INS
GUI User’s Manual
Inertial Labs, Inc
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Address: 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street, Paeonian Springs, VA 20129 U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (703) 880-4222, Fax: +1 (703) 935-8377 Website: www.inertiallabs.com
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To start the calibration select “Plugins” menu and then “Mag Field
Calibration” item (see Fig. 3.5) from the main menu. “Mag Field Calibration”
window will open (see Fig. 8.3).
Important note. For correct calibration it is necessary to set right coordinates “Latitude”,
“Longitude”, “Altitude” and “Date” in accordance with place where INS is calibrated.
Their values are set in the “Device Options” window (see Fig. 4.2).
Fig. 8.3
In the “Calibration Type” field choose from a list the type of the calibration –
2D, 2D-2T or 3D (see section 10.4 for explanation of these types).
The “Accumulation Time” field in window Fig. 8.3 sets the time which is
necessary to perform calibration procedure including at least one full 360
turn rotation in horizon plane (at least 2 full turns are recommended). This
time can be set using arrows or by entering the necessary value from a
keyboard. The default value is 60.
In “Calibration status” window the captions are highlighted that show
current states of INS calibration and actions that can be performed.