This paper presents an approach for measurement of spatial rotation-angle with dual-axis inclination sensor in the case of non-vertical rotation axis. When the sensor is randomly installed on the rotation plane
there are three unpredictable position parameters: β
the angle between the rotation axis and level; α
the swing angle on the measuring plane; and γ
the angle between the sensor plane and the rotation axis. A rotation-angle model is established according to the relationship among measuring axes
rotation axis and the level
and the corresponding analytical equations are derived. The three position parameters and rotation-angle can be calculated with certain accuracy as the rotation axis gets non-vertical to the level. Experimental results show that the measuring accuracy reaches 0.2° within the range of ±100° if the angle between the rotation axis and the level is less than 75°
which indicates the fine repeatability and accuracy of this model.
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