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Re: Digital Sextant
From: Vic Fraenckel
Date: 2002 Apr 3, 05:58 -0500
From: Vic Fraenckel
Date: 2002 Apr 3, 05:58 -0500
Victor,
No you don't misread it. Any accelleration about the sensor's 'active' azes
will affect the measurements.
Vic
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Victor Reijs"
To: "Vic Fraenckel"
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: [NAV-L] Digital Sextant
| Hello Vic,
|
| Vic Fraenckel wrote:
| >
| > Victor,
| >
| > The AD ADXL202 is only sensitive to the earth's gravitational field
| > and user
| > induced acceleration.
| > It is unaffected by magnetic fields.
|
| http://www.analog.com/productSelection/pdf/ADXL202_10_b.pdf
| Oke this calculated the elivation? by means of the acceleration measured
| (integration is thus into play, and that can cause errors). Or do I
| misunderstand it?
|
