A system is described which measures continuously changes in the orientation of the head in 3 planes. Three synchro transmitters mounted on a lightweight headband, with gravity as a reference for 2 planes of movement and a magnetic field as reference for the third, provide output voltages which, when properly rectified, filtered, and amplified, are each a linear function of angular movement of the head in one plane over a range of 40°.
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