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GYROSCOPE PRECISION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Navigation Instruments
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precision gyroscope
1, record 1, English, precision%20gyroscope
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- precision gyro 2, record 1, English, precision%20gyro
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Precision gyroscopes. For high-accuracy applications the gyroscope must be free of extraneous sources of forces or torques, as the instrument cannot differentiate bearing torques generated by friction or torques caused by unbalances of the rotating member and its supporting structure from true input motions. Various construction techniques are used to circumvent these problems, leading to numerous types of gyroscopes, the most important of which are ... [:] Floated gyroscope... Two-degree-of-freedom, dry, tuned-gimbal gyroscope... Electrostatically suspended gyro... Laser gyro. 3, record 1, English, - precision%20gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Instruments de navigation
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope de précision
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les systèmes de navigation par inertie les plus récents ont remplacé les gyroscopes de précision par des détecteurs au laser qui mesurent les mouvements de l'aéronef par rapport aux trois axes, c'est-à-dire tangage, roulis et lacet. Même s'ils ne sont pas plus précis que les gyroscopes conventionnels, les lasers ont, en revanche, une durée d'utilisation beaucoup plus longue entre les révisions [...] 1, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gyroscope de haute précision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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