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Study on dead zones of fiber-optic gyros

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This paper addresses the issue regarding dead zones in interferometric closed-loop fiber-optic gyros (FOGs). The causes of dead zones and their suppression methods are analyzed. Test methods for dead-zone detection and measurement are discussed. Dead-zone values are presented for FOGs produced by various companies—both Russian (Optolink, Perm Research and Production Instrument Company, and Elektropribor) and foreign (Honeywell and IXSEA).

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

    D. A. Egorov, R. O. Olekhnovich & A. A. Untilov

  2. National University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. S. Aleinik & G. B. Deineka

  3. Bonch-Bruevich St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, St. Petersburg, Russia

    V. E. Strigalev

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Published in Russian in Giroskopiya i Navigatsiya, 2011, No. 2, pp. 64–78.

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Egorov, D.A., Olekhnovich, R.O., Untilov, A.A. et al. Study on dead zones of fiber-optic gyros. Gyroscopy Navig. 2, 197–207 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108711040080

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