[OSM-talk] Motion sensors for navigation

[Richard Weait]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:03 AM, John Smith <deltafoxtrot256 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure about gyroscopes, since they can't be done on a chip, but
> there is other techniques to get G forces and direction...

Cool things can be done with MEMS.

Introduced in December 2002 now scheduled for obsolescence
http://www2.electronicproducts.com/Gyroscope_on_a_chip_is_industrys_first-article-DECHL3-DEC2002.aspx

Replaced by
http://www.analog.com/en/sensors/inertial-sensors/adxrs613/products/product.html
at ~$30/each