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GYROSCOPE VERTICALE MASSE TOURNANTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-15
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
- spinning mass vertical gyro
1, record 1, English, spinning%20mass%20vertical%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The VG400CA is a high performance, solid-state vertical gyro intended for airborne applications such as UAV control, avionics, and platform stabilization. This high reliability, strap-down inertial subsystem provides attitude measurement with static and dynamic accuracy comparable to traditional spinning mass vertical gyros. 1, record 1, English, - spinning%20mass%20vertical%20gyro
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spinning-mass vertical gyro
- spinning-mass vertical gyroscope
- spinning mass vertical gyroscope
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
- gyroscope de verticale à masse tournante
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20de%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20masse%20tournante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gyroscope de verticale à masse rotative 1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20de%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20masse%20rotative
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] les systèmes inertiels se composent d’un minimum de deux gyroscopes, chacun desquels supporte une masse globulaire placée à l’intérieur d’un cardan. [...] Nous savons [...] que l’axe de l’objet qui tourne présente une verticale parfaite. S’il y a inclinaison de la plate-forme, comme par exemple lors d’un virage sur l’aile, le cardan s’incline en tandem avec l’avion tandis que la masse tournante demeure à la verticale. On peut dès lors mesurer l’angle d’inclinaison. 2, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20de%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20masse%20tournante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sur certains gyroscopes perfectionnés, des cercles divisés permettent de relever avec précision la position de la masse rotative, de sorte qu’on peut, avec cet instrument, déterminer la position du plan méridien, celle de l’axe du monde, et par suite, la latitude. 3, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20de%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20masse%20tournante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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