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inverted pendulum [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
  • Geophysics
CONT

Forbes used the inverted pendulum, mounted on a stiff wire, to provide a sensing element in weakly-stable equilibrium, without having to use a very long common pendulum. An upright inverted pendulum, by itself, is in unstable equilibrium. A slight motion topples it over. When the inverted pendulum is mounted on a suitably stiff wire, the apparatus may be rendered stable, so that the inverted pendulum returns to an upright position after having been disturbed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie
  • Géophysique

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie

Spanish

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