The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are exploring the Fiberoptic Rotation Sensor (FORS) as an alternative to spinning mass gyros for space applications. In particular, FORS is being developed for use in the inertial reference units of the Mariner Mark II series of planetary exploration spacecraft. Other potential space applications of FORS include pointing and attitudinal control of large space structures such as the Large Deployable Reflector, Land Mobile Satellite Service spacecraft, and Space Station; FORS may also find application in the navigation and control systems of the National Aerospace Plane and in the Mars Rover mission.


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    Title :

    Fiber Optic Rotation Sensor For Space Missions


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors V ; 1986 ; San Diego,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Proc. SPIE ; 0838 ; 117


    Publication date :

    1988-03-23





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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