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From: frerichs@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David J Frerichs)
Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
Subject: optical gyros
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Date: 26 Nov 90 22:37:42 GMT
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does anyone know of a supplier of optical gyroscopes...???
-or-
any sort of lightweight gyro...???

I think the net has finnaly stumbled onto the solution of the simple detection
of lateral movements (turning the head)...

The accelerometer idea is a bit flaky though... who wants to whip their head
around just to get the movement to register... for vertical and twisting
motion, I think mercury switches is still the best idea...

-dfRERICHS
Univ of IL/CU
Dept of CompEng