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gyroscope — [ ʒirɔskɔp ] n. m. • 1852; de gyro et scope ♦ Appareil comprenant un gyrostat et utilisant ses propriétés particulières, dues à la rapidité de son mouvement de rotation (fixité de l orientation de son axe, effet gyroscopique [précession],… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gyroscope — A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum [ [http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/Gyroscope/ Gyroscope] by Sándor Kabai, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project.] [… … Wikipedia
gyroscope — gyroscopic /juy reuh skop ik/, adj. gyroscopically, adv. /juy reuh skohp /, n. an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute… … Universalium
Gyroscope — Exemple de gyroscope avec trois degrés de liberté de rotation autour de trois axes. Le rotor (plateau central en rotation) gardera son axe de rotation fixe quelles que soient les orientations des cercles extérieurs. Un gyroscope (du grec… … Wikipédia en Français
gyroscope — Synonyms and related words: balance, balance rudder, balance wheel, ballast, centrifuge, chuck, counterbalance, counterweight, drill, extractor, fan, fin, fixative, flywheel, governor, hairspring, impeller, jack, keel, mordant, pendulum,… … Moby Thesaurus
electrically suspended gyroscope — A gyroscope rotor supported in an electromagnetic field, rather than in conventional bearings. An electrical gyroscope can spin with an absolute minimum of friction while it is supported in either of these fields … Aviation dictionary
Control moment gyroscope — A control momentum gyroscope (CMG) is an attitude control device generally used in spacecraft attitude control systems. A CMG consists of a spinning rotor and one or more motorized gimbals that tilt the rotor’s angular momentum. As the rotor… … Wikipedia
Vibrating structure gyroscope — A vibrating structure gyroscope is a type of gyroscope that functions much like the halteres of an insect. The underlying physical principle is that a vibrating object tends to continue vibrating in the same plane as its support rotates. In the… … Wikipedia
Rigid rotor — The rigid rotor is a mechanical model that is used to explain rotating systems. An arbitrary rigid rotor is a 3 dimensional rigid object, such as a top. To orient such an object in space three angles are required. A special rigid rotor is the… … Wikipedia
Rate integrating gyroscope — A Rate integrating gyroscope is a rate gyro with a built in integrator. It is usually a component of an Inertial Measurement Unit or a stabilization system.Principle of operationIn a rate indicating gyroscope, the gyroscope is turned at a steady… … Wikipedia
rigidity of gyroscope — A property of a gyroscope by which its axis will remain in a fixed direction in space unless the rotor shaft is acted upon by an external torque … Aviation dictionary