IMU DRS

Dead reckoning, or the ability to determine current position and navigate based on previous position, is more complicated in space than on Earth. In this project, the accuracy and 'drift' of inbuilt sensors in a cellphone (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, proximity sensor) will be tested via motion and movement-based gestures and compared to those taken on Earth to analyze how sensor performance, and therefore dead reckoning calculations, may be different in space. The results from this study could help inform future spacecraft navigation systems design.