Title :
Vibrating element angular rate sensors for precision applications
Author :
Watson, William S.
Abstract :
It is shown that a low-cost vibrating element angular rate sensor can be configured to meet the requirements of navigation systems. This is done by increasing the size of the sensor and/or by spinning the sensor to null balance the signal. No limiting factors to restrict the degree of improvement which can be achieved have been found. This implies that these methods could be used to meet almost any navigation system requirement for angular rate sensing
Keywords :
angular measurement; detectors; navigation; angular rate sensors; low-cost vibrating element; navigation systems; null balance; spinning; Costs; Force sensors; Navigation; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Stability; Torque; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Position Location and Navigation Symposium, 1990. Record. The 1990's - A Decade of Excellence in the Navigation Sciences. IEEE PLANS '90., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
DOI :
10.1109/PLANS.1990.66150
