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Gyrocompass

Known as: Gyro compass, Gyromagnetic compass, Gyroscopic compass 
A gyrocompass is a type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-spinning disc and rotation of the Earth (or another planetary body if used… 
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2015
2015
Preliminary results with a low-cost fiber-optic gyrocompass system
This paper reports results of preliminary numerical simulation studies and preliminary static experimental evaluation of a true… 
2014
2014
CSC714 Project
Introduction Due to the limited resources (i.e., sensors) provided with the NXT vehicle, the steering (i.e., including steering… 
2011
2011
Autonomous navigation for an unmanned mobile robot in urban areas
Mobile robot has attracted intense research interest in recent years due to numerous potential application. The capability of… 
2010
2010
"And through its naming became owner": Translation in James Thomas Stevens's Tokinish
In this essay I read the long poem Tokinish by the Mohawk poet James Thomas Stevens. Stevens borrows passages of prose… 
2008
2008
Laws of Life: A Literacy-Based Intervention for Social-Emotional and Character Development and Resilience.
Laws of Life is a literacy-based intervention that allows students to identify and articulate the principles by which they live… 
2005
2005
Fiber optic gyrocompass superluminescent fiber source
The objective of this work is to establish the dependence of characteristics of the fiber optics gyrocompass with respect to the… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Hydrographic Multibeam Processing System (HMPS) Swath Alignment Tool
The Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory has developed software for the determination of system… 
1990
1990
Transfer orbit stage gyrocompass alignment algorithm twist and sway environment for Mar's Observer mission on commercial Titan
The problems presented by the launch of a booster vehicle with a strapdown system on an expandable launch vehicle are addressed… 
1967
1967
An evaluation of a wheel speed change-gyro-compass utilizing a single-degree-of-freedom gyroscope
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis. 1967. M.S. 
1962
1962
Gyrocompass Alignment of an Inertial Platform to Arbitrary Attitudes
The vector control equation is derived which dictates the mechanization for aligning an inertial platform to any arbitrary at t i… 
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