Patent Document ID: 20120166134
Application ID: 13408325
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of determining an inertial quantity in a system with linear, non-linear, Gaussian, or non-Gaussian characteristics or combinations thereof, the method comprising: associating a plurality of inertial sensor devices with the system; acquiring inertial sensor data form the plurality of inertial sensor devices; utilizing a computing device for processing the inertial sensor data by application of a Monte Carlo estimation-based inference system configured to produce estimates in systems with linear, non-linear, Gaussian, and non-Gaussian characteristics, wherein the computing device produces a virtual connection between at least two of the plurality of inertial sensor devices, resulting in a virtual sensor output value, the virtual sensor output value being of a degree of accuracy exceeding that which would otherwise be attributable to one of the single inertial sensor devices; and utilizing the virtual sensor output value as at least part of a tangible indication of the inertial quantity.