IMU Coast: Not a Silver Bullet

James L. Farrell, Robert K. Anoll, Edwin D. McConkey

Abstract:	Gyro misalignment, often overlooked, can produce potentially significant error accumulation in flight paths containing multiple turns. It is recommended that the analysis and MATLAB program presented herein be put to trial in tests with GPS data withheld during holding patterns – and that the results be considered in defining pertinent specifications.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1999) June 27 - 30, 1999 Royal Sonesta Hotel Cambridge, MA
Pages:	159 - 168
Cite this article:	Farrell, James L., Anoll, Robert K., McConkey, Edwin D., "IMU Coast: Not a Silver Bullet," Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1999), Cambridge, MA, June 1999, pp. 159-168.
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