Concept information
Preferred term
IMU
Definition
- An inertial measurement unit (IMU), is an electronic device that measures and reports on a craft's velocity, orientation, and gravitational forces, using a combination of accelerometers and gyroscopes, sometimes also magnetometers. IMUs are typically used to maneuver aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), among many others, and spacecraft, including satellites and landers. Group: Instrument_Details Entry_ID: IMU Group: Instrument_Identification Instrument_Category: In Situ/Laboratory Instruments Instrument_Class: Recorders/Loggers Short_Name: IMU Long_Name: Inertial Measurement Unit End_Group Group: Instrument_Associated_Sensors Short_Name: MAGNETOMETERS Short_Name: GYROS Short_Name: ACCELEROMETERS End_Group Online_Resource: http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/visions/remote_sensing/imu.html Sample_Image: http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/visions/remote_sensing/imu_220.jpg Creation_Date: 2012-08-09 End_Group (en)
Broader concept
- Recorders/Loggers (en)
Change note
- 2012-08-09 08:33:05.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (IMU [16268fa7-9efd-403d-9bcb-fc622d535ff6,40483] - Recorders/Loggers [ebfff02c-2e5a-476e-aafb-c00167bf2daa,32649]);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/16268fa7-9efd-403d-9bcb-fc622d535ff6
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