Hidden Markov Model-based Pedestrian Navigation System using MEMS Inertial Sensors

In this paper, a foot-mounted pedestrian navigation system using MEMS inertial sensors is implemented, where the zero-velocity detection is abstracted into a hidden Markov model with 4 states and 15 observations. Moreover, an observations extraction algorithm has been developed to extract observatio...

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Main Authors: Zhang Yingjun, Liu Wen, Yang Xuefeng, Xing Shengwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-02-01
Series:Measurement Science Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/msr-2015-0006
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Summary:In this paper, a foot-mounted pedestrian navigation system using MEMS inertial sensors is implemented, where the zero-velocity detection is abstracted into a hidden Markov model with 4 states and 15 observations. Moreover, an observations extraction algorithm has been developed to extract observations from sensor outputs; sample sets are used to train and optimize the model parameters by the Baum-Welch algorithm. Finally, a navigation system is developed, and the performance of the pedestrian navigation system is evaluated using indoor and outdoor field tests, and the results show that position error is less than 3% of total distance travelled.
ISSN:1335-8871