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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 06, 2023
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Jianfeng Wu, Tucson, AZ (US);

Tiequn Qiu, Glendale, AZ (US);

Glen A. Sanders, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Steven Tin, Edina, MN (US);

Matthew Wade Puckett, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/72 (2006.01); G01C 19/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/727 (2013.01); G01C 19/64 (2013.01); G01C 19/72 (2013.01); G01C 19/722 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gyroscope comprises first and second light sources that emit first and second beams with broadband spectrums, and a waveguide arrangement that communicates with the light sources. A resonator communicates with the waveguide arrangement to receive the beams. A first circulator is coupled to the waveguide arrangement between the first light source and the resonator. A second circulator is coupled to the waveguide arrangement between the second light source and the resonator. A first rate detector communicates with the resonator through the first circulator, and a second rate detector communicates with the resonator through the second circulator. The rate detectors produce rate measurements based on a detected resonance frequency shift of the beams in the resonator caused by rotation of the gyroscope. Outputs of the rate detectors are used to calculate a rotation rate that is corrected for errors due to a time varying pathlength change in the resonator.


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