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Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Anand Ravindra Oka, Waterloo, CA;

Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;

Christopher Harris Snow, Kitchener, CA;

Inventors:

Anand Ravindra Oka, Waterloo, CA;

Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;

Christopher Harris Snow, Kitchener, CA;

Assignee:

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/02 (2006.01); G01P 3/48 (2006.01); G01B 7/30 (2006.01); G01R 33/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/0206 (2013.01); G01R 33/028 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one aspect, there is provided a method for compensating for gyroscope bias on a portable electronic device having a gyroscope, and at least one of an accelerometer and a magnetometer. The method includes determining a first attitude matrix and a second attitude matrix using data from the accelerometer and the magnetometer, determining a difference between the first attitude matrix and the second attitude matrix, estimating a rotational velocity based on the difference between the first attitude matrix and the second attitude matrix, and compensating for an output from the gyroscope to generate a compensated output that compensates for the gyroscope bias using the estimated rotational velocity.


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