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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Angelo Truncale, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert J. Atmur, Whittier, CA (US);
Joseph E. Justin, Corona, CA (US);
Brian Barsamian, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Angelo Truncale, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Robert J. Atmur, Whittier, CA (US);
Joseph E. Justin, Corona, CA (US);
Brian Barsamian, Newport Beach, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An azimuth determination system has a platform. A plurality of gimbals is attached to the platform to allow the platform to rotate about multiple axes. A pair of gryos is attached to the platform. A leveling device is attached to the platform to indicate when the platform is at a desired position. A control device attached to the plurality of gimbals to move the platform to the desired position indicated by the leveling device. An electronics system is to provide power to the azimuth determination system and to determine azimuth by positioning the gyros in a first position with an input axis of the gyros in the horizontal plane and orthogonal to the Earth Rate vector to calculate a first output and rotating the gyros 180° about the vertical to a second position to calculate a second output, the platform is then inverted and an additional set of two readings is taken. The four outputs are combined to produce the azimuth value and a gyro induced bias error. The azimuth value of the autocollimator line of sight is transferred to the laboratory reference mirror.