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The Design of Path Length Controller in Ring Laser Gyroscope for Attitude Control in the LEO satellite  

Kim, Eui-Chan (한국항공우주연구원)
Lee, Heung-Ho (충남대학교 전기공학과)
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The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers / v.57, no.9, 2008 , pp. 1584-1588 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Ring Laser Gyroscope makes use of the Sagnac effect within a resonant ring cavity of a He-Ne laser and has more accuracy than the other gyros. The Low Earth Orbit satellite for observatory use require the high accuracy Gyro to control and determine the altitude because of the need of payload pointing accuracy. In this paper, The theory of the Path Length Control is explained. The electrical design of Path Length Controller is described. The Design for Path Length Controller is composed of the demodulator, integrator, phase shifter, high voltage amplifier. We apply the circuit to 28cm square ring laser gyro and get the test results.
Keywords
Ring Laser Gyroscope; Path Length Controller; Demodulator;
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