IRS Aviation Abbreviation

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Inertial Reference System

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Inertial Reference System(s)  

An inertial reference unit (IRU) is a type of inertial sensor which uses gyroscopes and accelerometers to determine a moving aircraft’s or spacecraft’s change in rotational attitude (angular orientation relative to some reference frame) and translational position over a period of time.

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