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MOUVEMENT NUTATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-24
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
- Poinsot movement
1, record 1, English, Poinsot%20movement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Poinsot motion 2, record 1, English, Poinsot%20motion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The motion of a rigid body with a point fixed in space and with zero torque or moment acting on the body about the fixed point. 2, record 1, English, - Poinsot%20movement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The instantaneous axis of rotation of a solid body cannot remain rigorously fixed inside the body if it oscillates in space, and vice-versa. The Poinsot movement consists in cones rolling on each other without slipping, the contact line being the rotation axis, which describes one cone in space and another inside the body. 1, record 1, English, - Poinsot%20movement
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
- mouvement de Poinsot
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20de%20Poinsot
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mouvement de nutation d’un anneau. Calcul de la fréquence de nutation d’un anneau plan libre [...] Nous sommes en présence d’un mouvement de Poinsot, car le moment au centre d’inertie des forces extérieures est nul. Nous connaissons le résultat établi en cours, à savoir : l'axe du gyroscope décrit un cône d’ouverture constante [thêta], le mouvement est périodique de période T [...] 2, record 1, French, - mouvement%20de%20Poinsot
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electromagnetism
- Electric Rotary Machines - Types
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- torquing
1, record 2, English, torquing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The application of torque to a gimbal or a gyro rotor about an axis-of-freedom for the purpose of precessing, capturing, slaving, or slewing. 2, record 2, English, - torquing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électromagnétisme
- Machines tournantes électriques - types
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- application d'un couple
1, record 2, French, application%20d%27un%20couple
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Couple gyroscopique [...] Le lecteur n’ oubliera pas que le mouvement de nutation est créé par [oméga] et que la rotation induite s’opère autour du moment cinétique H. Or toute application d’un couple transverse déplace le moment cinétique en axes inertiels. Il faut donc combiner ces 2 mouvements, pour obtenir la trajectoire absolue du moment cinétique. 2, record 2, French, - application%20d%27un%20couple
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nutation frequency
1, record 3, English, nutation%20frequency
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The frequency of the coning or periodic wobbling motion of the rotor spin axis that results from a transient input. 1, record 3, English, - nutation%20frequency
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For an undamped rotor, the nutation frequency equals the product of the rotor spin frequency and the ratio of the rotor polar moment of inertia to the effective rotor transverse moment of inertia. 1, record 3, English, - nutation%20frequency
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fréquence de nutation
1, record 3, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20nutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- fréquence du mouvement de nutation 1, record 3, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20du%20mouvement%20de%20nutation
correct, feminine noun
- fréquence de la nutation 2, record 3, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20la%20nutation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Montrer que la fréquence du mouvement de nutation est 10 Hertz. 1, record 3, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20nutation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Reconnaissant [...] 3. que les corrections de marées océaniques sont nécessaires à toutes les fréquences de la nutation; [...] 2, record 3, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20nutation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rotation
1, record 4, English, rotation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- gyro's rotation 2, record 4, English, gyro%27s%20rotation
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The three elementary movements of a gyroscope... 1. Rotation--the top is spinning rapidly about its vertical axis. 2. Precession--as it slows down, the top cants over and its axis follows a conical path. 3. Nutation--as the top spins more slowly still, the axis oscillates in a sinusoidal path. 1, record 4, English, - rotation
Record 4, Key term(s)
- gyroscope rotation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rotation
1, record 4, French, rotation
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- rotation du gyroscope 2, record 4, French, rotation%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
- mouvement de rotation d'un gyroscope 2, record 4, French, mouvement%20de%20rotation%20d%27un%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Démonstration d’auditoire : un gyroscope à bille sur coussin d’air permet de bien mettre en évidence le mouvement de nutation et de précession. Les angles d’Euler sont particulièrement bien adaptés à décrire les mouvements d’un gyroscope. [...] Vitesse angulaire instantanée de rotation exprimée en terme des angles d’Euler. Les vitesses angulaires et les mouvements associés portent les noms suivants :[phi] : rotation propre; [psi] : précession ;[thêta] :nutation. 3, record 4, French, - rotation
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
C’est le mouvement de rotation d’un gyroscope qui augmente la résistance de l’appareil à changer son axe de rotation. Tout corps en mouvement tend toujours à se déplacer en ligne droite. En somme, la masse en mouvement du volant d’un gyroscope devient de plus en plus inerte (résistance) à mesure que sa vitesse augmente. La rotation du gyroscope augmente sa masse. 2, record 4, French, - rotation
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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