Effect of East Gyro Drift and Initial Azimuth Error on the Compass Azimuth Alignment Convergence Time

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><i>T</i><sub><i>d</i></sub> (s)</td><td class="align_center">200</td><td class="align_center">300</td><td class="align_center">400</td><td class="align_center">500</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Convergence time (s)</td><td class="align_center">277</td><td class="align_center">416</td><td class="align_center">555</td><td class="align_center">694</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ratio</td><td class="align_center">1.39</td><td class="align_center">1.39</td><td class="align_center">1.39</td><td class="align_center">1.39</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Convergence times for different <i>T</i><sub><i>d</i></sub> with a 5° initial azimuth misalignment.</div>

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Table 6: Effect of East Gyro Drift and Initial Azimuth Error on the Compass Azimuth Alignment Convergence Time 