability (1σ 25℃) <0.3 º/h, and angular velocity random walk <0.125°/√h. The accelerometer has a measurement range of 30g, bias stability (10s 1σ) <50ug, and bias repeatability is 100ug.

The measured data supports the flight control system to detect the attitude changes of the drone in real time. The data provided by the IMU, combined with other sensor data, helps determine the position and direction of the drone.

**OEM Customization Service**

This IMU adopts modular design, and we also provide OEM customization service.

The IMU can be connected to the user system and obtain data with simple operation, without using the 15-pin plug we provide. At the same time, by removing the bottom plate shell, the size and weight of our product can be greatly reduced.

In summary, IMU is an indispensable component of the UAV flight control system, ensuring that the UAV can fly stably and accurately perform flight missions.

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Is there an error in drilling trajectory control? The north finder installed near the drill bit makes drilling more accurate!

 Directional well technology is one of the most advanced drilling technologies today. Based on actual cases, the main problem of directional wells is the control accuracy of the trajectory. The directional tool will deviate from the trajectory and the measurement error is large. There is also a trajectory prediction error caused by the MWD being a certain distance away from the drill bit.

We have developed a new cylindrical north seeker ER-MNS-09 to address these problems, which can be installed close to the drill bit and directly in the drilling rig’s exploration pipe. It can be used in gyro tools or HDD tools.

**Near-drill-bit installation**

This is an aluminum alloy cylindrical MEMS north finder, 120mm long and only 30mm in diameter, light in weight and with good thermal conductivity. It can be directly installed near the drill bit or in the drill rig probe, and can independently measure the azimuth and attitude angles, more accurately control the well trajectory and reduce errors.

**High-precision north-seeking orientation**

The north-seeking accuracy of this north finder can reach 0.5°secψ(1σ), which can provide more accurate azimuth information. This is crucial for drilling operations that require precise orientation. At the same time, it is not affected by magnetic interference and can also be used in magnetic mining areas.

**Self-alignment and attitude tracking function**

After startup, it can automatically initialize alignment and then automatically determine the true north direction. No manual alignment is required, and the north-seeking time only takes 5 minutes. It can also track and provide attitude information to ensure that the drilling trajectory meets the design requirements.

**Adapt to harsh environment**

During the drilling process, there will be strong impact and vibration. It can resist high impact vibration and ensure stable operation. There is also a high temperature version with an operating temperature range of 5°C~+125°C. The low power consumption design of only 2W ensures stable output under continuous working conditions.

This north finder is designed to be more suitable for applications such as oil mining and drilling, especially in situations where precise control is required.

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Not subject to environmental restrictions, MEMS north seekers help various fields achieve high-precision orientation

The north finder can determine the true north direction through the rotation of the earth, and can provide an orientation reference for various activities. It is not limited by weather, location and magnetic field environment conditions, and has the characteristics of high accuracy, high reliability and easy maintenance.

ERICCO’s MEMS north finder ER-MNS-05/05mini can be integrated into various equipment systems that require orientation and alignment. There are many application areas, such as: determining the drilling direction, tunnel construction, direction pointing and tracking of satellite antennas, orientation in surveying and mapping systems, precision platform measurement and control, etc.

This north finder has the following main advantages:

**Small size, high-precision north seeking**

The size of ER-MNS-05 is 70*65*45mm, and the weight is <220g. Currently, ER-MNS-05 Mini is also launched, with a size of 40*40*42mm and a weight of <120g.

The highest north finding accuracy of MEMS north finders on the market is only 1°secψ(1σ) or 0.5°secψ(1σ). But our MEMS north seeker’s north seeking accuracy can reach 0.25°secψ(1σ)! Provide more accurate north information.

It can also provide users with pitch angle and roll angle information, becoming a powerful assistant for engineers.

**OEM customization**

Connect the product to your system and acquire data in just a few simple steps, without using the 15-pin plug provided by our company. By removing the baseplate casing, the size and weight of our products can also be significantly reduced.

**Resistant to harsh mechanical environments**

From the beginning of its design, this north seeker fully considered the complex and changeable working environment. The unique design of the inner platform gives the product extremely high stability and reliability, and it can maintain excellent performance even under harsh conditions of high impact and strong vibration.

**Easy to Repair**

The internal design of this north seeker allows the gyroscope and accelerometer on the PCB to be directly replaced and repaired, making it easier to repair than other north seekers.

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The Difference between Tilt Sensor and Gyro Sensor

 

The tilt sensor senses the angle of inclination deviation, only data feedback but no command feedback.

The gyroscope measures the angular velocity, senses the action variable, and then controls the steering gear to carry out the repair action command.

The tilt sensor uses Newton’s second law as its working principle. According to the law, we know that when the inclination sensor is stationary, because the side of the object and the vertical direction are affected by other forces, only the action of gravity, that is to say, it acts on the all it has on it is the acceleration of gravity. Therefore, the resulting angle between the vertical axis of gravity and the sensitive axis of the acceleration sensor is what we call the inclination angle, which is the angle we seek.

Tilt sensors are divided into three different working principles and are divided into three types. The first type of inclination sensor is the solid pendulum type, the second type of inclination sensor is called the liquid pendulum type, and the last type of inclination sensor is the gas pendulum type. The working principles of these three different types of inclination sensors will be different. Because of their different working principles, they will have different advantages and disadvantages.

No matter which type of tilt sensor it is, it will be substantially different from a gyroscope. Like inclination sensors, no matter which type it is, it measures the inclination angle at rest. Compared with the inclination sensor, the gyroscope measures the inclination in motion, and the measurement result of the inclination in static is not accurate. So when we measure the inclination in our daily life, whether to choose the inclination sensor or the gyroscope, we can choose according to this essential difference. If the inclination is measured at rest, then the inclination sensor must be selected, and the inclination in motion is measured, and of course the gyroscope is selected. The specific differences are summarized as follows:

1.Different definitions

The gyroscope is an angular motion detection device that uses the momentum moment-sensitive shell of a high-speed revolving body relative to the inertial space around one or two axes that are orthogonal to the axis of rotation. There are many varieties of gyroscopes, which can be divided into sensing gyroscopes and indicating gyroscopes according to their uses. The ER-MG2-022 is a single-axis MEMS angular rate sensor (gyroscope) capable of measuring angular velocity up to a maximum of ±100°/s with digital output compliant to SPI slave mode 3 protocol.  Angular rate data is presented as a 24-bit word, intended for north seeking applications.  An advanced, differential sensor design rejects the influence of linear acceleration, enabling the ER-MG2-022 to operate in exceedingly harsh environments where shock and vibration are present.

The sensor gyroscope is used in the automatic control system of the flying body movement, as a horizontal, vertical, pitch, heading and angular velocity sensor. The indicating gyroscope is mainly used for the indication of the flying condition, and is used as a driving and piloting surface.

2.Different functions

The tilt sensor measures the inclination of all stops. Compared with the inclination sensor, the gyroscope measures the inclination angle during the movement, and the measurement result of the inclination angle in the static state is inaccurate. The gyroscope is not a measuring device, but an auxiliary device. Just like the tank barrel, in order to allow the tank to shoot accurately during the trek, a gyroscope is installed to automatically control the viewpoint of the barrel.

3.Different applications

The tilt sensor is often used for the level measurement of the system. From the working principle, it can be divided into three types of inclination sensors: “solid pendulum”, “liquid pendulum” and “gas pendulum”. The inclination sensor can also be used to measure the inclination relative to the horizontal plane. The amount of change.

The gyroscope sensor was originally used on the helicopter model, and it has been widely used in mobile portable devices such as mobile phones. Not only that, the modern gyroscope is an instrument that can accurately determine the orientation of moving objects, so the gyroscope Sensors are essential controls in modern aviation, marine, aerospace and defense industrial applications.

Smallest Size Triaxial MEMS North Seeker

 ER-MNS-06 (0.25°-1°):

1. Smallest Size MEMS north seeker in the world;
2. Resistant to harsh mechanical environment;
3. Light weight, low power consumption.

ER-MNS-06 MEMS North Seeker is the world’s smallest triaxial MEMS north seeker, which is composed of a three-axis MEMS gyroscope and accelerometer, can measure the true north. It has the characteristics of small size, light weight, low power consumption, resistance to harsh mechanical environment, and is widely used in mining, tunnel construction and other fields.

Technical Features

Smallest size MEMS north seeker in the world

Triaxial MEMS gyro and accelerometer

Light weight, low power consumption

Resistant to harsh mechanical environment

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How does Inertial Positioning Solve the Problem of Gyroscope Drift and Magnetic Field Interference?

In order to solve the problems of integral error and magnetic field interference of gyroscope and electronic compass in attitude calculation of navigation system, a fusion algorithm of Kalman filter and complementary filter was proposed. First, the electronic compass and gyroscope are obtained through the Kalman filter to obtain the optimally estimated quaternion. Then, the complementary filtering algorithm is used to compensate for the drift of the gyroscope to obtain the corrected quaternion. Then, the obtained quaternion and Kalman filters are used to obtain the optimally estimated quaternion, and the second optimal estimation of the quaternion is conducted through the Kalman filter. Then output attitude Angle. The results of the proposed algorithm, the complementary filtering algorithm, and the non-filtering algorithm are compared in the experiment. Experiments show that the algorithm can not only effectively solve the divergence of azimuth error, but also effectively solve the magnetic field interference, and achieve high precision azimuth output.

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With the development of miniaturized inertial devices represented by MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) sensors, the inertial positioning technology based on strapdown inertial navigation principle and MEMS sensors is increasingly paid attention to. Especially in indoor, underground, mine, underwater, battlefield, and other occasions where satellite signals are difficult to receive [1].In view of the above problems, the electronic compass is often used to correct the gyro. In the indoor, underground, mine, underwater, and other processes, the magnetometer is more prone to interference, resulting in greater deviation of orientation. To solve the problems of magnetometer vulnerable to interference and gyro integral drift, there have been numerous fusion algorithms, such as Kalman filter, untracked Kalman filter (UKF), extended Kalman filter (EKF), etc. [2-4]. These filtering methods need to establish accurate state equations and observation equations. There is another filtering algorithm that extends on the basis of complementary filterings, such as classical complementary filtering and complementary filtering algorithm based on gradient descent method [3-6]. However, the accuracy of this filtering algorithm is not high. Face these problems, this paper proposes an inertial positioning algorithm of Kalman filtering and complementary filtering fusion, the algorithm in the design of Kalman filter, the accelerometer and magnetometer fusion of quaternion as observed value, using the gyroscope of a quaternion as a status value, through the data fusion filtering, complete the quaternion optimal estimate for the first time, For the gyro drift problem, the designed complementary filter is used to compensate the gyro drift, and the corrected angular velocity is obtained, and then the continuously updated quaternion after correction is obtained. Then, the optimal estimation quaternion completed at the first time is estimated through the second Kalman filter, and then the high-precision attitude angle is output.

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What is the structure of a Gyro Theodolite?

 

A gyro theodolite consists of a gyroscope, theodolite and a tripod.

(1) Gyroscope
The gyroscope is the core of the system, which is mainly composed of gyro sensitive parts, electromagnetic shielding mechanism, suspension wire and guide wire, azimuth rotation servo drive device, damping device, inertial sensitive part locking device, support leveling device, photoelectric angle sensor, power supply, control and display.

The sensitive part of the gyro is equipped with a gyro motor that rotates at a constant speed. The gyro motor is suspended on the gyro frame by a suspension wire, and the power is provided by the guide wire.

The gyro sensitive part locking device is to ensure the safety of the gyro sensitive part in the transportation state, and the inertial sensitive part is fixed with the frame.

The purpose of the damping device is to attenuate the swing amplitude of the sensitive part of the gyro after the release, so that the swing state meets the north-seeking requirements, and finally overcome the northing moment, so that the sensitive part of the gyro is relatively stable in a fixed position.

The azimuth indentation servo drive system can realize the azimuth rotation of the gyro, provide rotational torque and stable transmission.

The supporting and leveling device can realize the mechanical and optical docking of the theodolite and the gyroscope, the leveling of the entire instrument and the installation and fixation of various components.

The photoelectric angle sensor includes a photoelectric angle sensor that detects the swing angle of the inertial sensing part and a grating code disk system that detects the azimuth rotation angle of the gyro.

Electro-magnetic shielding is mainly used to shield the interference of internal and external magnetic fields on gyro north finding.

The control and display part collects and processes signals through sensors, and completes the functions of locking and releasing the sensitive part of the gyro, damping control, azimuth tracking, communication, calculation, sending and displaying true north position.

(2) Theodolite
Theodolite is the bearing extraction device of the system. It is also possible to measure the geographic azimuth or coordinate azimuth of the target by aiming at the target. The theodolite has a self-collimation function, which is convenient for measurement and calibration. Usually theodolite has a serial communication interface, which can realize the serial data communication and command system with the gyroscope.

(3) Tripod
The tripod provides support for the gyro theodolite.

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