strapped-down inertial navigation equipment

strapped-down inertial navigation equipment

[′strapt ¦dau̇n i′nər·shəl ‚nav·ə′gā·shən i‚kwip·mənt] (navigation) Inertial navigation equipment in which a stable platform and gimbal system are not used: the inertial devices are attached or strapped directly to the carrier; a computer utilizing gyro information resolves accelerations sensed along the carrier axes and refers these accelerations to an inertial frame of reference. Also known as gimballess inertial navigation equipment.