Pendulous Integrating Gyroscopic Accelerometer, an inertial guidance instrument
A PIGA (Pendulous Integrating Gyroscopic Accelerometer) is a type of accelerometer that can measure acceleration and simultaneously integrates this acceleration against time to produce a speed measure as well. The PIGA's main use is in Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for guidance of aircraft and most particularly for ballistic missile guidance. It is valued for its extremely high sensitivity and accuracy in conjunction with operation over a wide acceleration range. The PIGA is still considered the premier instrument for strategic grade missile guidance, though systems based on MEMS technology are attractive for lower performance requirements.
A PIGA (Pendulous Integrating Gyroscopic Accelerometer) is a type of accelerometer that can measure acceleration and simultaneously integrates this acceleration...
Piga or PIGA may refer to: Aldo Piga (1928–1994), Italian composer Gustavo Piga (born 1964), Italian economist PIGA, an enzyme PIGAaccelerometer, a type...
Mueller was hired by Kreiselgeräte Company in 1930. He developed the PIGAaccelerometer. and worked on gyroscopes for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Later on...
bearing gyroscopes and SFIR accelerometers, which are derivatives of PIGAaccelerometers. Although this type of accelerometer is most accurate, it contains...
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