Aggarwal P., Syed Z., Noureldin A., El-Sheimy N. MEMS-based Integrated Navigation

Artech House, 2010. — 213 p.Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are an emerging technology that has the potential for a multitude of uses. The sensors are low cost, low power consuming, and easily available. MEMS inertial sensors have introduced a new concept of affordability to inertial positioning and navigation, which have always been dedicated for special applications due to the extremely high system cost and a very bulky system design. The new MEMS inertial navigation is unique and challenging in different aspects, but is readily available in today’s market. This low-cost navigation technology has remained a secret for a long time, and little is known about it in the public domain that created a void in the well-established literature of navigation. As a result, there is a need to cover the new MEMS-based inertial navigation. Throughout the book, the authors aim to provide a balance between the theory that is mostly unique to this type of navigation and the actual field results to fill the existing void in the current literature. The book also covers very special topics that are only relevant to MEMS-based inertial navigation, which are of great importance to
the commercial sector. These topics include minimizing costs by using different forms of aiding or removing inertial sensors.