Electrically‐Suspended Gyros: A Description of the Principles of Operation and Applications of Inertial Components in which the Rotor is Suspended in a Vacuum by Electronic Field Forces Acting between Rotor and Electrodes

Abstract

SIGNIFICANT strides have been made in the development of advanced electrically‐suspended inertial components and systems capable of utilizing them. At Honeywell, considerable contract support by both the United States Navy and the United States Air Force, in addition to Company‐sponsored effort, has resulted in Electrically‐Suspended Gyros that have achieved accuracies of one or two orders of magnitude better than those of the best conventional gyros.

Citation

Riesgraf, M.H. (1964), "Electrically‐Suspended Gyros: A Description of the Principles of Operation and Applications of Inertial Components in which the Rotor is Suspended in a Vacuum by Electronic Field Forces Acting between Rotor and Electrodes", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 18-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb033821