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tuning fork gyro [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Navigation Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tuning fork gyro
1, record 1, English, tuning%20fork%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tuning-fork gyroscope 2, record 1, English, tuning%2Dfork%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tuning Fork Gyro: Tiny vibration changes moment of inertia around rotation axis; resulting tendency to change rotational velocity induces tortional vibration about the stem. 3, record 1, English, - tuning%20fork%20gyro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
What had been a state-of-the-art, lightweight ring laser gyro unit in the 1980s (replacing the earlier mechanical gimbaled gyro), evolved into a solid-state fiber-optic gyro, then to a quartz tuning fork gyro, to a micro-mechanical gyro. 4, record 1, English, - tuning%20fork%20gyro
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tuning-fork gyro
- tuning fork gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Instruments de navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope diapason
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20diapason
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gyroscope à diapason 2, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20diapason
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gyromètres à diapason [...] Comme dans les gyromètres classiques, on détecte l'influence de forces de Coriolis [...] sur des éléments matériels; mais la vitesse relative [...] est ici obtenue par la vibration d'une lame élastique, plutôt que par la rotation d'une toupie. Le but poursuivi par les chercheurs est de créer un appareil plus simple que les gyromètres classiques et, par la suite, moins coûteux et plus fiable. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20diapason
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Un gyroscope est un appareil capable de fournir une direction physique de référence et, corrélativement, une information de rotation angulaire [...]. Un gyromètre est un appareil capable de fournir une information de vitesse angulaire, vis-à-vis d'un référentiel absolu (c'est-à-dire par rapport aux étoiles). Dans un certain nombre de cas, un même appareil peut être capable de fonctionner en gyroscope ou en gyromètre. 1, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20diapason
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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