NASA's first in-space optical gyroscope: a technology experiment on the X-ray Timing Explorer Spacecraft

Glenn L. Unger; David M. Kaufman; Michael Anthony Krainak; Glen A. Sanders; William L. Taylor; Norman R. Schulze

doi:10.1117/12.156594

15 September 1993 NASA's first in-space optical gyroscope: a technology experiment on the X-ray Timing Explorer spacecraft

Glenn L. Unger, David M. Kaufman, Michael Anthony Krainak, Glen A. Sanders, William L. Taylor, Norman R. Schulze

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Proceedings Volume 1953, Photonics for Space Environments; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156594
Event: Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1993, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We describe a technology experiment on the x ray timing explorer spacecraft to determine the feasibility of interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes for space flight navigation. The experiment consists of placing a medium grade fiber optic gyroscope in parallel with the spacecraft's inertial reference unit. The performance of the fiber optic gyroscope is monitored and compared to the primary mechanical gyroscope's performance throughout the two-year mission life.

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Glenn L. Unger, David M. Kaufman, Michael Anthony Krainak, Glen A. Sanders, William L. Taylor, and Norman R. Schulze "NASA's first in-space optical gyroscope: a technology experiment on the X-ray Timing Explorer spacecraft", Proc. SPIE 1953, Photonics for Space Environments, (15 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.156594

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