30 Jun
2004
30 Jun
'04
2:13 a.m.
On Wed, 2004-06-30 at 13:53, Joe R. wrote:
I picked up
some interesting looks parts out of a scrap pile a few weeks ago and
starting searching the net for information about them. The first thing that
I found was that they are on the restricted export list and are classified
as munitions (there goes E-bay)! They're actually quartz rate sensors
(QRS11) made by Systron Donner.
(<http://www.systron.com/pro_rate%20sensors.asp> for those that are
interested.) Basicly a solid state gyro-scope. The ironic thing is that the
Japanese are now building almost identical devices into some of their cars
to control skids.
Heh, that makes me think of:
http://www.interestingprojects.com/cruisemissile
and one of the news stories covering the shutdown of the project at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3302763.stm
With a bit of ingenuity I suppose it's surprising what can be done
whilst still technically operating within the law.
cheers
Jules