How to detect position is 3d space using 10DOF IMU

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Hi, I am a computer science students and new towards arduino. For my project I need to track position and orientation of a gun in 3d space. I purchased a 10-dof IMU sensor (GY-87) to learn properly how to implement the solution of my problem. I am unable to find proper guidance due to lack of my knowledge in the field of electronics and Sensors.
I found some good examples, but unable to implement it in arduino.

I am currently able to detect Yaw, Pitch and Roll from the Sensor, from which i can detect the proper orientation of my gun. But I cant find a way to calculate position(x,y,z).

I would be grateful to you if someonce can help me in this regards.

Thank you

P.S: I cant find much resources for GY-87, may be it is deprecated. But due to unavailability of resources in my country, I had to use this sensor.

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You won't be able use that sensor to accurately track position in 3D. Here is an explanation for why you cannot (basically, they are too noisy). http://www.chrobotics.com/library/accel-position-velocity
Note that there are numerical errors in Table 1.

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Sad to hear. :frowning: and can i detect the height accurately using 10-DOF IMU?

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can i detect the height accurately using 10-DOF IMU?

What do you mean by "accurately"?
A pressure sensor, if frequently and properly calibrated, gives altitude with about +/- 20 cm precision.