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The Air Force Institute Of Technology (Afit) Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (Mems) Interferometric Gyroscope (Mig), Jeremy P. Stringer
The Air Force Institute Of Technology (Afit) Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (Mems) Interferometric Gyroscope (Mig), Jeremy P. Stringer
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With the invention of Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) it has become possible to fabricate micro-inertial sensors. These new sensors have application in creating autonomous guided weapons systems. New technologies like Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which cannot use conventional inertial sensors, rely on technologies like micro-inertial sensors to operate. Also, such sensors have the capability to reduce both power and space consumption on conventional aircraft. This technology is not yet mature, and current micro-inertial sensors do not have the accuracy required for highly precise navigation. To try to increase the accuracy of micro-inertial sensors, researchers are turning toward micro-optical gyroscopes. …