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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Charles D. Chappell, Treasure Island, FL (US);
Karl H. Becker, Riverview, FL (US);
Inventors:
Charles D. Chappell, Treasure Island, FL (US);
Karl H. Becker, Riverview, FL (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An inertial navigation system is provided. The system includes a sensor block, an outer shell that substantially surrounds the sensor block and a plurality of gas pads connected to the outer shell that float the sensor block in gas creating a near frictionless environment to allow the sensor block to rotate in all directions. Each of the plurality of gas pads is adapted to receive pressurized gas. The outer shell and the sensor block are separated by a gap created by the pressurized gas at each pad.