Positioning technology 32, Positioning technology, Additional information – Pioneer AVG-VDP1 User Manual

Page 32: Positioning by gps, Positioning by dead reckoning

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Speed pulse error. Please power off the

system and check the installation. After

checking, please re-boot the system and press

OK.
Speed pulse error.

After checking the speed pulse cord, touch

OK.

Speed pulse wire is disconnected. Accuracy

cannot be ensured without speed pulse.

Please be sure that the speed pulse wire is cor-

rectly connected to the system.
Speed pulse cord is disconnected.

After checking the speed pulse cord, touch

OK.

Angle of the unit exceeds permitted level.

Please reinstall the unit correctly.
Installation angle of this unit exceeds permitted

level.

After reinstalling this unit correctly, touch OK.

The system has detected a change in the

angle of the unit. Learning status for Gyro

Sensor has been initialized.
The system has detected a change in the angle of

this unit.

Touch OK.

Positioning technology

This unit accurately measures your current lo-

cation by GPS (Global Positioning System).

Positioning by GPS

The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses a

network of satellites orbiting the Earth. Each

of the satellites, which orbit at a height of

68,900,000 feet (21,000 km), continually broad-

casts radio signals giving time and position in-

formation. This ensures that signals from at

least three can be picked up from any open

area on the earths surface.

The accuracy of the GPS information depends

on how good the reception is. When the sig-

nals are strong and reception is good, GPS

can determine latitude, longitude, and altitude

for accurate positioning in three dimensions.

But if signal quality is poor, only two dimen-

sions, latitude and longitude, can be obtained

and positioning errors are somewhat greater.

Positioning by dead reckoning

The 3D Hybrid Sensor in this unit also calcu-

lates your position. The current location is

measured by detecting driving distance with

the speed pulse, the turning direction with the

Gyrosensor, and inclination of the road with

the Gsensor.

The 3D Hybrid Sensor can even calculate

changes of altitude, and corrects for discre-

pancies in the distance travelled caused by

driving along winding roads or up slopes.

Also, this unit learns the driving conditions

and stores information in the memory; thus,

as you drive more, the precision of the posi-

tioning becomes more accurate.

The method of positioning changes as follows

depending on whether the speed pulse of your

vehicle is detected or not:

3D hybrid mode

This is active when the speed pulse is de-

tected. Inclination of the road can be detected.

Simple hybrid mode

When the speed pulse is not detected, posi-

tioning is performed in this mode. Only hori-

zontal movement is detected, so it becomes

less accurate. Also, when the positioning by

GPS is not available, such as when your vehi-

cle enters a long tunnel, the discrepancy be-

tween your actual and calculated position may

become bigger.

Additional Information

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