Symposium on Gyroscope Technology, Bochum, West Germany, September 18, 19, 1978, Proceedings

The volume consists of the papers which were presented at the Symposium on Gyro Technology 1978 of the German Institute of Navigation (DGON). A strapdown inertial reference system for future commercial airline use in navigation and flight control is presented along with an integrated strapdown guidance and control system for launch vehicle application. Consideration is given to a gyrocompass calibrator, novel gyro hinge design, effects of hinge improvements on design and production cost of a dynamically tuned gyro, and development aspects of a dynamically tuned gyro. Identification procedures for strapdown sensor parameters by system level testing, determination and evaluation of strapdown sensor parameters from system test data, and test facilities and procedures for strapdown systems are described.