Modern Inertial Technology

Navigation, Guidance, and Control

Anthony Lawrence

278 pages, parution le 05/02/2002 (2^eme édition)

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Résumé

While some automatic navigation systems can use external measurements to determine their position (as the driver of a car uses road signs, or more recent automated systems use satellite data), others (such as those used in submarines) cannot. They must rely instead on internal measurements of the acceleration and direction of travel to determine their speed and position. Such inertial guidance systems have been in use since Word War II, using accelerometers and gyroscopes, the latter to measure changes in direction of travel.

This book describes the inertial technology used for guidance, control, and navigation, discussing in detail the principles, operation, and design of inertial sensors -- gyroscopes and accelerometers -- as well as the advantages and disadvantages of particular systems. An engineer with long practical experience in the field, the author elucidates the most recent developments in inertial guidance. Among these are fiber-optic gyroscopes, solid-state accelerometers, and the Global Positioning System.

The book should be of interest to researchers and practicing engineers involved in systems engineering, aeronautics, space research, and navigation on land and on sea.

This second edition has been brought up to date throughout, and includes new material on micromachined gyroscopes and accelerometers.

Contents

Series Preface
Preface
Introduction 1
1 An Outline of Inertial Navigation 4
2 Gyro and Accelerometer Errors and Their Consequences 25
3 The Principles of Accelerometers 43
4 The Pendulous Accelerometer 57
5 Vibrating Beam Accelerometers 72
6 The Principles of Mechanical Gyroscopes 85
7 Single-Degree-of-Freedom Gyroscopes 95
8 Two-Degree-of-Freedom Gyroscopes 122
9 The Dynamically Tuned Gyroscope 131
10 Vibrating Gyroscopes 152
11 The Principles of Optical Rotation Sensing 169
12 The Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyro 188
13 The Ring Laser Gyro 208
14 Passive Resonant Gyros 225
15 Testing Inertial Sensors 239
16 Design Choices for Intertial Instruments 260
Index 268

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Anthony Lawrence
Parution	05/02/2002
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	278
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	540g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387985077
ISBN13	978-0-387-98507-7