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Gyroscopic navigation systems: Current status and prospects

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The article presents an overview of the research and development of gyroscopic technologies in Russia in the past 15 years. The current status and prospects for advancement of inertial technologies in the future are analyzed.

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Peshekhonov, V.G. Gyroscopic navigation systems: Current status and prospects. Gyroscopy Navig. 2, 111–118 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108711030096

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