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US 5339684

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.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jun 8, 1992

Rescinded

Oct 26, 1992

Duration

4 months

Inventor

  • 1ALBERT JIRCITANO

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