SBIR/STTR Research Award
Electronic Nutation Damping of Free Gyro Seekers
Award amount
$51,573Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Entron Systems
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
1Gyroscoped exhibit a phenomena known as nutation which is an undesirable motion of the gryo about its spin axis. If left undamped, nutation can render useless a gryo used as the telescope of an infrared (IR) homing missile. One of these is electronic nutation damping. This is an alternate method to mechanical damping which has limitations when applied to modern IR applications. The objective of the project is to develop electronic nutation damping which overcomes these limitations.
Technology keywords
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