Research Article

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

Table 7

Convergence times for different Td and different initial azimuth misalignment.

Gyro drift (°)Td (s)200300400500

4Convergence time (s)270405541676
Ratio1.351.351.351.35
3Convergence time (s)257386515645
Ratio1.291.291.291.29
2Convergence time (s)207311414518
Ratio1.041.041.041.04
1Convergence time (s)199299399498
Ratio1.001.001.001.00
0.5Convergence time (s)188281375469
Ratio0.940.940.940.94