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GYROSCOPIC STIFFNESS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gyroscopic stiffness
1, record 1, English, gyroscopic%20stiffness
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Control Moment Gyros(CMGs) are torque-generating mechanisms that incorporate a single-or double-gimbaled spinning wheels. By rotating the gimbal axes, significant torques can be generated using the property of spinning bodies called gyroscopic stiffness. CMGs are often used for spacecraft attitude control, producing torques about all three of the spacecraft's orthogonal axes. 2, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20stiffness
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... although gyroscopic matrices are nonlinear, they can be written as constant matrices because of the conservation of mass and the fact that the convective components of transport velocity are constants. Therefore there is no need to update the gyroscopic inertia and gyroscopic stiffness matrix during an analysis. 3, record 1, English, - gyroscopic%20stiffness
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- raideur gyroscopique
1, record 1, French, raideur%20gyroscopique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- phénomène dit de raideur gyroscopique 2, record 1, French, ph%C3%A9nom%C3%A8ne%20dit%20de%20raideur%20gyroscopique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gyroscopie [...] On peut [...] rappeler qu'en particulier si la rotation axiale se fait autour du grand axe d'inertie, l'orientation de cet axe reste fixe dans un repère inertiel. De plus dans le cas d'une grande vitesse de rotation axiale, le mouvement présente alors une très grande stabilité, appelée raideur gyroscopique, qui se manifeste par des mouvements très lents de l'axe du gyroscope, donc des vitesses angulaires très faibles et donc des accélérations angulaires encore plus faibles. 3, record 1, French, - raideur%20gyroscopique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-27
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
- angular stiffness
1, record 2, English, angular%20stiffness
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Momentum wheels are capable of providing gyroscopic stiffness in more than one axis. These wheels provide a nominally constant angular momentum to provide angular stiffness. The mean disturbance torque typically determines the momentum storage of reaction wheels and momentum wheels over one half an orbit. 1, record 2, English, - angular%20stiffness
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
- raideur angulaire
1, record 2, French, raideur%20angulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une même famille de [gyromètres], les grandeurs suivantes sont généralement fixées : moment cinétique; moment d'inertie; débattement. Par contre, la raideur angulaire peut être choisie, pour chaque appareil, dans certaines limites. [...] Le rappel élastique peut être obtenu par voie mécanique ou électrique. 1, record 2, French, - raideur%20angulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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