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FRICTIONLESS GIMBAL BEARING [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
CONT

Two-degree-of-freedom, dry, tuned-gimbal gyroscope... It is sensitive about two input axes instead of one, has no flotation liquid and so is "dry," and uses a dynamically tuned resonance condition to simulate frictionless gimbal bearings.

Key term(s)
  • no friction gimbal bearing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Le montage de Cardan est dit idéal lorsqu'il respecte deux conditions : Posséder des armatures extrêmement légères, de masse supposée négligeable et donc nulle. Disposer de paliers de montage, technologiquement sans frottement.

Spanish

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