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GYRO VERTICALE 2 DEGRES LIBERTE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Navigation Instruments
OBS

vertical gyro: A two-degree-of-freedom gyro with provision for maintaining its spin axis vertical; output signals are produced by gimbal angular displacements which correspond to components of the angular displacements of the base about two orthogonal axes; used in aircraft to measure both bank angle and pitch attitude.

Key term(s)
  • two degree of freedom vertical gyroscope
  • two-degree-of-freedom vertical gyro

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Instruments de navigation
OBS

Degrés de liberté. Le carter du gyroscope peut être lié au bâti qui le supporte de deux façons : la liaison est telle qu'elle autorise un mouvement de rotation autour d'un seul axe, le gyroscope est dit à un degré de liberté; la liaison est telle qu'elle autorise deux mouvements de rotation autour de deux axes concourants, le gyroscope est dit à deux degrés de liberté. Le carter peut exécuter une rotation quelconque autour du point de concours des deux axes.

Key term(s)
  • gyro de verticale à 2 degrés de liberté

Spanish

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