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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aubrey Rodgers, Huntsville, AL (US);
William G Robertson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74-57 ; 74 / ; 74-55 ; 308D / ;
Abstract
A gyro in which an elastomeric material is used as a spherical bearing suce in an air bearing type gyro to sustain 12,500 g set back acceleration level during gun launch and have the capability of surviving the launch phase in a non-functioning mode and then being operative in post-launch lower-g environments as a stabilized/torquing seeker capable of tracking laser illuminated moving target so as to enable the gyro to be used for guided projectile systems.