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Different general configurations of inertial systems produced systems with very different performances, but with the same basic components. This textbook provides the basis for a realistic comparison of the performances of a variety of inertial system configurations: geometric, semi-analytic and analytic. It gives a sufficiently simple and direct technique that a skilled person could make their own comparisons reasonably fast, effectively and accurately. There are chapters on: Mathematical notation and techniques; Reference frames; The geometry of the Earth; Single degree-of-freedom gyroscope performance; The space-stabilised terrestrial navigator; Development of a unified error; and Self-alignment techniques. |