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The accuracy of the combined rate signal and affecting factors were analyzed using a steady-state covariance. A system comprising a six-gyroscope array was developed to test the presented KF. Experimental tests proved that the presented model was effective at improving the gyroscope accuracy. The experimental results indicated that six identical gyroscopes with an ARW noise of 6.2 \u00b0\/\u221ah and a bias drift of 54.14 \u00b0\/h could be combined into a rate signal with an ARW noise of 1.8 \u00b0\/\u221ah and a bias drift of 16.3 \u00b0\/h, while the estimated rate signal by the random walk model has an ARW noise of 2.4 \u00b0\/\u221ah and a bias drift of 20.6 \u00b0\/h. It revealed that both models could improve the angular rate accuracy and have a similar performance in static condition. 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