Inertial platform

An inertial platform, also known as a gyroscopic platform or stabilized platform, is a system using gyroscopes to maintain a platform in a fixed orientation in space despite the movement of the vehicle that it is attached to.^[1] These can then be used to stabilize gunsights in tanks, anti-aircraft artillery on ships, and as the basis for older mechanically based inertial navigation systems (see Inertial measurement unit).

References

↑ Shramo, Daniel J. (1968). Inertial Guidance Systems. Exploring in Aerospace Rocketry. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 2–3.

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[shramo1968-1] Shramo, Daniel J. (1968). Inertial Guidance Systems. Exploring in Aerospace Rocketry. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 2–3.

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