[sdiy] uA726, heated pairs (slightly OT)

[Tim Ressel]

Paul,

You're right; it's OT...  But interesting. They
probably use it in the inertial guidance system which
needs low-drift integrators to accumulate acceleration
info (analog, of course) and turn it into position
info.

--tr

--- Paul Higgins <higg0008 at tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a question that is probably a bit OT, but
> here goes...
> 
> I recall reading somewhere that one of the main apps
> for the uA726 was 
> in, of all things, ICBMs (and other
> rocketry/aerospace stuff).  Forgive 
> my ignorance on these matters (I'm no aerospace
> engineer), but why the 
> heck do you need a thermostated matched pair in a
> missile?  I really 
> found that kind of bizarre.
> 
> Thanks (and sorry for the possible waste of space)!
> 
> -PRH
> 
> Paul R. Higgins
> email: higg0008 at umn.edu
> 


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