GYROSCOPIC DEVICE WITH DIGITAL READING OF POSITION OF SPIN AXIS OF SENSITIVE ELEMENT Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: navigation equipment, gyro stabilization systems. SUBSTANCE: optically accessible pattern presenting digital information track whose each code word encodes width of conventional parallel is deposited on spherical surface of ball gyroscope along line of schematic meridian. Three reading heads that describe code words with rotation are arranged on body of device along axes of system of rectangular coordinates. Read code words are transmitted over lines of series interface into shift registers and further on from outputs of registers are entered into computer in parallel code. In this case subject matter of code words presents inclination angle of axis of gyroscope to axes of device system of coordinates. EFFECT: more rational realization of system of determination of orientation of free ball gyroscope in cardan-free inertial system in unlimited range of angles. 2 dwg