Kenneth Donald Bean

US Patent:

59737832, Oct 26, 1999

Filed:

Jul 31, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/127490

Inventors:

Eric Lee Goldner - Valencia CA
Thomas McLean - Woodland Hills CA
Amado Cordova - Woodland Hills CA
Kenneth Bean - Riverton UT
Arthur D. Lang - Park City UT

Assignee:

Litton Systems, Inc. - Woodland Hills CA

International Classification:

G01C 1972

US Classification:

356350

Abstract:

An improved dressing for the fiber optic leads of a fiber optic gyroscope sensing coil and method for forming the same. A pair of fiber optic leads connect the sensing coil of a rotation sensing device to an integrated optics chip. The fiber optic leads are originally arranged to extend around the fiber optic sensing coil in different directions. The leads are formed of unequal lengths, where the longer of the leads is extended along an outer circumference of the sensing coil. The longer lead is bent so that the circumferential direction of longer lead reverses itself, and the longer lead then extends around the sensing coil in the same direction as the shorter lead. A low modulus adhesive is applied to the leads and cured to initially bond the leads in place against the sensing coil. The pair of leads are then wound in the same circumferential direction adjacent to each other fashion around the outer circumference of the sensing coil. After the desired amount of winding has been completed, a predetermined length of each of the leads is left available to be routed to the rotation sensing device.