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GYROSCOPE CLASSIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-07-16
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
- mechanical gyro
1, record 1, English, mechanical%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mechanical gyroscope 2, record 1, English, mechanical%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] gyro based on the angular momentum of a spinning rotor or the Coriolis effect on a vibrating mass. 3, record 1, English, - mechanical%20gyro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A laser gyro has several advantages over a mechanical gyro system. The overall unit can be made smaller, lighter, and more sensitive. Also, because it has no moving parts it is less likely to break down and so is more reliable. 4, record 1, English, - mechanical%20gyro
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 mécanique
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyroscope mécanique est basé sur la rotation de pièces mécaniques (système de toupie). 2, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un corps de révolution, comme une toupie qui tourne très vite autour de son axe et qui est suspendue sans contrainte, garde son axe de rotation pointé vers une direction fixe de l’espace (étoile dans le ciel par exemple) et s’oppose à tout changement de cette direction (ce principe est mis en évidence par Foucault en 1852). C’est sur ce principe que fonctionnent les gyroscopes mécaniques. Selon leur réalisation les gyroscopes mécaniques ont un ou deux axes sensibles. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gyrolaser, contrairement au gyroscope mécanique, ne comporte aucune pièce mobile, et s’affranchit donc des erreurs dues aux frottements et aux défauts des liaisons mécaniques. Ainsi son facteur d’échelle kg est inférieur à 10 [puissance-5] contre 10 [puissance-3] pour le gyroscope classique. 4, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gyro mécanique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-04-17
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
- classical gyroscope
1, record 2, English, classical%20gyroscope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- conventional gyroscope 1, record 2, English, conventional%20gyroscope
correct
- classic gyro 2, record 2, English, classic%20gyro
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Normally, the classical gyroscope consists of a gyroscopic element (the rotor) suspended by a gimbal structure within a case. 1, record 2, English, - classical%20gyroscope
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "non classical gyros" as the laser gyro, which has no moving parts. 3, record 2, English, - classical%20gyroscope
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
- gyroscope classique
1, record 2, French, gyroscope%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyrolaser, contrairement au gyroscope mécanique, ne comporte aucune pièce mobile, et s’affranchit donc des erreurs dues aux frottements et aux défauts des liaisons mécaniques. Ainsi son facteur d’échelle kg est inférieur à 10 [puissance-5] contre 10 [puissance-3] pour le gyroscope classique. 2, record 2, French, - gyroscope%20classique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-30
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
- unconventional gyroscope
1, record 3, English, unconventional%20gyroscope
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- non classical gyroscope 2, record 3, English, non%20classical%20gyroscope
correct
- non conventional gyroscope 2, record 3, English, non%20conventional%20gyroscope
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
J. A. Lipa, "An Unconventional Gyroscope for Testing Einstein's General Theory of Relativity." 1, record 3, English, - unconventional%20gyroscope
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normally, the classical gyroscope consists of a gyroscopic element (the rotor) suspended by a gimbal structure within a case. 3, record 3, English, - unconventional%20gyroscope
Record 3, Key term(s)
- non-conventional gyroscope
- non-classical gyroscope
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
- gyroscope non classique
1, record 3, French, gyroscope%20non%20classique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gyroscopes classiques ont encore bien d’autres applications. [...] Gyroscopes non classiques. Gyroscope électrostatique [...] Gyromètres lasers [...] Gyroscope cryogénique [...] Gyroscope nucléaire. 1, record 3, French, - gyroscope%20non%20classique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le gyrolaser, contrairement au gyroscope mécanique, ne comporte aucune pièce mobile, et s’affranchit donc des erreurs dues aux frottements et aux défauts des liaisons mécaniques. Ainsi son facteur d’échelle kg est inférieur à 10-5 contre 10-3 pour le gyroscope classique. 2, record 3, French, - gyroscope%20non%20classique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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