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WHEEL GYROSCOPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
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
- wheel-type gyroscope
1, record 1, English, wheel%2Dtype%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wheel gyroscope 2, record 1, English, wheel%20gyroscope
correct
- spinning wheel gyroscope 3, record 1, English, spinning%20wheel%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... wheel-type gyroscopes of a given mass are generally designed to have as much mass as possible concentrated in the rim ..., and futher are spun as fast as possible; hence the common concept that a gyroscope is a rapidly spinning mass. 1, record 1, English, - wheel%2Dtype%20gyroscope
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wheel gyro
- wheel-type gyro
- spinning wheel gyro
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 à toupie
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gyroscope à toupie mécanique 2, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] contrairement à une idée répandue, dans une centrale inertielle «classique» les gyroscopes à toupie ne servent qu'à la stabilisation des dispositifs mesurant les déplacements de l'aéronef et pas à la mesure des déplacements eux-mêmes. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Léon Foucault [...] inventa, en 1852, le premier gyroscope à toupie où l'inertialité d'un axe de rotation de toupie se substitue à celle du plan de vibration [du pendule]. 2, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous appelons «toupie» (gyro wheel, gyro rotor) un corps de révolution autour d'un axe [delta] susceptible d'être lancé en rotation rapide autour de cet axe. La masse des toupies peut varier de quelques dizaines de grammes, dans les appareils modernes de navigation, à une centaine de tonnes, dans certains dispositifs stabilisateurs de navires [...] 4, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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