Novel attitude determination method by integration of electronic level meter,INS,and low-cost turntable for level attitude evaluation and calibration of INS

Attitude references are greatly needed for the evaluation and calibration of Inertial Navigation Systems(INSs),which are widely used in gravimeter,marine,and aeronautical navigation.High-accuracy turntable,INS,and Global Navigation Satellite System have been utilized to verify the performance of relatively low-accuracy INS.The accuracy requirement of the attitude reference continuously increases with the rapid improvement of inertial sensors and navigation algorithms.However,the cost of attitude determination system increases rapidly with the increase of attitude accuracy requirement.To solve this limitation,the integration of level meter,INS,and low-cost turntable is proposed to provide level attitude,such as roll and pitch.The turntable is utilized to rotate the INS.An integration model of the level meter and INS is built to estimate the level attitude and reduce the cost of the turntable.The proposed method successfully avoids the dependence on high-accuracy turntables.An observability degree analysis is conducted to improve the level atti-tude accuracy further.The simulation and turntable test results indicate that the proposed method can provide high-accuracy level attitude without high-accuracy INS or turntable and is applicable to error calibration and attitude evaluation of INS.

Evaluation of occupational noise pollution and attitudes of exposed workers in two metal industries

The purpose of the present study was to determined noise levels and to show the annoyance reaction, hearing loss, hearing impairment by the workers due to the occupational noise exposure according to Iran development of Environment （IDE） and also awareness about effects of noise and use of hearing protective devices （HPD） in the two manufacturing electronic equipment （metal） industries. The present study was carried out among industrial workers and included a sample of lao workers, site 1 （n = 52） and site 2 （n = 78） from two metal industries located in south eastern Iran province of Kerman. In order to attend the objectives of the current study, noise levels evaluation was determined throughout all different work stations in both industries. The results of the study revealed that noise levels in 75% of the stations are higher than limits used for assessment of noise for community response. The result of the study indicated that noise levels in the workplace are （66%） very high, （28%） high and only 6% low. Workers having higher education are much aware of the health impact due to occupational noise. Chi-square analysis indicated that the difference in educational background and not wearing HPD was significant and also a significant relationship was also observed between the impact of occupational noise on the health and education status. This research has clearly demonstrated that the workers in both the metal industries included in this study are at high risk of developing noise induced hearing loss and other associated ailments due to excessive occupational exposure to noise. There is a need to develop and apply a well-defined, comprehensive and enforceable training programs and noise regulation. The study revealed that the workers having higher education （9-12 grades） are much aware of the health impact due to occupational noise exposure. There is a need to establish a hearing conservation programs in both industries, the components of such program include noise assessment, use of hearing protection devices, audiometric and increasing awareness among the workers about the adverse effects of noise.