A main use for Rate Gyros is in stabilizing missiles in yaw, pitch and sometimes roll.
-John =========== > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
