inertial navigation

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inertial navigation - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces

steering, guidance, direction - the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

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It is the first maritime inertial navigation system to move from the existing ring laser technology to Northrop Grumman's new enhanced fiber optic gyro technology (eFOG[TM]).

Northrop Grumman - Northrop Grumman Releases Next Generation Maritime Inertial Navigation System - 6/5/2019

The Ghost Plane is driven by the position, velocity and attitude data gathered during flight from the onboard Inertial Navigation System (INS).

Red Bull Air Race chooses VectorNav VN-300 for onboard telemetry

When GPS signal is disturbed or shielded, the system automatically shifts into inertial navigation mode.

A Preferable Airborne Integrated Navigation Method Based on INS and GPS

The inertial navigation solves velocity, position, and attitude of body by integrating angular rates and acceleration measured by IMU, based on Newton's laws.

Airborne Position and Orientation System for Aerial Remote Sensing

In later years he liked to claim that he got the idea for an inertial navigation system "out of a bottle of whiskey." (1) It was a story that he told so often that the actual facts became muddled over the course of time.

Origins of inertial navigation

Coupled with iXBlue inertial navigation system (INS), it delivers extreme precision in even the world's most challenging seas.

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Despite having to deal with inaccuracies, inertial navigation has an indisputable advantage - it can be used in tunnels, shafts and other locations where satellite uplink is unavailable.

Kazan Federal University Searches for the Ways to Improve Navigation Systems

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian multirole MiG-35 fighter jets will receive the latest platform-less inertial navigation system, CEO of the Moscow Institute of Electro Mechanics and Automation Alexei Kuznetsov said Friday.

Russian MiG-35 Fighter Jets to Be Equipped With Brand New Navigation System

One of these applications is to support the GPS satellite navigation using a set of inertial navigation sensors, called inertial measurement unit (IMU).

Analysis of the noise parameters and attitude alignment accuracy of INS conducted with the use of MEMS-based integrated navigation system

The inertial sensing systems can be broadly classified into three categories: Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), and Altitude Heading & Reference Systems (AHRS).

Global Inertial Sensing Systems Market to Reach $7.4 Billion in 2019 Due to Strong Demand from Aerospace and Defense Sectors

"We are proud to have completed this technology sharing arrangement, which will offer the Indian Armed Forces a state-of-the-art inertial navigation technology, made in India and with local product support.