Mt n v o lng qun tnh hoc IMU l thnh phn ca h thng dn ng
trong air space, tu thuyn, my bay, v c tn la IMU l s kt hp gia cm bin gia tc v con quay hi chuyn ( xc nh c cc thuc tnh pitch, roll, yaw). D liu thu thp c s c a vo my tnh, xc nh c tc , v tr hin ti S kt hp ca IMU v GPS c th cung cp kt qu hiu qu hn iu hng, hng dn, kim sot h thng cho my bay, tng t nh UAV (phng tin bay khng ngi li) C th la chn IMU theo type, kch thc, hnh dng nhng ch yu vn la chn theo degrees of freedom (DOF). 3 DOF cm bin gia tc v 2 con quay hi chuyn o yaw. 5 DOF o pitch, roll. 6 DOF, 9 DOF, 10 DOF (3 axis gyroscope + 3 axis accelerometer + 3 axis magnetic field + air pressure) Mt h thng cm bin MARG ( Magnetic, Angular Rate, v Gravity) chnh l s kt hp gia IMU v mt cm bin t trng. IMU c th o c thuc tnh h thng ( nghing) theo chiu ca trng lc, cn MARG cn c bit l AHRS ( Attitude and Heading Reference Systems) c th cung cp mt h thng o lng nh hng h thng mt cch hon chnh thng qua hng ca t trng v trng trng