Fiber Optic Rotation Sensor For Space Missions

R . P. De Paula; W. J. Minford; R. K. Bartman; B. R. Youmans; G. A. Bogert

doi:10.1117/12.942496

23 March 1988 Fiber Optic Rotation Sensor For Space Missions

R . P. De Paula, W. J. Minford, R. K. Bartman, B. R. Youmans, G. A. Bogert

Proceedings Volume 0838, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors V; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942496
Event: Cambridge Symposium on Fiber Optics and Integrated Optoelectronics, 1987, Cambridge, MA, United States

Abstract

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are exploring the Fiberoptic Rotation Sensor (FORS) as an alternative to spinning mass gyros for space applications. In particular, FORS is being developed for use in the inertial reference units of the Mariner Mark II series of planetary exploration spacecraft. Other potential space applications of FORS include pointing and attitudinal control of large space structures such as the Large Deployable Reflector, Land Mobile Satellite Service spacecraft, and Space Station; FORS may also find application in the navigation and control systems of the National Aerospace Plane and in the Mars Rover mission.

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R . P. De Paula, W. J. Minford, R. K. Bartman, B. R. Youmans, and G. A. Bogert "Fiber Optic Rotation Sensor For Space Missions", Proc. SPIE 0838, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors V, (23 March 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942496

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