your position is our focus
The
Scale Factor
is
the
ratio
between
the
frequency
of
the
speedpulse
signal
and
the
real
speed.
It
has
a
maximum
range
of
0.02
[m/pulse]
to
1
[m/pulse]
(i.e.
from
50k
pulses
per
km
to
1000
pulses
per
km.
If
the
Scale
Factor
exceeds
the
lower
or
upper
limit,
the
output
will
be
held
at
the
limiting
value.
1
x00.050
Measurement
Interval
x00.060
x00.070
x00.080
x00.090
x00.100
x00.110
x00.120
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Speed
pulses
per
Interval
Timetag
Figure 12: Speed signal
!
Note
Non-linearity
of
the
speedpulse
signal
(e.g.
no
pulses
below
5
km/h),
may
lead
to
wrong
direction
calculation
and
therefore
wrong
positioning.
!
Note
If
the
pulse
frequency
is
below
the
minimum
frequency
(1Hz),
speed
will
be
set
to
0
m/s
and
the
position
output
is
frozen
at
the
last
known
position.
3.1.2.4
Direction (Forward/ Backward Signal)
The
direction
signal
indicates
whether
the
vehicle
is
moving
forward
or
backward.
If
the
signal
is
high,
it
indicates
forward
driving,
but
it
can
be
configured
vice-versa
in
UBX–CFG
(Config)
–
EKF
(EKF
Settings).
It’s
recommended
to
use
a
direction
indicator
for
best
DR
performance.
If
no
direction
signal
is
available,
it’s
recommended
to
set
the
direction
to
forward.
Consequences
if
no
direction
signal
is
available:
Direction
GPS coverage
Forward
Backward
Insufficient to
determine a position
(DR only)
The
direction
signal
indicates
the
right
direction
Good DR performance, all
position are valid
The
DR
output
will
indicate
a
wrong
direction
(always
forward).
DR positions are wrong as the
direction is wrong
Good GPS coverage
The
direction
signal
indicates
the
right
direction
Good DR performance
For
short
distances
the
influence
of
the
mismatching
direction
signal
can
be
neglected
(in
order
of
meters,
e.g.
maneuvering
a
car
into
a
parking
lot).
For
longer
distances
it
might
have
significant
impact
to
the
calibration
parameter
.
Table 5: Consequences of a missing direction signal
!
Note
As
the
forward/backward
direction
signal
is
not
available
in
all
cars,
try
to
make
use
of
the
reverse
gear
light.
LEA-4R
/
TIM-4R
-
System
Integration
Manual
/
Reference
Design
Receiver
Description
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