GB160868A - Improvements in or relating to gyroscopic appliances - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to gyroscopic appliances

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Publication number
GB160868A
GB160868A GB26373/19A GB2637319A GB160868A GB 160868 A GB160868 A GB 160868A GB 26373/19 A GB26373/19 A GB 26373/19A GB 2637319 A GB2637319 A GB 2637319A GB 160868 A GB160868 A GB 160868A
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sphere
gyroscopes
ring
supported
parallel
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GB26373/19A
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JAMES HENRY WORTHINGTON
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JAMES HENRY WORTHINGTON
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/10—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration
    • G01C21/12—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning
    • G01C21/16—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by using measurements of speed or acceleration executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning by integrating acceleration or speed, i.e. inertial navigation
    • G01C21/166—Mechanical, construction or arrangement details of inertial navigation systems

Abstract

160,868. Worthington, J. H., and Chevallier, A. L. Oct. 27, 1919. Gyroscopic apparatus. - An instrument for determining geographical position comprises a system of four or six gyroscopes symmetrically disposed within a pivoted sphere which is marked with a system of co-ordinates and is preferably evacuated. The arrangement shown comprises six electrically-driven gyroscopes B carried on axes radiating from a hub C within a sphere A, the planes of rotation of the gyroscope being parallel to the faces of a cube. The sphere is supported in a system of pivoted rings D, E, F, the outer ring F being supported by a frame G which can turn in a ring H slung by springs I from a frame J and is stabilized by a pair of gyroscopes N. The co-ordinates on the sphere are read by one or more microscopes K carried by the ring F. To aid in setting the sphere with its pclar axis parallel to the earth's axis a telescope 4 is supported from the ring F and is provided with means for viewing the north pole of the sphere whilst the telescope is directed to the celestial pole. When four gyroscopes are mounted in the sphere, they are arranged with their planes of rotation parallel to the faces of a regular tetrahedron.
GB26373/19A 1919-10-27 1919-10-27 Improvements in or relating to gyroscopic appliances Expired GB160868A (en)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2762123A (en) * 1948-05-26 1956-09-11 Sperry Rand Corp Navigation system

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2762123A (en) * 1948-05-26 1956-09-11 Sperry Rand Corp Navigation system

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