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User Manual
RMS
acronym for Root Mean Squared
Roll
In navigation roll is what occurs when a horizontal force is applied at a distance right or left from the cen-
ter of gravity of the platform, causing it to move side to side with respect to the sensor or platform frame
origin.
RPY
acronym for Roll, Pitch, Yaw
RS232
a serial data communications protocol
RS422
a serial data communications protocol
S
Sampling
the process of taking measurements from a sensor or device
Sampling rate
rate at which the sensors are sampled
Sampling Rate
the frequency of sampling
Sensor
a device that physically or chemically reacts to environmental forces and conditions and produces a pre-
dictable electrical signal as a result
Sigma
In statistics, sigma is the standard deviation from the mean of a data set.
Space Vehicle Information
refers to GPS satellites
Streaming
typically when a device is sending data at a specified data rate continuously without requiring a prompt
from the host
U
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
A serial data communications protocol
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