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5.4.17~
Once the various noise mechanisms in fiber
gyros were uncovered and understood, published performance
data began to improve rapidly. Fiber gyros employing
several hundred meters of fiber wound around a coil
of 15 to 20 cm in diameter have demonstrated short term
drifts in the range of 0.1 - O.01”/hr for averaging
times of about 10 seconds (see Refs. 17 and 18, Subsection
5.4.20). Long term drift of O.lO/hr for more than
one hour has also been demonstrated (see Refs. 17 and
18, Subsection 5.4.20).
5.4.18 Summary of Rotation-Rate Sensors
In summary, fiberoptic rotation sensors have
demonstrated promising preliminary performance. However
most of the causes of short term noise are understood,
the causes of long term drift need further study. Clearly,
the emphasis must now be placed on integrated device
development.
5.4.19 General Conclusions Regarding Fiberoptic
Sensors
It may be concluded for this entire chapter
that fiberoptic sensors demonstrate tremendous potential
for application in any area that requires the sensing
of physical parameters, including electric fields,
magnetic fields, forces, temperature, pressure, linear
and rotation displacements, velocities, and accelerations.
Application areas include navigation, medical
engineering, surveying, transportation, telemetry (communication),
in fact, any area in which measurements
are to be made.
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