Simulator for simulating the operation of a fiber optic gyroscope
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- simulating operation of a fiber optic gyroscope during a digital simulation, wherein the simulation comprises performing an iterative loop at an eigenfrequency of the fiber optic gyroscope, the iterative loop including;
simulating an intensity of light from a fiber coil of the fiber optic gyroscope, wherein the intensity of the light is simulated using a sine or cosine function based on at least one angular rate-related effect injected into the simulation as a Sagnac phase shift; and
simulating operation of one or more control loops within the fiber optic gyroscope using the simulated intensity of the light, wherein the simulated operation of a first of the one or more control loops attempts to reduce or eliminate the Sagnac phase shift; and
at least one of;
storing, outputting, and using results of the simulation.
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Abstract
A method includes simulating operation of a fiber optic gyroscope during a digital simulation. The simulation includes performing an iterative loop that includes simulating an intensity of light from a fiber coil of the fiber optic gyroscope and simulating operation of one or more control loops within the fiber optic gyroscope using the simulated intensity of the light. The intensity of the light is simulated using a sine/cosine function based on at least one angular rate-related effect injected into the simulation as a Sagnac phase shift. The simulated operation of a first of the one or more control loops attempts to reduce or eliminate the Sagnac phase shift. The method also includes storing, outputting, and/or using results of the simulation. The at least one angular rate-related effect could include rotation of the fiber coil and/or mechanical vibration of the fiber coil.
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1. A method comprising:
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simulating operation of a fiber optic gyroscope during a digital simulation, wherein the simulation comprises performing an iterative loop at an eigenfrequency of the fiber optic gyroscope, the iterative loop including; simulating an intensity of light from a fiber coil of the fiber optic gyroscope, wherein the intensity of the light is simulated using a sine or cosine function based on at least one angular rate-related effect injected into the simulation as a Sagnac phase shift; and simulating operation of one or more control loops within the fiber optic gyroscope using the simulated intensity of the light, wherein the simulated operation of a first of the one or more control loops attempts to reduce or eliminate the Sagnac phase shift; and at least one of;
storing, outputting, and using results of the simulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processing device configured to simulate operation of a fiber optic gyroscope during a digital simulation, wherein the simulation comprises an iterative loop performed at an eigenfrequency of the fiber optic gyroscope, wherein during the iterative loop the at least one processing device is configured to; simulate an intensity of light from a fiber coil of the fiber optic gyroscope, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to simulate the intensity of the light using a sine or cosine function based on at least one angular rate-related effect injected into the simulation as a Sagnac phase shift; and simulate operation of one or more control loops within the fiber optic gyroscope using the simulated intensity of the light, wherein the at least one processing device is configured to simulate operation of a first of the one or more control loops in order to reduce or eliminate the Sagnac phase shift; and at least one memory configured to store results of the simulation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for simulating operation of a fiber optic gyroscope during a digital simulation, wherein the computer readable program code for simulating comprises computer readable program code for, in an iterative loop:
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simulating an intensity of light from a fiber coil of the fiber optic gyroscope, wherein the intensity of the light is simulated using a sine or cosine function based on at least one angular rate-related effect injected into the simulation as a Sagnac phase shift; and simulating operation of one or more control loops within the fiber optic gyroscope using the simulated intensity of the light, wherein the simulated operation of a first of the one or more control loops attempts to reduce or eliminate the Sagnac phase shift; wherein the iterative loop is performed at an eigenfrequency of the fiber optic gyroscope. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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