DMU380ZA Series
User’s Manual
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Doc# 7430-3810 Rev. 02
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Figure 4 DMU380ZA Series Software Block Diagram
Simplified functional block diagrams for INS, AHRS and VG series products derived
from Figure 4 are shown in Figure 5 to highlight key features of each product. The
DMU380ZA Series products are mainly differentiated by types of aiding sensors used in
the EKF for the drift correction of the 6-DOF inertial sensor cluster.
For the AHRS product, a 3-axis magnetometer is used for correcting the drift on
yaw/heading angle. For the INS product, a 3-axis magnetometer and a GPS receiver are
used for correcting the drift on yaw/heading angle, increasing the accuracy of the attitude
estimation by incorporating these sensor signals into the EKF, and providing a navigation
solution. The common aiding sensor for the drift correction for the attitude (i.e., roll and
pitch only) is a 3-axis accelerometer. This is the default configuration for the VG product.
X / Y / Z Body
Accelerometers
6-DOF Sensor Cluster
Sensor
Calibration
Axes Rotation
GPS Data
Internal/External
Kalman
Filter and Dynamic State Model
Integration to 100 Hz
Velocity, GPS
Position Output
Hard/Soft Iron
Calibration
UseMags
X / Y / Z
Magnetometers
INS/AHRS only
IMU
-
Scaled Packets
(S0, S1)
All Units
INS/AHRS/VG/IMU
Gravity Reference
Turn Rate
(Internal
Computation)
Free Integrate
TurnSwitch
Threshold
UseGPS
Stationary Yaw
Lock
X / Y / Z Body
Rates
200Hz
Signal
Proc.
Chain
Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)
Drift Correction Module
VG/AHRS
–
Angle
Packets
(A1, A2)
INS/AHRS/VG
INS
-
Nav
Packets
(N0, N1)
INS/AHRS/VG
Integration to
Attitude
Unit Settings & Profile*
Communication Settings
Axes Orientation
Low Pass Filtering
Free Integrate
UseGPS
UseMags
TurnSwitch
Threshold
DynamicMotion
Restart On
Overange
Dynamic Motion
Programmable BIT Alerts
Aiding Sensors
Built In Test
& Status
Data
Available to
User
Measurement
Data Available to
User (Fixed Rate
or Polled)
Status
Packet
(T0)