laser gyro
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laser gyro [′lā·zər ¦jī‚rō]

(engineering)

A gyro in which two laser beams travel in opposite directions over a ring-shaped path formed by three or more mirrors; rotation is thus measured without the use of a spinning mass. Also known as ring laser.

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No references found			Like the Paladin and Bradley fighting vehicle, the M777E1 uses a ring laser gyroscope to fix its position, but it also backs up its location with a global positioning system. New howitzer breaks the artillery mold by Pappalardo, Joe / National Defense They based their system around the Marconi FIN 3110 Ring Laser Gyroscope, combining it with a rugged control and display unit originally devised for the Kentron Arachnida weapon management system. Locate and Strike -- Aiming the Guns by Gander, Terry J / Armada International A federal jury found that Honeywell willfully infringed a Litton patent on the development and production of precision ring laser gyroscope navigation and guidance systems. BIZWATCH : MARKETS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			ring deoxyribonucleic acid ring depression Ring des Nibelungen, Der ring dike ring discharge ring E ring F ring fault ring finger ring fissure ring fracture ring G ring gage ring galaxy ring gasket ring gate ring gear ring head ring holes ring in ring isomerism ring isomorphism ring jewel ring job ring laser Ring laser gyroscope ring lifter ring louver ring main ring micrometer ring modulator Ring Nebula ring network Ring of Fire ring of operators Ring of the Nibelungs ring permutation ring plain ring power transmission line ring road ring rot ring scratch awl ring shake ring shift ring sight ring silicate ring spinner ring spot ring stone ring stress ring structure			ring hollow Ring homomorphism Ring Imaging Cherenkov Counter ring in ring in ring in ears ring in mind ring in the new year Ring Indicator Ring Indicator Monitor Ring Interface Card Ring Interface Unit ring isomerism Ring isomorphism Ring It ring jewel ring job Ring Joint Ring Katholischer Akademischer Burschenschaften Ring Katholischer Deutscher Burschenschaften ring knocker Ring Lardner Ring Lardner Ring laser Ring laser gyro Ring Laser Gyro Navigation Ring laser gyroscope ring lifter ring louver Ring machine ring mail Ring main Ring main Ring Main Unit ring mains ring mains Ring Management Ring Master ring method of preputial amputation ring method of preputial amputation Ring micrometer Ring micrometer Ring Missionarischer Jugendbewegungen Ring modulation Ring modulator ring modulators Ring Nebula Ring Nebula Ring network Ring network Ring No Answer Ring No Reply ring of color Ring of death Ring of Destiny Ring of Destruction Ring of Djinni Summoning

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laser gyro (redirected from Ring laser gyroscope)

laser gyro
(redirected from Ring laser gyroscope)