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SOLIDE REVOLUTION ANIME MOUVEMENT ROTATION RAPIDE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- two-degree-of-freedom system
1, record 1, English, two%2Ddegree%2Dof%2Dfreedom%20system
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
degree-of-freedom: An allowable mode of angular motion of the spin axis with respect to the case. The number of degrees-of-freedom is the number of orthogonal axes about which the spin axis is free to rotate. 2, record 1, English, - two%2Ddegree%2Dof%2Dfreedom%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A gyroscope may be given one, two or three degrees of freedom, according to the mode of suspension. 3, record 1, English, - two%2Ddegree%2Dof%2Dfreedom%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- two degree of freedom system
- 2 degree of freedom system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- montage à deux degrés de liberté
1, record 1, French, montage%20%C3%A0%20deux%20degr%C3%A9s%20de%20libert%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un gyroscope est essentiellement constitué d’un solide de révolution animé d’un mouvement de rotation rapide autour de son axe de symétrie. Le solide de révolution est appelé rotor ou toupie gyroscopique. Dans un grand nombre de cas d’utilisation concrète, le rotor doit pouvoir prendre n’ importe quelle position dans l'espace. À cet effet on rend le rotor solidaire du boîtier qui le contient au moyen d’un système de deux cadres mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre. Ce montage à deux degrés de liberté ne tient pas compte du degré de liberté relatif à la rotation du rotor autour de son axe. C'est ce montage qui est utilisé dans l'horizon artificiel. 1, record 1, French, - montage%20%C3%A0%20deux%20degr%C3%A9s%20de%20libert%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- case
1, record 2, English, case
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gyroscope case 2, record 2, English, gyroscope%20case
correct
- case of the gyro 3, record 2, English, case%20of%20the%20gyro
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
case: The structure which provides the mounting surfaces and establishes the reference axes. 4, record 2, English, - case
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Attitude indicator components (vacuum-driven). The rotor, mounted in a sealed housing, spins in a horizontal plane about the vertical axis. The housing pivots about the lateral axis on a gimbal, which in turn is free to pivot about the longitudinal axis. The instrument case is the third gimbal necessary for universal mounting. The horizon bar is linked to the gyro by a lever, attached to a pivot on the rear of the gimbal frame and connected to the gyro housing by a guide pin. 5, record 2, English, - case
Record 2, Key term(s)
- gyro case
- case of the gyroscope
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boîtier du gyroscope
1, record 2, French, bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- boîtier 2, record 2, French, bo%C3%AEtier
correct, masculine noun
- boîtier d'un gyroscope 3, record 2, French, bo%C3%AEtier%20d%27un%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un gyroscope est essentiellement constitué d’un solide de révolution animé d’un mouvement de rotation rapide autour de son axe de symétrie. Le solide de révolution est appelé rotor ou toupie gyroscopique. Dans un grand nombre de cas d’utilisation concrète, le rotor doit pouvoir prendre n’ importe quelle position dans l'espace. À cet effet on rend le rotor solidaire du boîtier qui le contient au moyen d’un système de deux cadres mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre. 4, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les appareils gyroscopiques [...] nécessitent généralement un moteur pour entretenir un état permanent de l’élément sensible (amplitude de la vibration, vitesse de rotation de la toupie) et compenser les pertes internes, par frottement, du dispositif. La qualité de l’appareil ainsi constitué, composé d’un boîtier, d’un élément sensible, d’un moteur et d’un détecteur angulaire, est caractérisée par sa performance de stabilité angulaire. 1, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un gyromètre est un capteur électromécanique, dont le carter (élément sensible) S2 possède un degré de liberté en rotation (autour de l’axe X de sortie), par rapport à un boîtier dont on veut mesurer l’angle de rotation autour d’un axe dit d’entrée Y. 5, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec carter. 6, record 2, French, - bo%C3%AEtier%20du%20gyroscope
Record 2, Key term(s)
- boîtier du gyro
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spinning wheel
1, record 3, English, spinning%20wheel
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- gyroscope wheel 2, record 3, English, gyroscope%20wheel
correct
- spinning rotor 3, record 3, English, spinning%20rotor
correct
- spinning gyro wheel 4, record 3, English, spinning%20gyro%20wheel
correct
- rotor 4, record 3, English, rotor
correct
- gyro wheel 4, record 3, English, gyro%20wheel
correct
- wheel 5, record 3, English, wheel
correct
- flywheel 6, record 3, English, flywheel
correct
- gyro spinning wheel 7, record 3, English, gyro%20spinning%20wheel
correct
- rotating wheel 8, record 3, English, rotating%20wheel
correct
- gyro rotor 9, record 3, English, gyro%20rotor
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The critical part of a gyroscope is the spinning wheel, which an electric motor keeps it spinning at a rate of more than 20,000 rpm. A gyroscope wheel cross section will vary in different gyroscopes, but the general design aim is to provide the greatest moment of inertial consistent with adequate strength and heat dissipation. 2, record 3, English, - spinning%20wheel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The gyroscope is a rotor, or spinning wheel, rotating at high speed in a universal mounting, called a gimbal, so its axle can be pointed in any direction. 4, record 3, English, - spinning%20wheel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rotor
1, record 3, French, rotor
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- roue 2, record 3, French, roue
correct, feminine noun
- rotor du gyroscope 3, record 3, French, rotor%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
- toupie 4, record 3, French, toupie
correct, feminine noun
- toupie gyroscopique 5, record 3, French, toupie%20gyroscopique
correct, feminine noun
- solide de révolution 6, record 3, French, solide%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, masculine noun
- corps solide de révolution 7, record 3, French, corps%20solide%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, masculine noun
- corps solide 7, record 3, French, corps%20solide
correct, masculine noun
- corps tournant 8, record 3, French, corps%20tournant
correct, masculine noun
- gyrostat 9, record 3, French, gyrostat
correct, masculine noun
- volant d'inertie 10, record 3, French, volant%20d%27inertie
correct, masculine noun
- tore de gyroscope 11, record 3, French, tore%20de%20gyroscope
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyroscope est un rotor (ou roue) qui tourne à haute vitesse à l’intérieur d’un assemblage de supports, appelé «cardan», qui permet à son axe de pointer dans toutes les directions. 12, record 3, French, - rotor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un gyroscope est essentiellement constitué d’un solide de révolution animé d’un mouvement de rotation rapide atour de son axe de symétrie. Le solide de révolution est appelé rotor ou toupie gyroscopique. Dans un grand nombre de cas d’utilisation concrète, le rotor doit pouvoir prendre n’ importe quelle position dans l'espace. 6, record 3, French, - rotor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Un gyroscope sert à la mise en évidence des propriétés de la précession qu’illustre un gyrostat (tout solide animé d’un mouvement de rotation autour de son axe); et son application à des fins de stabilisation. 9, record 3, French, - rotor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 CONT
En pratique, dès qu’un système comporte un corps tournant, on peut parler de gyroscopie. 8, record 3, French, - rotor
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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