A laser gyro evaluation plan and test results
Abstract
A test program to evaluate laser gyros for Air Force applications is described. The test plan development, facilities and actual test results obtained at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., on a Honeywell GG1300 laser gyro are presented. The test plan addresses methods to evaluate a laser gyro's bias and scale factor under various environments and operational modes. The test techniques are designed for use with: a mini-computer for on-line data analysis and test control, a thermal chamber mounted on an air-bearing table which allows performance evaluation with temperature profile testing, and a data acquisition system for recording available analog voltages for subsequent correlation analyses. Future test plans and additional areas for evaluation are also discussed.
- Publication:
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NAECON 1977; Proceedings of the National Aerospace and Electronics Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977naec.conf.1036F
- Keywords:
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- Automatic Test Equipment;
- Computer Techniques;
- Laser Applications;
- Optical Gyroscopes;
- Performance Tests;
- Bias;
- Computer Programs;
- Data Acquisition;
- Data Reduction;
- Environment Effects;
- Minicomputers;
- Temperature Profiles;
- Instrumentation and Photography