Fibre‐optic gyroscopes: a new sensor for robotics and autonomous vehicles
Michael Reunert
(Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York, USA)
Bob Yoshida
(Hitachi Cable America, White Plains, New York, USA)
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Abstract
Gyroscopes are simply devices which measure rotation. For robotic applications the gyro output can be used to determine rotation rate, altitude or heading and can be combined with other sensor inputs to determine position. A wide range of robots and autonomous vehicles are currently used in fibre gyros, and many more are likely to be used in the future.
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Citation
Reunert, M. and Yoshida, B. (1996), "Fibre‐optic gyroscopes: a new sensor for robotics and autonomous vehicles", Sensor Review, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 32-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/02602289610108393
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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