3DM
®
-GX5-10
User Manual
4.
Sensor Measurements
The 3DM - GX5 - 10 block diagram (
Figure 14 - 3DM- GX5- 10 Block Diagram
) describes its primary
hardware components and internal configuration. Integrated Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)
sensors within the 3DM- GX5- 10 are collectively known as the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) and
include tri- axial gyroscopes (gyros), and tri- axial accelerometers. This technology provides direct
measurements of acceleration, angular rate, Delta- theta (change in angular rate), and Delta- velocity
(change in velocity). Temperature sensors provide environmental information for measurement
compensation . information can be read directly but is not used internally for attitude or navigation
estimations on the 3DM-GX5-10.
Figure 14 -3DM-GX5-10 Block Diagram
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