Rate sensitive blanking of a path length control circuit in a gyroscope

US8941839B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8941839-B2
Application numberUS-201113250523-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 30, 2011
Priority dateSep 30, 2011
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A method and system for rate sensitive blanking in a path length control circuit of a gyroscope is provided. The method comprises determining an angular rate of the gyroscope, detecting a zero rate of the gyroscope where one or more single beam signals occur, and determining one or more blanker positions based on the zero rate. A blanker pulse is generated at the blanker positions such that the path length control circuit suspends operation when the one or more single beam signals occur.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for rate sensitive blanking in a path length control circuit of a gyroscope, the method comprising: determining a dither rate and an inertial rate of the gyroscope; detecting a zero rate of the gyroscope where one or more single beam signals occur, wherein the zero rate occurs when the sum of the dither rate and the inertial rate is about zero; determining one or more blanker positions based on the zero rate; and generating a blanker pulse at…

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What does patent US8941839B2 cover?
A method and system for rate sensitive blanking in a path length control circuit of a gyroscope is provided. The method comprises determining an angular rate of the gyroscope, detecting a zero rate of the gyroscope where one or more single beam signals occur, and determining one or more blanker positions based on the zero rate. A blanker pulse is generated at the blanker positions such that the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Judson Francis J, Touchberry Alan Bruce, Baker Stephen M, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C19/665. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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