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GYROSCOPE BEARING [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- floated gyroscope
1, record 1, English, floated%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- floated gyro 2, record 1, English, floated%20gyro
correct
- flotation gyroscope 3, record 1, English, flotation%20gyroscope
correct
- floating gyroscope 4, record 1, English, floating%20gyroscope
correct
- mechanically suspended floating gyroscope 5, record 1, English, mechanically%20suspended%20floating%20gyroscope
correct
- liquid-floated gyroscope 6, record 1, English, liquid%2Dfloated%20gyroscope
correct
- floating gyro 7, record 1, English, floating%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A gyroscope in which the rotor is suspended in a liquid. 8, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first type of gyroscopic instrument to successfully reduce gimbal bearing friction to an acceptable level for precision applications was the floated gyroscope. In this instrument the rotating member is sealed within a hollow cylinder which forms the inner gimbal of the gyro. This is mounted in the gyro case whith a fluid surrounding the cylinder; the density of the fluid is chosen so as to exactly float the cylinder, thus removing the weight of the inner gimbal from the bearings and greatly relieving the bearing frictional load. 2, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The actual gyroscope is floated on a film of liquid, and it is called a floating gyroscope to distinguish it from the pendulous type in which the gyroscope unit is suspended and hangs under gravity. 9, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Floatation. Same as flotation. 10, record 1, English, - floated%20gyroscope
Record 1, Key term(s)
- floating gyro
- floatation gyroscope
- liquid floated gyroscope
- floating type gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope flottant
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20flottant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gyro flottant 2, record 1, French, gyro%20flottant
correct, masculine noun
- gyroscope flotté 3, record 1, French, gyroscope%20flott%C3%A9
avoid, masculine noun
- gyroscope à toupie flottée 3, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20flott%C3%A9e
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyroscope [...] baigne dans un liquide très visqueux, à une température de l'ordre de 60 à 80 °C, dont le rôle est double : 1- La viscosité importante sert d'amortissement 2- La densité est telle que ce liquide de flottaison donne une poussée d'Archimède qui équilibre le poids apparent. Ce qui réduit les efforts d'appui sur les paliers et donc les couples de frottement. Un tel dispositif porte bien son nom de gyroscope flottant. 4, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20flottant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La conservation du moment cinétique a donné lieu aux gyroscopes à toupie flottée, aux gyroscopes à toupie accordée (SEC) et au gyroscope à suspension électrostatique (GSE). Les gyroscopes flottés ont une toupie en flottaison dans un fluide qui compense les pertes par frottements. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20flottant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rotating member
1, record 2, English, rotating%20member
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first type of gyroscopic instrument to successfully reduce gimbal bearing friction to an acceptable level for precision applications was the floated gyroscope. In this instrument the rotating member is sealed within a hollow cylinder which forms the inner gimbal of the gyro. 1, record 2, English, - rotating%20member
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- corps de révolution
1, record 2, French, corps%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un corps de révolution, comme une toupie qui tourne très vite autour de son axe et qui est suspendue sans contrainte, garde son axe de rotation pointé vers une direction fixe de l'espace (étoile dans le ciel par exemple) et s'oppose à tout changement de cette direction [...] C'est sur ce principe que fonctionnent les gyroscopes mécaniques. 1, record 2, French, - corps%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Bearings and Bearing Systems (Mechanical Components)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gimbal bearing friction
1, record 3, English, gimbal%20bearing%20friction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first type of gyroscopic instrument to successfully reduce gimbal bearing friction to an acceptable level for precision applications was the floated gyroscope. In this instrument the rotating member is sealed within a hollow cylinder which forms the inner gimbal of the gyro. This is mounted in the gyro case with a fluid surrounding the cylinder; the density of the fluid is chosen so as to exactly float the cylinder, thus removing the weight of the inner gimbal from the bearings and greatly relieving the bearing frictional load. 1, record 3, English, - gimbal%20bearing%20friction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paliers, coussinets et roulements (Composants mécaniques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- frottement des roulements du cardan
1, record 3, French, frottement%20des%20roulements%20du%20cardan
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'équilibrage [des roues] est nécessaire pour supprimer les effets d'un balourd de l'ensemble tournant qui peut créer des vibrations. Ne pas équilibrer, c'est s'exposer à : - Une usure prématurée des organes de suspension, de direction, des roulements des cardans, des pneumatiques .. - Un inconfort de conduite à cause des vibrations. 2, record 3, French, - frottement%20des%20roulements%20du%20cardan
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La première chose à installer, c'est un kit de roulements à billes. Ils remplaceront les bagues en plastique ou en métal rose. Un roulement est composé de deux bagues une intérieure et une extérieure. Elles sont mises en contact par l'intermédiaire de bille en acier trempé, le tout est scellé. Le frottement d'un roulement est quasiment nul et il n'y a pas d'usure. L'installation de roulements est obligatoire avant le remplacement du moteur par un plus puissant. 3, record 3, French, - frottement%20des%20roulements%20du%20cardan
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Navigation Instruments
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- precision gyroscope
1, record 4, English, precision%20gyroscope
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- precision gyro 2, record 4, English, precision%20gyro
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Precision gyroscopes. For high-accuracy applications the gyroscope must be free of extraneous sources of forces or torques, as the instrument cannot differentiate bearing torques generated by friction or torques caused by unbalances of the rotating member and its supporting structure from true input motions. Various construction techniques are used to circumvent these problems, leading to numerous types of gyroscopes, the most important of which are... [:] Floated gyroscope... Two-degree-of-freedom, dry, tuned-gimbal gyroscope... Electrostatically suspended gyro... Laser gyro. 3, record 4, English, - precision%20gyroscope
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Instruments de navigation
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope de précision
1, record 4, French, gyroscope%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les systèmes de navigation par inertie les plus récents ont remplacé les gyroscopes de précision par des détecteurs au laser qui mesurent les mouvements de l'aéronef par rapport aux trois axes, c'est-à-dire tangage, roulis et lacet. Même s'ils ne sont pas plus précis que les gyroscopes conventionnels, les lasers ont, en revanche, une durée d'utilisation beaucoup plus longue entre les révisions [...] 1, record 4, French, - gyroscope%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record 4, Key term(s)
- gyroscope de haute précision
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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