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Role of Navigation Technologies in Mobile Gravimeters Development

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The paper presents the gravimeters for measuring the gravity from moving platforms, and the stages of their development at the Concern “Central Scientific Research Institute “Elektropribor” (hereinafter CSRI Elektropribor). Engineering solutions are described, due to which high accuracy of measurements has been achieved. The authors discuss popular applications of mobile gravimeters.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 18-19-00627.

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  1. Concern CSRI Elektropribor, JSC, 197046, St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. G. Peshekhonov, A. V. Sokolov, L. K. Zheleznyak, A. D. Bereza & A. A. Krasnov

  2. ITMO University, 197101, St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. G. Peshekhonov, A. V. Sokolov & A. A. Krasnov

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Peshekhonov, V.G., Sokolov, A.V., Zheleznyak, L.K. et al. Role of Navigation Technologies in Mobile Gravimeters Development. Gyroscopy Navig. 11, 2–12 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108720010101

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