Title :
How Good Is Your Gyro [Ask the Experts]
Author :
Grewal, Mohinder ; Andrews, Angus
Abstract :
This article is about the reader\´s inquiry about gyro specifications and experts in the field answered by defining and classifying the types of gyros according to their usage. Rate gyroscopes, which are called "gyros", are sensors that measure angular (rotational) rates with respect to an inertial frame of reference.
Keywords :
angular measurement; gyroscopes; rotation measurement; sensors; angular rates; gyro specifications; inertial frame of reference; rate gyroscopes; rotational rates; sensors; Aircraft manufacture; Aircraft propulsion; Fiber lasers; Inertial navigation; Laser tuning; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Optical sensors; Robot kinematics; Telescopes; Unmanned aerial vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2009.935122
