ANALYSIS OF SOLUTIONS FOR SPACE ORIENTATION ESTIMATION ALGORITHMS

The paper presents available solutions of objects space orientation estimation algorithms which could be used for determination of orientation angles for objects with high dynamics. There were described four methods which are most often used now in the systems requiring information on the space orientation angles. First, some basic sensors used for identification of orientation angles were presented, including accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer. In the next chapter, the methodology of each algorithms was shown to illustrate differences between them. On this ground the evaluation can be made for selecting the best algorithm for determination of orientation angles for specific object. In the second part of the paper the results of carried out experiment with an measurement unit consisting of a triad of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers were compared basing on the performed analysis. The results were presented in the form of graphs for each angle of: pitch, roll, and yaw.