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Subject: Re: Fluxgate compass /benefits of 3 axis
From: Michael Wescott (wescott_mike@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jan 30 2002 - 19:33:04 EST
george@XXX.XXX said:
> But on a surface craft there are all sorts of random accelerations
> taking place, in unpredictable directions, of a magnitude comparable
> with that of gravity, depending on the sea state. These get hopelessly
> jumbled up with the acceleration due to gravity. Can a three-axis
> accelerometer somehow unscramble these accelerations?
I suspect that a suitable low-pass filter could be used on the outputs
to get a reasonably accurate indication of the direction of the constant
1 G accelation.
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Mike Wescott
Wescott_Mike@XXX.XXX
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