Inertial sensors—applications and challenges in a nutshell

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Original languageEnglish
Article number6221
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalSensors (Switzerland)
Volume20
Issue number21
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2020
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

This editorial provides a concise introduction to the methods and applications of inertial sensors. We briefly describe the main characteristics of inertial sensors and highlight the broad range of applications as well as the methodological challenges. Finally, for the reader’s guidance, we give a succinct overview of the papers included in this special issue.

Keywords

    Accelerometers, Body area networks, Error modeling and calibration, Gyroscopes, Inertial motion tracking, Inertial sensors in health care and sports engineering, Inertial sensors in robotics and manufacturing, Inertial sensors in vehicle motion estimation and control, Localization and mapping, Machine learning applied to inertial sensor data, Magnetometers, Sensor fusion

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Inertial sensors—applications and challenges in a nutshell. / Seel, Thomas; Kok, Manon; McGinnis, Ryan S.
In: Sensors (Switzerland), Vol. 20, No. 21, 6221, 01.09.2020, p. 1-5.

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Seel T, Kok M, McGinnis RS. Inertial sensors—applications and challenges in a nutshell. Sensors (Switzerland). 2020 Sept 1;20(21):1-5. 6221. doi: 10.3390/s20216221
Seel, Thomas ; Kok, Manon ; McGinnis, Ryan S. / Inertial sensors—applications and challenges in a nutshell. In: Sensors (Switzerland). 2020 ; Vol. 20, No. 21. pp. 1-5.
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