Strapdown Gyro System.

Abstract

The patent application relates to a gyro using a uniquely vibrated wire kept in constant motion and whose plane of vibration is rotated a predetermined small amount in an oscillatory fashion. Sensing equipment monitors the change in angular position and transforms this information into pulses which perform two functions. A first function is to transmit the pulses to components that force the plane of vibration to a new angle. The other function is to transmit the pulses to equipment that counts records and determines the angle of rotation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1974
Accession Number
ADD001749

Entities

People

  • James H. Johnston

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Machines
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Motion
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Positioning Devices (Machinery)
  • Rotation
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.