The Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (NDRE) has tested Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corporation's T16-B Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) as part of a program for investigating alternative technologies and vendors for the new antiship missile for the Royal Norwegian Navy. Two different IMU's were tested. Among the tests carried out were static navigation, gyro compassing, dynamic navigation, performance during vibrations and determination of gyro random walk coefficients, accelerometer biases and gyro biases. Additionally the applicability of the IMU navigation data for seeker stabilization has been investigated. Significant difference in performance between the two tested units and dependence on the flight profile were observed. The results obtained indicate that the Kearfott T16-B IMU is well suited for the new antiship missile.
Results from Tests of the KEARFOTT T16-B Inertial Measurement Unit
1995
87 pages
Report
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Englisch