• DocumentCode
    1383959
  • Title

    How Good Is Your Gyro [Ask the Experts]

  • Author

    Grewal, Mohinder ; Andrews, Angus

  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    86
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Control Systems, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1066-033X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCS.2009.935122
  • Filename
    5386159