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- From: kevin@clsi.COM (Kevin Cameron)
- Subject: Re: Inertial platform
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.162850.13357@clsi.COM>
- Originator: kevin@dubhe
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- Organization: CAD Language Systems Inc.
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- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 16:28:50 GMT
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- In article <92316.130725U60901@uicvm.uic.edu>, U60901@uicvm.uic.edu (Andrea Sterbini) writes:
- >
- > The problem I want to solve is to take a topographic map of a cave.
- > The inertial platform must be sufficently light to be hand-carried, it's
- > possible to reset the platform every few minutes as a caver can put the
- > object on the ground.
- >
- > Obviously the budget is the more important constraint, I think that 1000$
- > is the maximum price I can afford.
- >
- > I you have any information that I can use, let me know.
- > Andrea
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- You would probably be better off using standard survey equipment if you can get
- it into the cave. I don't think you would be able to buy the parts for an
- Inertial platform for $1000, let alone a working unit. I used to work for a
- company that made such survey tools for oil-wells, the price was $?00,000.
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- Kev.
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