TinyGC-Net: An Extremely Tiny Network for Calibrating MEMS Gyroscopes

As the errors of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscopes are complex and nonlinear, the current calibration methods, which rely on linear models or networks with numerous parameters, are inadequate for low-cost embedded computing platforms to achieve both precision and real-time performance. In this paper, we introduce a extremely tiny network (TGC-Net) that characterizes the measurement model of MEMS gyroscopes. The network has a small number of parameters and can be trained on a central processing unit (CPU) before being deployed on a microcontroller unit (MCU). The TGC-Net leverage the robust data processing capabilities of deep learning to derive a nonlinear measurement model from fragmented gyroscope data. Subsequently, this model is used to regress errors on the gyroscope data. Moreover, we analyze the relationship between the compact network and the traditional linear model for MEMS gyroscopes, and emphasize the significance of the adequate angular motion stimulation for train the network. The experimental results, based on public datasets and real-world scenarios, demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the proposed method. These findings suggest that this technique is a viable candidate for applications that require MEMS gyroscopes.