Probably depending on accellerometers.  that might work at speed because the
speed at 90 degrees to gravity would show up well in accelleration as the
course changed

Doesn't work at walking speed.  Several people including Mike May's company
have tried walking speed inertial nav systems and found that walking speed
is not detectable in the "noise' of gravity and general vibration.

So you're gonna need a really snappy ditch digger! <WHIZ>

Tom


On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 04:56:56PM -0400, Dan Rossi wrote:
> Probably not much use here, but one of the crazy blind Brits who set a 
> land speed record used an inertial navigation system that was extremely 
> sensitive and, if I remember correctly, rather than audible tones, it had 
> two pager vibrators, one on either side of his neck.  As he careened down 
> the track, the vibrators would buzz if he veered off the centerline.
> 
> Just trying to add some color to the conversation.
> 
> -- 
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
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