GRAVITY AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Assignee
TEXTRON, INC. A CORP. OF DELAWARE
Filed
Dec 10, 1991
Granted
Aug 23, 1994
Location
GRAND ISLAND NY US
Abstract
An autonomous covert Inertial Navigation System uniquely suited for underwater applications wherein Schuler and siderial errors are bounded without external navigation aids or active instrumentation of ground speed is achieved by integrating a conventional Inertial Navigation System with a gravity gradiometer capable of measuring gravity field components independently of platform accelerations.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Jun 8, 1992
Rescinded
Oct 26, 1992
Duration
4 months
Inventor
- 1ALBERT JIRCITANO
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5339684
- Application
- 07805544
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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