Direction detection apparatus

Details Direction detection apparatus Direction detection apparatus

1981-11-12

1983-07-19

Gill, James J.

Measuring and testing

Speed, velocity, or acceleration

Angular rate using gyroscopic or coriolis effect

33300, 73509, 73510, 364559, G01C 1958

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ABSTRACT:
A direction detection apparatus which detects the traveling direction of a moving object on the basis of the movement of a weight. It comprises a centrifugal force detector, a clock signal generator, and a velocity detector, and also a detection device which receives signals from the detectors and the generator to provide a directional angle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3015959 (1962-01-01), Courtney-Pratt
patent: 3400284 (1968-09-01), Elazar
patent: 4306456 (1981-12-01), Maerfeld
IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 26, No. 12, Dec. 1979, p. 1911, "A Batch-Fabricated Silicon Accelerometer", by Roylance et al.

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