Method of determining spatial orientation of a body relatively to a reference direction

DRIVE October 9, 2002
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Measurement device has four or more individual laser gyroscopes (11-14,17) within a housing arranged in different spatial directions. All possible combinations of three gyroscopes contribute to a measurement result so that the angular orientation of the measurement device or an object in contact with it can be precisely determined.

Discussion in the ATmosphere

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