Title:
AZIMUTH DISCRIMINATION DEVICE, AZIMUTH DISCRIMINATION METHOD, AND AZIMUTH DISCRIMINATION PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008089517
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To determine accurately the azimuth or the position of a moving body with a simple constitution.
A lateral G-value orthogonal to the progression direction of the moving body generated by a centrifugal force when a vehicle is turned is detected by a biaxial acceleration sensor 3 installed on the vehicle, and it is discriminated whether the vehicle is turned to the right or to the left based on the lateral G-value and prescribed thresholds TH1, TH2, and thereby the turning direction of the vehicle can be discriminated accurately with a simple constitution only by a single biaxial acceleration sensor 3 without using an angular velocity sensor.
Inventors:
OKUBO HITOSHI
TAKAOKA TOMOHISA
TAKAOKA TOMOHISA
Application Number:
JP2006273364A
Publication Date:
April 17, 2008
Filing Date:
October 04, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SONY CORP
International Classes:
G01C21/00; G08G1/0969; G09B29/10
Domestic Patent References:
JPH08159806A | 1996-06-21 | |||
JP2001280995A | 2001-10-10 | |||
JP2002211265A | 2002-07-31 | |||
JP2001191871A | 2001-07-17 | |||
JPH11295103A | 1999-10-29 | |||
JP2003312410A | 2003-11-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Keiki Tanabe
Kazuhiko Saoyama
Kazuhiko Saoyama
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