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Problem of the Vertical Deflection in High-Precision Inertial Navigation

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The paper addresses the systematic error of an inertial navigation system, caused by the discrepancy between the plumb line and the normal to the reference ellipsoid surface. The methods of this discrepancy estimation, and their use for correcting the output data of inertial navigation systems are studied.

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  1. In geophysics, it is commonly called a spring balance.

  2. Vertical deflection to 1 arc sec results in the error of coordinates determination equal to 30 m; deflection to 1 arc min—1 nautical mile.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author is grateful to O.A. Stepanov, A.V. Sokolov and M.I. Evstifeev for their useful comments when discussing the paper.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 18-19-00627.

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Peshekhonov, V.G. Problem of the Vertical Deflection in High-Precision Inertial Navigation. Gyroscopy Navig. 11, 255–262 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075108720040094

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