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A poisonous South American snake belonging to the pit vipers. It ranges from eastern Brazil north into the Guianas. Related to the jararaca.
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Gabbro is a deep-seated and often very coarse-grained igneous rock composed of plagioclase feldspar, usually labradorite or bytownite and monoclinic...
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The term proposed by Cross, Iddings, Pirrson, and Washington in 1902 for the shapes and arrangement of crystals in an igneous rock. Best defined as...
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The point exactly opposite the zenith on the celestial sphere is termed the nadir. See also Celestial and Astronomical Triangle.
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded in 1848 and incorporated in 1874. Its objectives are to further the work of...
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An electrical cable is one or more conductors surrounded by an insulating medium and a protective sheath. Such cables are used for the transmission...
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The Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyro
In this chapter we show how the basic Interferometric Fiber-optic Gyro (IFOG), the Sagnac interferometer described in Chapter 11, is operated at its...
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The Ring Laser Gyro
In Chapter 11 we defined the ring laser gyroscope (RLG) as a type of active resonator gyro. Clifford Heer conceived the RLG in 1961 [1]; he saw that...
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Passive Resonant Gyros
In Chapter 11 we divided resonator gyros into active and passive types, and in the last chapter we described active ring laser gyros, RLGs. Now we...
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The Principles of Accelerometers
In this chapter we consider acceleration measurement and examine the dynamic behavior of a common accelerometer, the mass-spring second order model,...
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The Principles of Optical Rotation Sensing
So far we have considered inertial navigation sensors which use the mechanics of matter described by Newton’s laws of motion, basically concerned...
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Design Choices for Inertial Instruments
In this chapter we will summarize the trade-offs between inertial systems designs and sensors, considering performance, cost, and reliability. The...
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Introduction to SAW and CCD Technology
The need for and advantages of carrying out real-time signal processing with faster speed and higher bandwidth culminated in the use of SAW and the...
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Integrated Optical Devices in LiNbO3 for Sensors
A short description of the key components of optical devices for sensors will be given. Two examples demonstrate the importance of integrated optical...
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