Scale factor

What is the definition of scale factor?

The ratio that describes the error between a change in the output of a navigational sensor in response to a change in the input being measured.

For example, an acceleration sensor that has a scale factor of 0.1 % detecting an actual acceleration of 2 g (19.61 m/s2) may output a value of 19.63 m/s2. The smaller the scale factor, the less the error between the actual input and the resultant bias-corrected output from the sensor.

What are the applications for scale factor?

• Autonomous Systems
• Autonomous Agriculture
• Aerospace
• Automotive
• Defence
• Marine
• Subsea
• Surveying

What other terms are related to scale factor?

• Navigation 
• Scale error
• Scale factor stability

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