Centripetal force compensation is a algorithm than compensate centripetal forces effect over accelerometers so AHRS could get a correct attitude measurement during large turns.we are using a simple record player to test centripetal compensation.Effect of centripetal force could be a problem if the plane stay in a turn for a large time, for example doing circles.jlcortexnmine.com
it is a test to verify centripetal force compensation. with this experiment (radius = 0.13 meter and rpm = 45) we get a error of 16 degree without compensation, it is perfect to test it!
I just punched in the numbers, and a .18G lateral acceleration should integrate up to about a 10 deg. roll error. The time it takes to integrate up depends on how well the compensation is working.
If you use the old Accel = radius*w^2 equation I come up with only 0.18 G's of lateral acceleration. I don't think that will be enough to do much of a test with the record player. A 0.2G turn is pretty benign.
If you could speed up the record player or get a larger radius then you might get something more indicative of a turn rate your aircraft would experience. Problem is the motor in the record player might complain. I guess if you ran it for a really long time an error might integrate up.
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I was assuming a 33.3 RPM turntable. Yes, a 45RPM turntable should give about a 16 deg error. Science is wonderful!
Brian
it is a test to verify centripetal force compensation. with this experiment (radius = 0.13 meter and rpm = 45) we get a error of 16 degree without compensation, it is perfect to test it!
If you could speed up the record player or get a larger radius then you might get something more indicative of a turn rate your aircraft would experience. Problem is the motor in the record player might complain. I guess if you ran it for a really long time an error might integrate up.
yes, firstly we have tested it in a car, but we can not see nothing. it is a good method. it is very easy to see if compensation is working!