Positioning By Dead Reckoning; How Do Gps And Dead Reckoning Work Together - Pioneer AVIC-X1 Operation Manual

is poor, only two dimensions, latitude and longi-
tude, can be obtained and positioning errors are
somewhat greater.

Positioning by dead reckoning

The 3D Hybrid Sensor in the main unit also calcu-
lates your position. The current location is meas-
ured by detecting driving distance with the speed
pulse, the turning direction with the Gyrosensor,
and inclination of the road with the G sensor.
The 3D Hybrid Sensor can even calculate
changes of altitude, and corrects for discrepan-
cies in the distance travelled caused by driving
along winding roads or up slopes. Also, the Navi-
gation System learns the driving conditions and
stores information in the memory; thus, as you
drive more, the precision of the positioning
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 detected.
Inclination of a road can be detected.
Simple hybrid mode
When the speed pulse is not detected, position-
ing is performed in this mode. Only horizontal
movement is detected, so it becomes less accu-
rate. Also, when the positioning by GPS is not
available, such as when your vehicle enters a
long tunnel, the discrepancy between your actual
and calculated position may become bigger.
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❒ The speed pulse data comes from the speed
sensing circuit. The location of this speed
sensing circuit depends on your vehicle
model. In some cases, it is impossible to
make a connection to it, and in such a case
we recommend that the ND-PG1 speed pulse
generator (sold separately) be used.
How do GPS and dead reckon-
ing work together?
For maximum accuracy, your Navigation System
continually compares GPS data with your esti-
mated position as calculated from the data of 3D
Hybrid Sensor. However, if only the data from the
3D Hybrid Sensor is available for a long period,
positioning errors are gradually compounded
until the estimated position becomes unreliable.
For this reason, whenever GPS signals are availa-
ble, they are matched with the data of the 3D
Hybrid Sensor and used to correct it for improved
accuracy.
To ensure maximum accuracy, the dead reckon-
ing system learns with experience. By comparing
the position it estimates with your actual position
as obtained using GPS, it can correct for various
types of error, such as tyre wear and the rolling
motion of your vehicle. As you drive, the dead
reckoning system gradually gathers more data,
learns more, and the accuracy of its estimates
gradually increases. So, after you have driven
some distance, you can expect your position as
shown on the map to show fewer errors.
❒ If you use chains on your wheels for winter
driving or put on the spare wheel, errors may
suddenly increase because of difference in
wheel diameter. The system detects the fact
that the tire diameter has changed, and auto-
matically replaces the value for calculating
distance.
❒ If the ND-PG1 is used or if your vehicle is oper-
ating in Simple hybrid mode, the distance cal-
culation value cannot be replaced
automatically.