ACCELERATION SENSING RING LASER GYROSCOPE
Assignee
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
Filed
Apr 23, 1991
Granted
Jul 5, 1994
Location
Oak Ridge TN (ORNL)
Abstract
A ring laser gyroscope functions both as a standard gyroscope and as an accelerometer. As the ring laser gyroscope experiences acceleration along its input axis, the frame bends and position sensing photodiodes are utilized to detect the optic axis motion and laser beam intensity. By measuring optic axis shifts along the gyro input axis during acceleration, a signal proportional to acceleration is obtained.
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Oct 22, 1991
Rescinded
Nov 9, 1993
Duration
2 years
Inventor
- 1JOSEPH P. FICALORA
Sensitive facility: Oak Ridge TN (ORNL)
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Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5327212
- Application
- 07690135
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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