Aerospace Industry: Inertial measurement units are used in the aerospace industry for measuring acceleration, angular rate, and magnetic field strength. They are used to provide critical information about the performance and safety of spacecraft, satellites, and rockets during launch, in orbit, and during re-entry.
Robotics and Automation: Inertial measurement units are used in robotics and automation for measuring acceleration and angular rate of robotic systems. They are used to provide feedback on the orientation and position of the robot, as well as to help optimize the performance of various systems, such as the robotic arm and manipulator.
Virtual Reality and Gaming: Inertial measurement units are used in virtual reality and gaming applications for tracking the position and orientation of the user's head and body. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of the user's motion, which is then used to render the virtual environment or game.
Sports Technology: Inertial measurement units are used in sports technology for measuring the movements of athletes during training and competition. They are used to provide feedback on the acceleration, velocity, and position of the athlete, as well as to help optimize training programs and improve performance.
Medical Devices: Inertial measurement units are used in medical devices, such as prosthetics and orthotics, to measure movement and provide feedback for controlling the device. They are also used in rehabilitation devices to track the progress of patients during physical therapy.
Navigation and Guidance Systems: Fiber optic gyroscopes are used in navigation and guidance systems for aircraft, ships, and vehicles, providing highly accurate and reliable measurements of angular rate and orientation. They are used to provide critical information about the vehicle's position, velocity, and attitude, as well as to help optimize navigation and control systems.
Robotics and Automation: Fiber optic gyroscopes are used in robotics and automation for measuring angular rate and orientation of robotic systems. They are used to provide feedback on the orientation of the robot, as well as to help optimize the performance of various systems, such as the robotic arm and manipulator.
Civil Engineering: Fiber optic gyroscopes are used in civil engineering applications to monitor the stability and movement of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and tunnels. They are used to provide critical information about the structure's vibration and deformation, as well as to help optimize the design and maintenance of the structure.
Oil and Gas Exploration: Fiber optic gyroscopes are used in oil and gas exploration to measure the orientation and position of drilling tools and wellbore trajectories. They are used to provide critical information about the location and orientation of the wellbore, as well as to help optimize drilling efficiency and safety.
Military and Defense: Fiber optic gyroscopes are used in military and defense applications, such as weapons stabilization, missile guidance, and unmanned aerial vehicles. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of angular rate and orientation, as well as to help optimize the performance and effectiveness of military systems.
How Do Fiber Optic Gyros Work?
As an advanced inertial measurement device,fiber optic gyro plays a vital role in many fields such as attitude heading reference system,unmanned driving,servo tracking, photoelectric hoisting,high-speed rail detection.
Firepower's sensing products have emerged as vital components in the global aerospace and autonomous vehicle domains. Their remarkable dependability and precision have established a solid reputation in these highly challenging sectors.
1,What is Fiber Optic Gyros?
Fiber optic gyroscope is a kind of inertial sensor based on optical principle.It uses the interference phenomenon of light and the "Sagnac effect" to measure the rotational angular velocity of an object. The core component of fiber optic gyroscope is a ring optical path wound by fiber. When the gyroscope rotates, the two beams of light traveling in opposite direction along the ring optical path will produce a difference in optical path, resulting in a change in the interference fringe. By detecting and measuring this change, the angular speed of rotation can be precisely determined.
2,What are the main applications of fiber optic gyroscope?
Fiber optic gyroscope has the advantages of high precision, high reliability, strong anti-interference ability, etc., and is widely used in the following fields:
Navigation: the compass is an important navigation equipment for ships. The fiber optic gyrocompass based on the strapdown inertial navigation system has a rotating axis corresponding to the three axes of the ship's coordinate system. It can not only be used as a high-precision course information source to realize automatic north finding and pointing, but also obtain reliable data such as course turning rate, roll and pitch Angle and course rotation rate, so as to further promote the automated development of ships and ensure the maneuvering effect and navigation safety of ships.
Aerospace and space: high-precision interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes are generally used in aerospace and space applications. Strapdown inertial navigation system with interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG) as the main inertial component can provide the aircraft with three-dimensional angular velocity, position, Angle of attack and sidering-slip Angle, realize the tracking and measurement of rocket launch, and can also be used for space vehicle stability, photography/mapping, attitude measurement control, motion compensation, EO/FLIR stability, navigation and flight control. Among them, the combination of fiber optic gyro and GPS with high accuracy and reliability has become a typical configuration of spacecraft attitude determination system at home and abroad.
Civil aspects: focus on the application of low and medium precision fiber optic gyroscope, such as automatic navigation, positioning and orientation of ground vehicles, vehicle control; Attitude control of agricultural aircraft for sowing, spraying pesticides and other operations; In underground engineering maintenance, it can be used as a positioning tool and rescue tool to find the location of damaged power lines, pipelines and communication optical (electrical) cables; It can also be used for geodetic survey, mineral exploration and production, oil exploration, oil drilling guidance, tunnel construction and other positioning and path survey, as well as the use of fiber optic gyro rotation Angle and line displacement to achieve dam slope measurement.
3,Firepower'S High Precision Fiber Optic Gyroscope
Our team has extensive industry experience and expertise and is committed to providing you with quality products and excellent service. Whether it is a large industrial application or a small consumer electronic device, we can provide suitable fiber optic gyroscope products and supporting services according to the specific requirements of customers and ensure timely delivery and comprehensive after-sales support.
Excellent accuracy: The ability to accurately measure rotational angular velocity in a variety of complex environments provides the most accurate data support for your application.
Excellent stability: After rigorous testing and verification, it maintains stable performance over a long period of use, reducing errors and maintenance costs.
Wide applicability: Suitable for a variety of different application scenarios, we can provide customized solutions according to your specific needs.
4,Summary
The fiber optic gyroscope has become an important support in the field of modern navigation and measurement with its advantages of high precision, stability, fast response, small size, long life and gradual cost reduction, and plays an indispensable role in promoting scientific and technological progress and social development.
Aviation: Inertial navigation systems are used in aviation for providing critical information about the aircraft's position, velocity, and attitude. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of the aircraft's motion, even in situations where GPS signals may be unavailable or unreliable.
Marine Navigation: Inertial navigation systems are used in marine navigation for providing critical information about the ship's position, velocity, and attitude. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of the ship's motion, even in situations where GPS signals may be unavailable or unreliable.
Land Vehicles: Inertial navigation systems are used in land vehicles, such as cars and trucks, for providing critical information about the vehicle's position, velocity, and attitude. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of the vehicle's motion, even in situations where GPS signals may be unavailable or unreliable.
Robotics and Automation: Inertial navigation systems are used in robotics and automation for providing critical information about the orientation and position of robotic systems. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of the robot's motion, even in situations where GPS signals may be unavailable or unreliable.
Military and Defense: Inertial navigation systems are used in military and defense applications, such as missile guidance, unmanned aerial vehicles, and reconnaissance vehicles. They are used to provide highly accurate and reliable measurements of the system's motion, even in situations where GPS signals may be unavailable or unreliable.
Automotive Industry: Quartz accelerometers are used in the automotive industry for measuring acceleration, vibration, and shock in vehicles. They are used to provide critical information about the performance and safety of the vehicle, as well as to help optimize the performance of various systems, such as the suspension system, engine management system, and transmission.
Medical Devices: Quartz accelerometers are used in medical devices, such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, to detect motion and provide feedback to the device. They can also be used in prosthetics and orthotics to measure movement and provide feedback for controlling the device.
Seismic Monitoring: Quartz accelerometers are used in seismic monitoring to measure ground motion during earthquakes and other seismic events. They are used to provide critical information about the intensity and duration of the ground motion, as well as to help improve the accuracy of earthquake forecasts and early warning systems.
Robotics: Quartz accelerometers are used in robotics for measuring acceleration and tilt. They are used to provide feedback on the orientation of the robot, as well as to help optimize the performance of various systems, such as the robotic arm and gripper.
Sports Technology: Quartz accelerometers are used in sports technology to measure the movements of athletes during training and competition. They are used to provide feedback on the acceleration, velocity, and position of the athlete, as well as to help optimize training programs and improve performance.
Aerospace Industry: Quartz accelerometers are used in the aerospace industry for measuring acceleration, vibration, and shock in spacecraft, satellites, and rockets. These accelerometers are used to provide critical information about the performance and safety of these vehicles during launch, in orbit, and during re-entry. They can measure extremely high levels of acceleration, up to thousands of Gs, making them useful for measuring the rapid acceleration and deceleration that occurs during launch and re-entry.
Industrial Monitoring: Quartz accelerometers are also used in industrial monitoring applications to measure vibration and shock in machinery, equipment, and structures. These accelerometers can be used to detect changes in vibration levels that may indicate a problem with the equipment, such as an imbalance, misalignment, or bearing wear. By monitoring vibration levels over time, maintenance personnel can identify potential problems before they result in equipment failure, reducing downtime and maintenance costs.
