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INERTIAL UNIT HAVING VIBRATING GYROS MOUNTED ON A CAROUSEL, AND AN ANGLE-MEASUREMENT METHOD

  • US 20130312518A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2013
  • Published: 11/28/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inertial unit comprising an inertial core (3) that is connected to a control unit (50) and that includes three gyros (9, 10, 11) that are mounted relative to one another so as to have sensing axes (X, Y, Z) that are substantially perpendicular to one another, the gyros being vibrating axisymmetric gyros with hemispherical resonators, the unit being characterized in that the core is mounted on a carousel (2) arranged to drive the inertial core in rotation about an axis of rotation (4) at at least one predetermined frequency of rotation.

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