20 Years of KVH Fiber Optic Gyro Technology: The Evolution from Large, Low-Performance FOGs to Compact, Precise FOGs and FOG–Based Inertial Systems

Napoli, Jay, KVH Industries, Inc.

doi:10.1117/3.2522293.ch3

Book: Design and Development of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes

Editor(s): Eric Udd; Michel J. F. Digonnet

Author(s): Jay Napoli

Published: 2019

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2522293.ch3

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Abstract

Precision gyroscopes have become critical components within an expanding array of platforms and applications ranging from guided weapons to unmanned submersibles, and from camera and radar assemblies to automobiles, gun turrets, and virtual-reality simulators. KVH open-loop fiber optic gyros and integrated inertial systems, developed over the course of 20 years, offer tacticalgrade performance and excellent reliability within a compact package for a reasonable cost.