Aerospace sensor systems and applications.- Merhav, Shmuel

Springer. Aeronautical instruments., Avionics., Detectors., text XXII, 454 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Idioma Inglés. With 193 figures. . Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Description based on print version record. Other format: ISBN: 0-387-94605-5. Contents and historical background -- 1. Principles and Elements of Measurement Systems -- 1. 0 Introduction -- 1. 1 Elements in open-loop instruments -- 1. 2 Measures and units -- 1. 3 Passive and active instruments -- 1. 4 Characteristics, resolution, and dynamic range -- 1. 5 Errors due to dynamics, nonlinearity, and noise -- 1. 6 Environmental interference -- 1. 7 Error compensation -- 1. 8 Estimation of characteristics by regression -- 1. 9 Deflection instruments -- 1. 10 Balancing instruments -- 1. 11 Imperfections and limitations on precision -- 1. 12 Effect of friction in instrument servomechanisms -- Problems -- References -- 2. Random Processes and Signals -- 2. 0 Introduction -- 2. 1 Statistical characterization of random variables -- 2. 2 Ensemble averages of sample functions -- 2. 3 Joint distribution, correlation -- 2. 4 Correlation coefficient and functions -- 2. 5 Time and ensemble averages, ergodicity -- 2. 6 Mathematical operations on random processes -- 2. 7 Input-output relationships -- 2. 8 Spectral analysis -- Problems -- Appendix A2: Integration of power density spectra -- References -- 3. Inertial Force Sensorsâ??Accelerometers -- 3. 0 Introduction -- 3. 1 Specific force readings on moving platforms -- 3. 2 Leveling the supporting platform -- 3. 3 Schuler frequency on other planets -- 3. 4 Force balance accelerometers -- 3. 5 Measurement of angular acceleration -- 3. 6 Integrating accelerometers -- 3. 7 Vibrating beam accelerometers -- 3. 8 Piezo and capacitive transducers -- Problems -- References -- 4. Inertial Rotation Sensors -- 4. 0 Introduction -- 4. 1 The free gyroscope -- 4. 2 The vertical gyroscope -- 4. 3 Error sources in the vertical -- 4. 4 The directional gyroscope -- 4. 5 Gyrocompassing -- 4. 6 The single axis deflection rate gyro -- 4. 7 The floated rate integrating gyro (RIG) -- 4. 8 The dynamically tuned gyro (DTG) -- 4. 9 Very high-precision free gyroscopes -- Problems -- Appendix A4: Euler angle transformation -- Appendix B4: Electrostatic flotation ? -- References -- 5. Applications of Rate Gyros -- 5. 0 Introduction -- 5. 1 Two-axis platform -- 5. 2 Gyroscopic seeker head -- 5. 3 Application to missile homing -- 5. 4 Beam riding guidance -- 5. 5 Three-axis platform for inertial navigation -- 5. 6 Stability augmentationâ??effect of gyro bandwidth -- Problems -- Appendix A5: Direction cosines and quaternions -- References -- 6. Coriolis Angular Rate Sensors -- 6. 0 Introduction -- 6. 1 Rotating Coriolis angular rate sensors -- 6. 2 Combined angular rate and acceleration sensing -- 6. 3 Rockwell-Collins rotating Coriolis sensor -- 6. 4 Dithered accelerometers -- 6. 5 Dithered accelerometer pairs -- 6. 6 Silicon mechanization of dither -- 6. 7 Sensor output signal processing -- 6. 8 Projected performance characteristics -- Problems -- References -- 7. The Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyro -- 7. 0 Introduction -- 7. 1 The Sagnac interferometer -- 7. 2 Effect of angular rate on Sagnac phase shift -- 7. 3 Relationship between power output and phase shift -- 7. 4 Implementing the IFOG in a closed loop -- 7. 5 Effect of photon shot noise -- Problems -- References -- 8. The Ring Laser Gyro -- 8. 0 Introduction -- 8. 1 Operating principle -- 8. 2 Technical description -- 8. 3 The lock-in phenomenon -- Problems -- References -- 9. Filtering, Estimation, and Aiding -- 9. 0 Introduction -- 9. 1 Complementary filtering -- 9. 2 Equivalence of the CF and the stationary KF -- 9. 3 Aircraft attitude angle estimation -- Problems -- Appendix A9: Equations of aircraft dynamics -- Appendix B9: Extended Kalman filter formulation -- Appendix C9: Aircraft aerodynamic coefficients -- References . ISBN: 1461239966