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MOTION COMPENSATOR [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A mechanical device which tilts the sensor on a moving platform in such a way that the same ground region remains in the field of view during data collection.

OBS

motion compensator: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Sur une plate-forme en mouvement, dispositif mécanique de stabilisation du capteur.

OBS

Lors de la collecte des données, le champ de vision du capteur doit rester stable par rapport au secteur terrestre balayé.

OBS

compensateur de mouvement : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 2 2005-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

A device installed with certain aerial cameras to compensate for the forward motion of an aircraft while photographing ground objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

Dans la photographie aérienne, on a toujours un déplacement du véhicule porteur de l'appareil par rapport au sol. [...] Il faut alors prévoir de compenser le mouvement du véhicule par rapport à l'objet en déplaçant en sens inverse la pellicule, l'objectif ou même l'appareil tout entier pendant la prise de vue.

Key term(s)
  • compensateur du mouvement du véhicule

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dredging
DEF

Device ensuring a dredger's operation to cope with waves and uneven sea bed at the dredging site. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

swell compensator: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage
DEF

Dispositif qui assure le fonctionnement de la drague pendant les houles et sur le fond accidenté du site de dragage. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

compensateur de houle : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

Any device (as a bumper sub or heave compensator) that serves to maintain constant weight on the bit in spite of vertical motion of a floating, offshore drilling rig.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole

Spanish

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