Inertial navigation systems

[WernerNYK]

Yes, there was a lot of noise within our system. And yes, it began to drift while sitting still, and the double integration only further compounds the error. However, our team of people working on the INS applies many many filters and was able to reduce most of the error. It was more than good enough for 15 seconds of autonomous, however I think after something like an hour or something it thought it was heading towards the moon or something (I dunno, I'm a mechanical guy, but I think that's what I overheard, hehe).

After the season, one of our team members (who ironically did not work on the INS), completed his MQP (Major Qualifiying Project) on an INS for Autonomous robot navigation. I believe he was able to vastly improve upon our design and reduce the noise to almost negligible levels. But again, I am not sure.