CA1067602A - Temperature compensated toroidal accelerometer - Google Patents

Temperature compensated toroidal accelerometer

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Publication number
CA1067602A
CA1067602A CA237,629A CA237629A CA1067602A CA 1067602 A CA1067602 A CA 1067602A CA 237629 A CA237629 A CA 237629A CA 1067602 A CA1067602 A CA 1067602A
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electrode
housing
electrode means
electrodes
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Ghanshyam A. Bhat
Charles G. Buckley
Harold L. Swartz
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Unisys Corp
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Sperry Rand Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C9/00—Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels
    • G01C9/18—Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids
    • G01C9/20—Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels by using liquids the indication being based on the inclination of the surface of a liquid relative to its container
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C9/00—Measuring inclination, e.g. by clinometers, by levels
    • G01C9/02—Details
    • G01C9/06—Electric or photoelectric indication or reading means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01P—MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT
    • G01P15/00—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration
    • G01P15/02—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses
    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P15/12—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by alteration of electrical resistance

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Resistance Or Impedance (AREA)
CA237,629A 1974-11-18 1975-10-15 Temperature compensated toroidal accelerometer Expired CA1067602A (en)

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US05/524,594 US4028815A (en) 1974-11-18 1974-11-18 Temperature compensated toroidal accelerometer

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US (1) US4028815A (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS6026163B2 (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1067602A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE2551798C2 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2291475A1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB1485327A (OSRAM)
IT (1) IT1060097B (OSRAM)
SE (1) SE416588B (OSRAM)

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JPS5172462A (OSRAM) 1976-06-23
DE2551798A1 (de) 1976-05-26
SE7512885L (sv) 1976-05-19
SE416588B (sv) 1981-01-19
FR2291475B1 (OSRAM) 1982-03-26
FR2291475A1 (fr) 1976-06-11
IT1060097B (it) 1982-07-10
GB1485327A (en) 1977-09-08
DE2551798C2 (de) 1985-11-14
JPS6026163B2 (ja) 1985-06-22
US4028815A (en) 1977-06-14

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