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Record 1 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Spacecraft
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

... an inertial navigation system (INS) contains four basic elements: a vector accelerometer (to measure the specific force), an attitude reference (provided by the gyroscopes), a computer, and a clock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Accéléromètre angulaire à liquide.[...] Cet accéléromètre angulaire ne nécessite aucune pièce mécanique en mouvement. Il mesure directement les trois composantes de l'accélération angulaire et cela dans un domaine allant de 0,01 à 1000 rad/s², avec un encombrement lui permettant d'être embarqué dans de petits vecteurs, comme des missiles ou des satellites.

Key term(s)
  • accéléromètre mesurant les trois composantes de l'accélération

Spanish

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