Published August 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Unbiasedness of simultaneous independent measurement

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)

Description

We manage to get the true parameter value out of biased data without any zero calibration, a result which has not been reported to our knowledge. In order to obtain the true value of a given physical quantity out of biased noises, a general model and an algorithm based on simultaneous independent measurements are demonstrated. A decision function is constructed using variable measuring vectors. A nonlinear estimator is provided using linear combinations of differential statistics of initial observations. Repeated gyroscope experiments targeting the Earth's local rotation velocity are implemented to validate the algorithm and the estimator. Experimental results show that the true rotation velocity is obtained even if initial observations are either positively or negatively biased. Therefore, it is possible to get the true value of a physical quantity using simultaneous multi-dimensional measurements, no matter whether systematic biases exist or not. This reveals a phenomenon that physical observations, even though obscured by time-varying biases and noises, have an intrinsic true-value feature which has not been made use of in current theories and applications. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/23/8/085005

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Measurement Science and Technology
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
[11 p.]
ISSN
0957-0233
CODEN
MSTCEP

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46016034
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; GYROSCOPES; MEASURING METHODS; NOISE; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; ROTATION; STATISTICS; VECTORS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; MATHEMATICS; MOTION; PROCESSING; TENSORS