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GYRO-STABILIZED INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gyro-stabilized inertial navigation system
1, record 1, English, gyro%2Dstabilized%20inertial%20navigation%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gyro stabilized inertial navigation system 2, record 1, English, gyro%20stabilized%20inertial%20navigation%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the X-15 was equipped with a gyro-stabilized inertial navigation system(INS) and flight instrumentation that would give the pilot much more precise and accurate flight information. 3, record 1, English, - gyro%2Dstabilized%20inertial%20navigation%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "inertial navigation system/système de navigation par inertie." 4, record 1, English, - gyro%2Dstabilized%20inertial%20navigation%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gyrostabilized inertial navigation system
- gyrostabilised inertial navigation system
- gyro-stabilised inertial navigation system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centrale de navigation inertielle à plate-forme gyrostabilisée
1, record 1, French, centrale%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système inertiel à plate-forme gyrostabilisée 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20inertiel%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les progrès de l'aviation ont rapidement montré la nécessité de repères angulaires capables d'un fonctionnement autonome. Les gyroscopes furent à nouveau mis à contribution; il en est résulté l'apparition d'appareils [tels] le directionnel et l'horizon artificiel [...] Cependant, à bord des avions importants [...], de nombreux avions de combat, les lanceurs spatiaux, les accélérations et les vitesses atteintes perturbent leur fonctionnement; il y a lieu, dans ce cas, pour obtenir une référence angulaire correcte, d'installer une centrale de navigation inertielle à plate-forme gyrostabilisée ou à composants liés (ce dernier dispositif est qualifié de «strap-down» [...] 1, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En Allemagne, la Société Teldix fabrique des systèmes inertiels [...] les recherches actuelles portent essentiellement sur l'amélioration des systèmes avec plates-formes stabilisées, et sur la réalisation de systèmes à composants liés (c'est-à-dire sans plate-forme stabilisée) [...] 3, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir la fiche «système de navigation par inertie/inertial navigation system». 2, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 4, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - centrale%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20plate%2Dforme%20gyrostabilis%C3%A9e
Record 1, Key term(s)
- centrale de navigation inertielle à plateforme gyrostabilisée
- système inertiel à plateforme gyrostabilisée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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