File:Space Shuttle IMU.jpg
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Space Shuttle IMU — Serial Number 001
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English: Space Shuttle IMU — Serial Number 001: Each Shuttle Orbiter used three of these Singer-Kearfott KT-70 Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) for guidance. A flown unit is in the Smithsonian: "This Inertial Measurement Unit uses a set of gyroscopes and accelerometers to provide the Space Shuttle with velocity and attitude data. This information is fed into the Space Shuttle on-board computers, which generate appropriate signals to control the vehicle in flight." The KT-70 was an electromechanical device gyro-stabilized on four gimbals and without an embedded computer, it couldn't factor subtle imperfections in the data.
The structures are aluminum with gold plating and measures 11" x 22" x 9.5" and 55lb. |
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| Author | Steve Jurvetson |
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