
3DM-GX4
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Inertial Navigation System
User Manual
Performance Optimization
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5.3
Heading Drift and Compensation
There are four options for the heading reference source: GPS velocity, the magnetometer, an
external reference, or none. If the setting is an external reference, the user has to provide a
heading reference (for example,
see GPS External Receiver on page 54
). If the setting is none,
the estimated heading will drift with the drift of the gyroscopes. If the setting is the
magnetometer, there will be no drift, but the accuracy will only be as good as the
magnetometer. If using GPS velocity as a heading reference, the sensor (or sensor platform)
has to be moving, or there will be no heading reading. Moving the platform in a dynamic way will
assist in recapturing the heading (for example, slight s-turns in an aircraft which has been
traveling in a straight line for an extended period of time).
To select between the heading sources in MIP Monitor select Settings > Device > Estimation
Filter > EF Options.
Figure 28 -
Heading Source Setting