GB2080972B - Apparatus for determining north direction - Google Patents

Apparatus for determining north direction

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GB2080972B
GB2080972B GB8112610A GB8112610A GB2080972B GB 2080972 B GB2080972 B GB 2080972B GB 8112610 A GB8112610 A GB 8112610A GB 8112610 A GB8112610 A GB 8112610A GB 2080972 B GB2080972 B GB 2080972B
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north direction
determining north
determining
north
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Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C19/00—Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects
    • G01C19/02—Rotary gyroscopes
    • G01C19/34—Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes
    • G01C19/38—Rotary gyroscopes for indicating a direction in the horizontal plane, e.g. directional gyroscopes with north-seeking action by other than magnetic means, e.g. gyrocompasses using earth's rotation

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Navigation (AREA)
  • Gyroscopes (AREA)
GB8112610A 1980-07-29 1981-04-23 Apparatus for determining north direction Expired GB2080972B (en)

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DE19803028649 DE3028649C2 (en) 1980-07-29 1980-07-29 Device for determining the north direction

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GB2080972A GB2080972A (en) 1982-02-10
GB2080972B true GB2080972B (en) 1983-12-21

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FR (1) FR2487971A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2080972B (en)

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4433491A (en) 1982-02-24 1984-02-28 Applied Technologies Associates Azimuth determination for vector sensor tools

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DE3346450C2 (en) * 1983-12-22 1994-06-09 Teldix Gmbh Device for determining the north direction
DE3541259A1 (en) * 1985-11-22 1987-05-27 Bodenseewerk Geraetetech DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE NORTHERN DIRECTION
DE3925311A1 (en) 1989-07-31 1991-02-07 Bodenseewerk Geraetetech AUTONOMOUSLY ADJUSTABLE ROTARY ARRANGEMENT WITH A TWO-AXIS PLATFORM
DE4023349A1 (en) * 1990-07-23 1992-01-30 Bodenseewerk Geraetetech METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE NORTH DIRECTION
CN109459004B (en) * 2018-12-11 2022-07-26 湖南云中赛博信息科技有限公司 Measuring system and method capable of expanding measuring range of gyroscope

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DE2545025B2 (en) * 1975-10-08 1980-09-11 Bodenseewerk Geraetetechnik Gmbh, 7770 Ueberlingen Navigation device for navigating land vehicles
DE2741274C3 (en) * 1977-09-14 1980-07-31 Bodenseewerk Geraetetechnik Gmbh, 7770 Ueberlingen Device for the automatic determination of the north direction
DE2903282C2 (en) 1979-01-29 1981-03-12 Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbH, 7770 Überlingen Device for the automatic determination of the north direction
DE2922414C2 (en) * 1979-06-01 1985-04-25 Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbH, 7770 Überlingen Course-attitude reference device
DE2922411A1 (en) 1979-06-01 1980-12-04 Bodenseewerk Geraetetech Automatic north direction determn. for vehicles - using gyroscope and computer deriving transformation matrix from two accelerometer outputs
DE2818202C2 (en) * 1978-04-26 1987-03-26 Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbH, 7770 Überlingen Navigation device for land, air or sea vehicles
DE2922412C2 (en) * 1979-06-01 1982-03-18 Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbH, 7770 Überlingen Self-aligning course and position reference device for navigating a vehicle

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4433491A (en) 1982-02-24 1984-02-28 Applied Technologies Associates Azimuth determination for vector sensor tools

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DE3028649A1 (en) 1982-02-25
FR2487971B1 (en) 1984-11-23
GB2080972A (en) 1982-02-10
FR2487971A1 (en) 1982-02-05
DE3028649C2 (en) 1988-06-16

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