Tilt sensors and gyroscopes are commonly used in inertial navigation technology, but they have some differences in measurement, working principle and accuracy.
1. Tilt sensor
The tilt sensor (inclinometer) is induced tilt deviation angle, and only data feedback without command feedback. Tilt sensor measures static dip angle.
Tilt sensors measure the angle between the object and the horizontal plane to obtain the tilt angle. Common tilt sensors include uniaxial and biaxial tilt sensors, which detect the tilt of an object in a plane.
The working principle of the inclination sensor is mainly divided into two types: capacitive type and vibration gyroscope type. Capacitive inclination sensor uses the object's inclination to change the capacitance in the capacitor to detect the inclination angle. The vibration gyro inclination sensor uses the motion state of the gyroscope to determine the tilt of the object.
In applications, inclination sensors are often used in aviation, ships, construction and other fields, such as attitude control of aircraft and automatic navigation of ships.
2. Gyroscopes
Compared with tilt sensor, gyroscope measures the movement of the dip angle, dip in static measurement result is not accurate. The gyroscope is the induction action variable, and then controls the steering gear to repair the movement command.Gyroscope is not measuring equipment, it is auxiliary equipment, like a tank gun barrel in order to make the tank in the procession precision fire, which installed the gyroscope, full automatic control the angle of the gun barrel.
A gyroscope is a device that measures the angle of rotation of an object in space. According to their different structures and characteristics, gyroscopes can be divided into mechanical gyroscopes and fiber optic gyroscopes.
The working principle of the gyroscope is based on the gyro effect, that is, the rotating axis has the characteristics of stable direction in the rotating state. When the object rotates around a fixed axis, the gyroscope generates a "moment" and outputs the corresponding rotation rate signal, thus measuring the angle of rotation of the object. Gyroscopes are widely used in modern aerospace, navigation, geological exploration and military fields.
So we measure the angle in daily life, is to choose the angle sensor or gyroscope choice, we can choose according to the nature. Measuring the static angle, the choice of the tilt sensor, for example ER-TS-12200-Modbus can be used in the following fields: bridge construction, ship navigation attitude measurement, high railway foundation, tunnel monitoring, satellite solar antenna positioning, medical equipment, angle control of various construction machinery; measurement is the movement of the dip angle, then choose a gyroscope. Gyroscopes are classified including: ball bearing free gyroscope, liquid floatation gyroscope, electrostatic gyroscope, flexible gyroscope, fiber optic gyroscope, laser gyroscope and so on.
More Technical Questions
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