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Article #783Re: ideas for inclination sensors
From: Brynn Rogers
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 1990 04:34
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 1990 04:34
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Why aren't there any used/surplus gryos available from airplanes that would be cheap enough for robots, but maybe not accurate enough for planes anymore? A friend of mine had a Gryo for his RC Helecopter, it was less than $100 or so, but it was used only for the tail rotor (it was mechanically linked to it). Are there any even moderatly inexpensive gyros? [ Honeywell had some Ring Laser Gyros that were small enough for air to air missles, and big ones that give inertal positioning to trident subs, but the pricing would be far out of reach for anyone but the military. Though Boeing 757 and 767 jets use commercial ones] [[ I used to work at Honeywell S&RC ]] Brynn rogers@ux.acs.umn.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!timbuk!cs.umn.edu!ux.acs!rogers From: rogers@ux.acs.umn.edu (Brynn Rogers) Newsgroups: comp.robotics Subject: Re: ideas for inclination sensors Message-ID: <2587@ux.acs.umn.edu> Date: 28 Oct 90 04:34:32 GMT References: <3717@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <15845@csli.Stanford.EDU> <13833@mcdphx.phx.mcd.mot.com> Reply-To: rogers@ux.acs.umn.edu (Brynn Rogers) Organization: University of Minnesota, ACSS Lines: 20