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In Chapter 2 we described inertial systems error modeling and the generation of specifications for the sensors in an inertial navigator, specifications which could (and should) follow the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) standard formats for inertial sensors. In this chapter we will describe the testing of accelerometers and gyros for conformance to these specifications; we will describe the tests that we would perform for acceptance test procedures (ATPs) on a pendulous accelerometer and on three types of gyro, the single-degree-of-freedom (SDFG), the dynamically tuned gyro (DTG), and the ring laser gyro (RLG). This description is general and takes account of neither specific design issues nor of particular customer needs that would expand the ATP in real life.
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Lawrence, A. (1998). Testing Inertial Sensors. In: Modern Inertial Technology. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1734-3_16
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