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About Inertial and Gyro Systems

Inertial and gyro systems use a combination of accelerometers and angular rate sensors (gyroscopes) to detect altitude, location, and motion. They may also be capable of detecting attitude, position, velocity, temperature, or magnetic field. Angular rate specifications for inertial and gyro systems include angular rate range, bandwidth, transverse sensitivity, and linearity. Angular rate range is the maximum rotary rate for which the gyro is rated. If one product or series can be configured for different rates, then the range of maxima is listed. Angular bandwidth is the frequency range over which a device meets accuracy specifications before rolling off. Because gyros are almost always capable of DC response, only the high-frequency 3-dB rolloff point is included. Angular transverse sensitivity is the maximum output signal due to rotation about an axis orthogonal to the sensitive axis under consideration. It is expressed as a percentage of the orthogonal input angular velocity. Angular linearity or rotary axis linearity is measured over an operating temperature range as a percentage (±) of full scale. Additional specifications for inertial and gyro systems include weight, maximum dimension, and operating temperature.


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