Strap-down microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors for high-G munition applications

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 336-342

  Brown, T Gordon ^a   Davis, Bradford ^a   Hepner, David ^a   Faust, Jonah ^a   Myers, Craig ^a   Muller, Peter ^a   Harkins, Thomas ^a   Hollis, Mike ^a   Miller, Chris ^a   Placzankis, Brian ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Angular rate; Flight performance; High G; IMU; Projectile; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GROUND OPERATIONS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY ROCKETS; NAVIGATION; TANKS (MILITARY); TELEMETERING;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL ACCELEROMETERS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SENSORS; SMART MUNITION GUIDANCE; TIME SPACE POSITION INFORMATION;

SENSORS;

EID: 0035035804     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.911850     Document Type: Article

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