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Inertial navigation system
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1970-01-01
An
Inertial Navigation System
(INS) is
a
navigation
aid used for determining the
position
, orientation, and
velocity
of
a
moving object without the need for external
references
. It relies on
a
combination
of
sensors
, usually
gyroscopes
and
accelerometers
, to track the movement of the object over
time
. ### Key Components:
1
. **
Accelerometers**
: Measure the
specific force
(
acceleration
)
acting
on the system in multiple
dimensions
.
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