An inertial platform, also known as a gyroscopic platform or stabilized platform, is a system using
gyroscopes to maintain a platform in a fixed orientation in space despite the movement of the vehicle that it is attached to. These can then be used to stabilize
gunsights in
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engi ...
s,
anti-aircraft artillery on ships, and as the basis for older mechanically based
inertial navigation system
An inertial navigation system (INS) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors ( gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (dir ...
s. ''See''
Inertial measurement unit
References
Aircraft instruments
Navigational equipment
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