Development and Prospects of Long-Endurance Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System Technology

Ding Li; Xudong Yu; Guo Wei; Baolun Yuan; Chunfeng Gao; Pengfei Zhang; Guocheng Wang; Hui Luo

doi:10.3788/AOS230855

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