The Curtiss-Wright Controls’ Rate Sensor Assembly provides the military with a nuclear-hardened, low-cost alternative to unreliable mechanical gyros. The Curtiss-Wright Rate Sensor Assembly (RSA) is based on a single-axis Fiber Optic Gyro (FOG) with a custom design to ensure high-performance.
The Curtiss-Wright Controls’ RSA is a solid state all-fiber gyro, and with no moving parts to maintain or replace, it lasts longer than its mechanical gyro predecessors. The RSA performs better than its competitors and its long-life results in significant savings.
The high-performance digitalized electronic systems, combined with sophisticated error compensation, ensures the RSA has very low noise and high accuracy rate output.
The RSA is more advanced than mechanical gyros and offers the military the next generation of weapons systems stabilization as well as dynamic pointing capabilities. The RSA is manufactured to measure precision angular rates and provide analog output (or optional RS Bus).
The Curtiss-Wright RSA is designed and tested to rigorous military standards to ensure high reliability, superior performance, and exceptional vibration. Thorough testing ensures it can survive shock and acceleration.
Exceptional vibration and the ability to survive intense shock is further enhanced by internal shock isolation tested to meet harsh field handling including MIL-STD-810F method 522 Ballistic Shock, MIKL-S-901D Lightweight Shock.
Fiber Optic Technology Means the Curtiss-Wright Controls’ Rate Sensor Assembly Guarantees:
- Single and dual axis packages
- Longer life than mechanical gyros
- A longer life-cycle to save costs
- Compact MIL-spec assembly
