Introduction to Inertial Guidance and Control Systems

Mr. Kaye will be speaking on the science of inertial guidance measurement, technology and applications. The presentation will be in layman’s terms, with more technical focus if there is interest.

An engineer is taught, early on, that under most circumstances it is inadvisable to use dissimilar materials in intimate contact. The reason of course, is that dissimilar metals make batteries, thereby generating voltages and current flows between the metals causing decomposition. When such a system is required various techniques must be employed to either eliminate or reduce the reaction rate to something tolerable.

The GYROSCOPE is an instrument that demands the use of many materials of differing compositions each chosen for something special and each dragging along a plethora of unwanted characteristics that must be dealt with.

BAE Systems microprocessor guides Rover landings on Mars BAE Systems built the radiation hardened RAD6000 computers that are guiding the ‘Spirit’ and ‘Opportunity’ Rovers that have successfully landed on Mars to study minerals in rocks. These computers also processed key navigational data during each spacecraft’s six month journey.

Speaker’s Bio
Steve Kaye is a 1959 BEE graduate of CCNY. Having completed his US Navy obligations in 1955, he went to work at Sperry Gyroscope Company immediately after graduation. After leaving Sperry, he worked for: American Machine and Foundry Co.; Radiation Dynamics; Atlantic Research Corp; Celesco; Timex; Bendix; Allied; AlliedSignal; Condor Pacific; Honeywell; and BAE where he now holds the position of Manager, International Business Development. While working at Celesco, Mr. Kaye earned his Masters Degree in Management (MAOM) from The University of Southern California. Mr. Kaye has been designing or building or selling Gyroscopes in one form or another for more than 45 years.