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Function: Torque-Induced Gyroscopic Precession Heading Indicators or Directional Gyros

The MGC R2 COMPASS system is a gyro compass approved for navigation that uses ring laser gyros without wear parts, achieving high reliability. It can operate as an inertial navigation system or gyro compass, outputting position, heading, and linear position and velocity measurements at up to four points on a vessel. The system includes three ring laser gyros and accelerometers. It can operate in attitude and heading reference or inertial navigation modes, outputting data like heading, roll, pitch, position via Ethernet and serial lines. It is configured using Windows software that selects output formats and protocols.

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Function: Torque-Induced Gyroscopic Precession Heading Indicators or Directional Gyros

The MGC R2 COMPASS system is a gyro compass approved for navigation that uses ring laser gyros without wear parts, achieving high reliability. It can operate as an inertial navigation system or gyro compass, outputting position, heading, and linear position and velocity measurements at up to four points on a vessel. The system includes three ring laser gyros and accelerometers. It can operate in attitude and heading reference or inertial navigation modes, outputting data like heading, roll, pitch, position via Ethernet and serial lines. It is configured using Windows software that selects output formats and protocols.

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The MGC R2 COMPASS system is IMO type approved as gyro compass for

navigation purposes for use together with a heading and bearing repeater.
Very high reliability is achieved by using Ring Laser Gyros with no rotational
or mechanical wear-out parts.

The system can be operated as an inertial navigation system as well as a gyro


compass with output of position and heading. Linear position and velocity
measurements can then be output in up to four different points on the vessel.

FUNCTION
The MGC is a strap-down based gyro compass including three Ring Laser
Gyros (RLG) and three linear accelerometers. The system can operate in
Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) mode and Inertial Navigation
mode. In the AHRS mode input of speed and latitude data (VBW/VTG and
GGA/GLL) is required. External time input is also required (ZDA). In this mode
the system will output heading, roll, pitch and heave. In the Inertial Navigation
mode input of latitude, longitude, height and time (GGA and ZDA) and PPS
from a GNSS receiver is required. In this mode the product will output
heading, roll, pitch, heave and position.

The system is delivered with Windows based configuration software, MRC+.


In this software the user selects output formats on the different communication
lines in addition to other configuration purposes.

DIGITAL I/O PROTOCOLS


MGC data is available through both Ethernet interface and serial lines
enabling easy distribution of data to multiple users on board the vessel.
Output protocols for commonly used equipment are available on five
individually configurable serial lines and five Ethernet/UDP ports.
freely within the horizontal plane. [2][3] In this case, gravity will apply a torque forcing the compass's
axis toward true north. Because the weights will confine the compass's axis to be horizontal with
respect to the Earth's surface, the axis can never align with the Earth's axis (except on the Equator)
and must realign itself as the Earth rotates. But with respect to the Earth's surface, the compass will
appear to be stationary and pointing along the Earth's surface toward the true North Pole.
Since the gyrocompass's north-seeking function depends on the rotation around the axis of the Earth
that causes torque-induced gyroscopic precession, it will not orient itself correctly to true north if it is
moved very fast in an east to west direction, thus negating the Earth's rotation. However, aircraft
commonly use heading indicators or directional gyros, which are not gyrocompasses and do not
align themselves to north via precession, but are periodically aligned manually to magnetic north. [5][6]

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