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PLATE-FORME SYSTEME NAVIGATION INERTIELLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inertia platform
1, record 1, English, inertia%20platform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inertial platform 2, record 1, English, inertial%20platform
correct
- inertial navigation platform 3, record 1, English, inertial%20navigation%20platform
correct
- inertial guidance platform 4, record 1, English, inertial%20guidance%20platform
correct
- INS gyro platform 5, record 1, English, INS%20gyro%20platform
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In an inertial navigator a platform that maintains sensing instruments in a precise known angular orientation in space. 6, record 1, English, - inertia%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The sensing devices used in inertial guidance and the platform on which they are mounted. 7, record 1, English, - inertia%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mounted in a spacecraft [or an airplane], an inertia platform provides for the measurement and subsequently the correction of all the vehicle's movements. The three sets of gimbal mountings allow the three gyroscopes to remain in a fixed plane ... whatever the movements of the rocket. These gyroscopes detect movements. Gyroscope 1 senses roll, 2 pitch, 3 yaw. In addition, accelerometers ... measure the accelerations of the rocket. 8, record 1, English, - inertia%20platform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
USAF crew "E18" were descending on autopilot over central Nevada. The INS gyro platform failed and aircraft entered a steep dive. Unable to recover the aircraft, the pilot and RSO ejected at Mach 1.4; ... 9, record 1, English, - inertia%20platform
Record 1, Key term(s)
- inertia navigation platform
- inertia guidance platform
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme inertielle
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20inertielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plate-forme à inertie 2, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20inertie
correct, feminine noun
- plateforme de navigation inertielle 3, record 1, French, plateforme%20de%20navigation%20inertielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plate-forme inertielle de l’IU [Instrument Unit, cœur du lanceur de fusée] fournit une référence fixe qui permet au lanceur de s’orienter dans l’espace. En clair, une plate-forme inertielle, c’est un appareil qui reste toujours orienté de la même façon quoiqu’on fasse, un peu comme l’eau dans un verre. L’environnement qui entoure la plate-forme se déplace, mais cette dernière reste toujours dans la même position. Ceci permet de mesurer l’accélération et l’orientation du lanceur. 4, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20inertielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Système de navigation à inertie [...] Le système se compose d’une plate-forme inertielle, d’accéléromètres intérieurs et d’un ordinateur. La plate-forme, qui capte le déplacement de l'aéronef au-dessus du sol, comporte deux gyroscopes. Ceux-ci maintiennent leur orientation dans l'espace pendant que les accéléromètres captent toutes les variations de cap et de vitesse de déplacement. L'information provenant des accéléromètres et des gyroscopes est transmise à l'ordinateur, qui corrige la trajectoire afin de tenir compte des facteurs comme la rotation de la terre, la dérive de l'aéronef, la vitesse et la vitesse angulaire de virage. Les instruments d’attitude de l'aéronef peuvent également être reliés à la plate-forme inertielle. 5, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20inertielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 6, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20inertielle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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). 7, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20inertielle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme inertielle
- plateforme à inertie
- plate-forme de navigation inertielle
- plateforme de navigation à inertie
- plate-forme de navigation à inertie
- plate-forme de système de navigation inertielle
- plate-forme de centrale à inertie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Navigation Instruments
- Ship Piloting
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- strapdown inertial navigation system
1, record 2, English, strapdown%20inertial%20navigation%20system
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- strap down inertial system 2, record 2, English, strap%20down%20inertial%20system
correct
- strapped-down inertial navigation equipment 3, record 2, English, strapped%2Ddown%20inertial%20navigation%20equipment
correct
- gimballess inertial navigation equipment 3, record 2, English, gimballess%20inertial%20navigation%20equipment
correct
- strap-down inertial-navigation unit 4, record 2, English, strap%2Ddown%20inertial%2Dnavigation%20unit
- strapdown inertial system 5, record 2, English, strapdown%20inertial%20system
- strap-down navigation system 6, record 2, English, strap%2Ddown%20navigation%20system
- strap-down system 7, record 2, English, strap%2Ddown%20system
- strapdown system 8, record 2, English, strapdown%20system
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inertial navigation equipment in which a stable platform and gimbal system are not used: the inertial devices are attached or strapped directly to the carrier; a computer utilizing gyro information resolves accelerations sensed along the carrier axes and refers these accelerations to an inertial frame of reference. 3, record 2, English, - strapdown%20inertial%20navigation%20system
Record 2, Key term(s)
- strap down inertial navigation system
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de navigation
- Pilotage des navires
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système inertiel de navigation à composants liés
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20inertiel%20de%20navigation%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- système de navigation inertielle sans plate-forme 2, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20sans%20plate%2Dforme
correct, masculine noun
- système de navigation inertielle sans plateforme 3, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20sans%20plateforme
masculine noun
- centrale inertielle à composants liés 4, record 2, French, centrale%20inertielle%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- centrale à composants liés 5, record 2, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- centrale à inertie à composants liés 6, record 2, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20inertie%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
- centrale strap-down 7, record 2, French, centrale%20strap%2Ddown
feminine noun
- centrale inertielle montée en strapdown 8, record 2, French, centrale%20inertielle%20mont%C3%A9e%20en%20strapdown
feminine noun
- centrale à inertie sans plate-forme 9, record 2, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20inertie%20sans%20plate%2Dforme
feminine noun
- centrale à inertie sans plateforme 3, record 2, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20inertie%20sans%20plateforme
feminine noun
- système de navigation à composants liés 10, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20navigation%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
masculine noun
- système inertiel lié 10, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20inertiel%20li%C3%A9
masculine noun
- centrale inertielle liée 11, record 2, French, centrale%20inertielle%20li%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- système à composants liés 12, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
masculine noun
- système lié 13, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20li%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
système inertiel de navigation à composants liés : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 3, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20inertiel%20de%20navigation%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20inertiel%20de%20navigation%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 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). 3, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20inertiel%20de%20navigation%20%C3%A0%20composants%20li%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- System Names
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System 1, record 3, English, Carrier%20Aircraft%20Inertial%20Navigation%20System
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Système d’alignement de plate-forme de navigation inertielle pour avions embarqués
1, record 3, French, Syst%C3%A8me%20d%26rsquo%3Balignement%20de%20plate%2Dforme%20de%20navigation%20inertielle%20pour%20avions%20embarqu%C3%A9s
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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