Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for computing a position of a
moving entity, and an apparatus and method for setting a gyroscope zero
point or a gyroscope zero point reference value. In the apparatus for
setting the gyroscope zero point, a gyroscope outputs a signal of angular
velocity in the form of voltage. A global positioning system (GPS)
receiver receives a GPS signal. An analog-to-digital (A/D) converter
digitizes the voltage output from the gyroscope. A controller detects a
speed and a direction angle of a vehicle from the received GPS signal,
determines if the vehicle is traveling in a straight line, and filters
the voltage output from the gyroscope to obtain a gyroscope zero point
reference value if the vehicle is traveling in the straight line.