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GYROSCOPE STABILISATION [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Navigation Instruments
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stabilizing gyroscope
1, record 1, English, stabilizing%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stabilizing gyro 2, record 1, English, stabilizing%20gyro
correct
- stabilization gyro 3, record 1, English, stabilization%20gyro
correct
- stabilization gyroscope 4, record 1, English, stabilization%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Roll stability is further aided by a stabilizing gyro 144 mounted in the fuselage [of the airship] aft of the engines ..., which gyro is primarily operative before planning action is attained on take-off and after planning speed is lost at vertical peak before descent. 5, record 1, English, - stabilizing%20gyroscope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Scout is about as simple a rocket as you can get. The stages are all solid fuel, more or less the same as high-class model rocket engines. The guidance system is incredibly simple: a roll-yaw stabilization gyro, a pitch stabilization gyro, and a timer. 3, record 1, English, - stabilizing%20gyroscope
Record 1, Key term(s)
- stabilisation gyro
- stabilisation gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Instruments de navigation
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope de stabilisation
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20de%20stabilisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gyro de stabilisation 2, record 1, French, gyro%20de%20stabilisation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le satellite ISO comporte trois parties : les panneaux solaires, le module de service(système de télémétrie, les batteries, le gyroscope de stabilisation, etc.), et le module dit de charge utile, celui qui contient les instruments scientifiques. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20de%20stabilisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gimballed platform
1, record 2, English, gimballed%20platform
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hybrid focal plane array is mounted within a 'Dewar' and cooled by nitrogen to 77K. The Dewar is in turn mounted on a gimballed platform, using a newly-developed type of free gyro to stabilize and point the seeker. 1, record 2, English, - gimballed%20platform
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme à anneaux de cardan
1, record 2, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20anneaux%20de%20cardan
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- plateforme à anneaux de cardan 2, record 2, French, plateforme%20%C3%A0%20anneaux%20de%20cardan
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le logement assurant son bon fonctionnement est appelé «dewar». Il s’agit d’une sorte de bouteille sous vide, refroidie par de l'azote à 77 °K et montée sur une plate-forme à anneaux de cardan utilisant un nouveau type de gyroscope libre pour les fonctions de stabilisation et de pointage. 1, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20anneaux%20de%20cardan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 3, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20anneaux%20de%20cardan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 2, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20anneaux%20de%20cardan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- angular motion
1, record 3, English, angular%20motion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- angular movement 2, record 3, English, angular%20movement
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motion of a body about a fixed, specified axis. Measured by the change in angular direction from a fixed axis. 1, record 3, English, - angular%20motion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mouvement angulaire
1, record 3, French, mouvement%20angulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d’un corps autour d’un axe fixe déterminé. Mesuré par la modification en direction angulaire à partir d’une ligne fixée. 2, record 3, French, - mouvement%20angulaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] ces systèmes seront abandonnés au profit de pilotes automatiques, dans lesquels le rôle du gyroscope est limité à la détection du mouvement angulaire du véhicule, la stabilisation étant obtenue par des nageoires asservies. 3, record 3, French, - mouvement%20angulaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gyrometer
1, record 4, English, gyrometer
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- rate gyro 2, record 4, English, rate%20gyro
correct
- rate gyroscope 3, record 4, English, rate%20gyroscope
correct
- velocity gyroscope 4, record 4, English, velocity%20gyroscope
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A special kind of gyroscope that measures rotation rate around a fixed axis. 5, record 4, English, - gyrometer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A gyroscope that is suspended in just one gimbal whose bearings form its output axis and which is restrained by a spring; rotation of the gyroscope frame about an axis perpendicular to both spin and output axes produces precession of the gimbal within the bearings proportional to the rate of rotation. 6, record 4, English, - gyrometer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gyrometers and gyroscopes. Gyrometers measure the angular velocity. Such measurement is based on the measure of Coriolis forces for a mobile in linear motion, when an additional rotation occurs... Gyroscopes are made of a solid body with high angular velocity around an axis of symmetry ... which induces a high angular stability in presence of perturbations. Such a device is used to preserve a fixed inertial orientation, while the rest of the system in motion. It must be noted that both devices provide an information about angular velocity. The first device output is the instantaneous angular velocity, while the second device output is the integration of the angular velocity during a period of time. Angular position information can be computed from gyrometers output by integration, while angular velocity information can be computed from gyroscopes output by derivation. 7, record 4, English, - gyrometer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gyromètre
1, record 4, French, gyrom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mesureur de vitesse angulaire 2, record 4, French, mesureur%20de%20vitesse%20angulaire
correct, masculine noun
- gyromètre capteur de vitesse angulaire 3, record 4, French, gyrom%C3%A8tre%20capteur%20de%20vitesse%20angulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capteur gyroscopique à un ou plusieurs degrés de liberté, utilisé pour la mesure des vitesses angulaires. 4, record 4, French, - gyrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gyroscope est un appareil capable de fournir une direction physique de référence et, corrélativement, une information de rotation angulaire, sous forme d’un écart angulaire, ou d’un angle total [...] compris entre 0 et 360 [degrés], vis-à-vis d’un référentiel absolu ou «inertiel». Le gyromètre est un appareil capable de fournir une information de vitesse angulaire, vis-à-vis d’un référentiel absolu (c’est-à-dire par rapport aux étoiles). 2, record 4, French, - gyrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Tel qu’il vient d’être décrit, c’est-à-dire avec rappel élastique et amortissement visqueux [...] [le gyroscope à 1 axe] se comporte comme un gyromètre (rate gyro), c’est-à-dire un capteur de rotation instantanée absolue. 5, record 4, French, - gyrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un certain nombre de cas, un même appareil peut être capable de fonctionner en gyroscope ou en gyromètre. [...] Les gyroscopes et les gyromètres sont utilisés : pour la stabilisation d’une direction ou d’un référentiel mécanique, par exemple pour la stabilisation d’une caméra, d’une antenne ou d’un viseur infrarouge d’un autodirecteur de missile; pour piloter un missile ou une fusée sur sa trajectoire; en association avec des «accéléromètres», pour déterminer la position, la vitesse et l'attitude d’un véhicule(avion, char, bateau, sous-marin, etc.). Dans ce cas, il s’agit d’un équipement appelé centrale inertielle. 2, record 4, French, - gyrom%C3%A8tre
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- spinning wheel
1, record 5, English, spinning%20wheel
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- gyroscope wheel 2, record 5, English, gyroscope%20wheel
correct
- spinning rotor 3, record 5, English, spinning%20rotor
correct
- spinning gyro wheel 4, record 5, English, spinning%20gyro%20wheel
correct
- rotor 4, record 5, English, rotor
correct
- gyro wheel 4, record 5, English, gyro%20wheel
correct
- wheel 5, record 5, English, wheel
correct
- flywheel 6, record 5, English, flywheel
correct
- gyro spinning wheel 7, record 5, English, gyro%20spinning%20wheel
correct
- rotating wheel 8, record 5, English, rotating%20wheel
correct
- gyro rotor 9, record 5, English, gyro%20rotor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - spinning%20wheel
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - spinning%20wheel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- rotor
1, record 5, French, rotor
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- roue 2, record 5, French, roue
correct, feminine noun
- rotor du gyroscope 3, record 5, French, rotor%20du%20gyroscope
correct, masculine noun
- toupie 4, record 5, French, toupie
correct, feminine noun
- toupie gyroscopique 5, record 5, French, toupie%20gyroscopique
correct, feminine noun
- solide de révolution 6, record 5, French, solide%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, masculine noun
- corps solide de révolution 7, record 5, French, corps%20solide%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, masculine noun
- corps solide 7, record 5, French, corps%20solide
correct, masculine noun
- corps tournant 8, record 5, French, corps%20tournant
correct, masculine noun
- gyrostat 9, record 5, French, gyrostat
correct, masculine noun
- volant d’inertie 10, record 5, French, volant%20d%26rsquo%3Binertie
correct, masculine noun
- tore de gyroscope 11, record 5, French, tore%20de%20gyroscope
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - rotor
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - rotor
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - rotor
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 CONT
En pratique, dès qu’un système comporte un corps tournant, on peut parler de gyroscopie. 8, record 5, French, - rotor
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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