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Strapped-Down Systems and Gyroscope Technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2009

S. G. Smith
S. G. Smith
Affiliation:
(Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough)
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Inertial navigation systems have for many years been mechanised as a cluster of gyros and accelerometers mounted in a servo-controlled gimbal system which isolates the cluster from the motion of the carrying vehicle. Until the spectacular advance in computer technology over the last decade no other mechanization was really feasible, but serious consideration is now being given to strapped-down systems. This paper compares the two mechanizations, outlines some of the advantages of strapped-down systems, and considers some of the contenders for rate-sensing in such systems.

Type
Gyroscope Technology
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 1979 , pp. 91 - 101
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1979

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