Research Article

Precession Azimuth Sensing with Low-Noise Molecular Electronics Angular Sensors

Table 3

The results of mathematical modelling of sensor self-noise contribution into the phase error of the studied signal compared to the experimental results of studying the possibility of high precision azimuth measurement.

Platform rotation rate (Hz)Record duration (seconds)Mean-root-square error in the modelling signal phase finding by 15 productions (degrees)Mean-root-square error in experimental true north heading determination (degrees)Experiment systematic error (degrees)

0.054000.130.130.07
0.052000.180.160.06
0.051000.200.210.06
0.14000.070.080.06
0.12000.090.10.08
0.11000.160.130.06
0.24000.040.090.02
0.22000.050.10.03
0.21000.080.130.05