The research of PNS based on micro inertial sensors

Abstract In order to reduce the dependence of pedestrian navigation on satellite navigation system and wireless communication, a new method is proposed to construct pedestrian navigation system (PNS) based on micro inertial technology. In this paper, the distributed system structure is arranged on human feet and trunk, and the key technologies, namely the system initial alignment, the error correction, the precise gait-phase detection, the effect and the inhibition of environmental magnetic field, have been studied. Besides, theories and applications of the key technologies are also discussed, and the performance of the PNS has been analyzed in the environment of electromagnetic interference. Experimental results show that the positioning error of the route with electromagnetic interference accounts for 2% of the travel distance. The key technologies proposed in the study can effectively improve the positioning accuracy of PNS, and independently achieve longer time personal navigation in the attenuate or even invalid global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and wireless communication signal environment.