There a few different models but they start at around $120 a piece in sample
quantity for the cheapest. $299 on the high end as I recall. I have some
documentation at home, I'll look up the specs.In the meantime here's a link
to one of their products:

http://www.siliconsensing.com/pages/english/products/page5.htm

As I recall, their vibration test results showed no signifficant vibration
sensitivity. Other sensors subjected to the same would either:

- spike at certain frequencies
- deform permanently (ie. produce Vx at rate R before the test and then
produce Vy at rate R after the test)
- break because of sympathetic hormonics

I never quite understood why they can't offer samples at prices comparable
to a complete Futaba solution though. The Futaba box has extra electronics
to mess with the servo signal.

    Sander

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pierce Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sander Pool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
"John Carmack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [ERPS] Gizmocopter Work Session Notes for March 13th, 2003


>
> What kind of price did he quote you? What are the specs on these gyros wrt
vibration and acceleration sensitivity? If they're anywhere as good as he
seemed to think, then $80/axis is not half bad -- check out FOGs sometime
for serious sticker shock (~$1.5k+/axis). Also, I suspect that those
stabilizers may be 2-axis, which would mean you would only need two for
complete sensing, or one for the first iteration of Gizmo & POGO.
>
>
> -p
>


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