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Inertial Reference Unit
An Inertial Reference Unit (IRU) is a type of inertial sensor which uses only gyroscopes to determine a moving aircraft’s or spacecraft’s change in angular direction (referred to as "delta-theta" or Δθ) over a period of time. Unlike the Inertial Measurement Unit, IRUs are generally not equipped with accelerometers, which measure acceleration forces.
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