International Hellenic University Researchers Discuss Research in Robotics Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) in Mobile Robots over the Last Five Years: A Review

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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Robotics Machine Learning Daily News Daily News – Researchers detail new data in robotics. According to news reporting out of Kavala, Greece, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Robots and especially mobile robots have experienced rapid growth, making them part of everyday life.” The news journalists obtained a quote from the research from International Hellenic University: “An inertial measurement unit (IMU), which is a set of sensors, plays an important role in mobile robots’ navigation. Data collected by the IMU sensors on a robot are properly converted and useful information is calculated concerning, i.e., position, orientation, and acceleration. With the advancement of technology, IMUs have been transformed from large and complex devices into small, flexible, and efficient ones. The main sensors included in an IMU are the gyroscope, the accelerometer, and the magnetometer. Additionally, there are other sensors such as a barometer, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, or even an attitude sensor. The components that an IMU consists of are many and the main differences concern the technology they integrate, the designer purpose, and the specifications set by the manufacturer.”