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MOTEUR-COUPLE GYROSCOPE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-07-16

English

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

Throughout rapid align[ment] the electronic circuits which normally drive the gyro torque motors are used to process the error signals required to align the platform.

OBS

Torque motor. A motor that receives information from the frames in the inertial measurement unit about changes in attitude of a rocket or missile [or aircraft], which in turn helps to correct the attitude of the rocket or missile [or aircraft], as needed.

Key term(s)
  • gyroscope torque motor

French

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

Au cours de l'alignement rapide, les circuits électroniques qui entraînent normalement les moteurs couples du gyroscope sont utilisés pour traiter les signaux d'erreur requis pour aligner la plate-forme.

OBS

Gyroscopes libres [...] Ils comportent souvent [...] des «moteurs-couples», permettant d'appliquer à la toupie des couples connus, dans le but de compenser certains couples perturbateurs ou encore d'obtenir de la toupie une précession déterminée.

Key term(s)
  • moteur couple du gyroscope
  • moteur-couple du gyro
  • moteur-couple du gyroscope

Spanish

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