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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles McClary, Spring Lake Park, MN (US);
John R. Morrison, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joseph E. Killpatrick, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/968 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 1/968 ;
Abstract
A ring laser gyroscope or other motion sensor is dithered at a first rate if a global positioning signal is available and/or when alignment is not being performed, and is dithered at a second rate if a global positioning signal is not available and/or when alignment is being performed. The second rate is greater than the first rate.