Hi Brooke, Looks like the physorg paper is talking about an optical rate gyro. Don't think the drift rate matters, since position is not measured.
Yes, your reference gives bad numbers for a fiber optic rate gyro, but the physorg paper claims a device that works. Something is out of joint. (Thin reference to time in Hamlet) Bill Hawkins -----Original Message----- From: Brooke Clarke Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:24 AM Hi Gerald: It turns out the the long term drift spec of a gyro depends (using a large power law, far from linear) on it's volume. See: http://www.prc68.com/I/Sensors.shtml#Gyroscopic I expect that one that can fit into the head of a pin will drift much more than 1000 deg/hour. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke http://www.PRC68.com Gerald Molenkamp wrote: > Hi All, > > Time, GPS and movement plays a big part in most discussions. Each day > brings something new and fantastic in the world of science, it just > makes you think where it will take us. > > http://www.physorg.com/news205500249.html > > Regards > Gerald > Vk3GJM _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
