Apparatuses, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for monitoring valve position

An apparatus configured to be installed on a valve, the apparatus comprising:

• an accelerometer;
• a gyroscope;
• and,
• at least one computing device configured to:
• generate, via the accelerometer and the gyroscope, a plurality of measurement frames over a time interval, wherein a respective measurement frame comprises at least one accelerometer measurement and at least one gyroscope measurement from the gyroscope;
• generate respective position data for the plurality of measurement frames based at least in part on the at least one accelerometer measurement and the at least one gyroscope measurement;
• generate a plurality of angular change values based at least in part on differences between the respective position data of consecutive measurement frames of the plurality of measurement frames;
• generate a position of the valve in accordance with the time interval based at least in part on the plurality of angular change values;
• and,
• provision the position of the valve to at least one computing device.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, upon execution by at least one processor, configure the computer program product to:

• generate a plurality of measurement frames over a time interval, wherein a respective measurement frame comprises at least one accelerometer measurement and at least one gyroscope measurement;
• generate respective position data for the plurality of measurement frames based at least in part on the at least one accelerometer measurement and the at least one gyroscope measurement;
• generate a plurality of angular change values based at least in part on differences between the respective position data of consecutive measurement frames of the plurality of measurement frames;
• generate a position of a valve in accordance with the time interval based at least in part on the plurality of angular change values;
• and,
• provision the position of the valve to at least one computing device.