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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Charles D. Chappell, Treasure Island, FL (US);
Inventor:
Charles D. Chappell, Treasure Island, FL (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/16 (2006.01); F42B 15/01 (2006.01); F41G 7/36 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); F42B 15/00 (2006.01); F41G 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermally controlled gas bearing supported inertial measurement unit (IMU) system is provided. The system comprises a sensor assembly enclosing one or more sensors and a plurality of heating elements, wherein each of the plurality of heating elements is proximal to the sensor assembly. The system also comprises a plurality of temperature sensors configured to determine a temperature of a region of the sensor assembly and a control unit configured to adjust a temperature of at least one of the plurality of heating elements based on feedback from the at least one temperature sensor.