START: a broad application spectrum gyro for the 1990s

Author

Harris, D.G.

fYear

1990

fDate

20-23 Mar 1990

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

28

Abstract

START is an all-solid-state angular rate sensor which began development in the early 1980s for weapons applications. The development phases of the START program are outlined, and the principle of operation is described. The current status and performance achieved are described. The areas of application for which START is either used or projected for field tests are given. The expected time scale for moving from prototype to large quantity production is considered. The version of START for the first generation of a new rate sensor technology in which the emphasis is on providing a wide performance range with very high shock resistance at the lowest price, is presented

Keywords

acceleration measurement; electric sensing devices; gyroscopes; military equipment; weapons; START; accelerometer; all-solid-state angular rate sensor; piezoelectric transducer; shock resistance; weapons; Aerospace electronics; Bandwidth; Circuit testing; Costs; Electric shock; Production; Prototypes; Solid state circuits; Temperature sensors; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLANS.1990.66151

Filename

66151