Kongsberg Discovery unveils north-seeking MEMS navigation system

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Kongsberg Discovery has developed a north-seeking micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) that it says represents an advance in inertial navigation technology.

Until now, it says, north-seeking gyroscopes capable of meeting modern performance requirements have been too large, heavy, expensive or power-hungry for many applications. This has now been addressed.

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