Gyroscopes
Motion Sensor Headed to the DS
Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2006-12-11 16:28. Homebrew peripheral grants DS gyroscopic technology. DSpassMe has apparently started taking pre-orders for a DS motion card that includes a "3-axis accelerometer and a single-axis gyroscope." The device is scheduled to ship around January 1st of next year.
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Motion Sensor Headed to the DS; Homebrew peripheral grants DS gyroscopic technology.
Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2006-12-11 10:27. Being that the product is not an internally-developed product from Nintendo, fans hoping to see a DS title utilizing a motion sensor shouldn't get too excited just yet. There will be no official Nintendo DS titles released that will include motion sensing support until Nintendo creates a device of their own...
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Nintendo DS wants to grow up to be like Wii
Submitted by nestorb on Sun, 2006-12-10 12:50. DS Motion Card unique plug-in is a revolutionary motion sensor which is compatible with both Nintendo DS and DS Lite handheld consoles. It comes with a 3-axis accelerometer and gyroscope combination that aims to bring handheld gaming to the next level
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Northrop Grumman Inertial Measurement Unit Selected for Sikorsky BLACK HAWK Fly-by-Wire Upgrade Program
Submitted by nestorb on Sat, 2006-12-02 17:33. The new unit uses the LN-200 inertial measurement unit that is currently in operation on U.S. Army BLACK HAWK helicopters and is also deployed in many other applications across a wide variety of military platforms. The estimated mean time between failures for the LN-200 exceeds 19,000 hours, surpassing the reliability offered by ring laser gyroscope-based inertial measurement units.
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BAE SYSTEMS to Upgrade U.S. Navy Seahawks to Improve Reliability
Submitted by nestorb on Sun, 2006-11-12 23:18. The R-AHRS replaces spinning-mass gyros and magnetic sensors with ring-laser gyros and other solid-state technology to increase reliability and availability and improve the accuracy of aircraft instruments. The system provides aircraft pitch, roll, and yaw information and uses a three-axis magnetic azimuth detector to derive aircraft heading.
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