1-axis gyroscopes
Mechanical gyroscopes and gyrometers with rotating element
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1-axis gyroscopes
Mechanical gyroscopes and gyrometers with rotating element

Author : Jean-Claude RADIX

Publication date: March 10, 2000 | Lire en français

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2. 1-axis gyroscopes

2.1 Definition and structure

A 1-axis (or: one-degree-of-freedom) gyroscope essentially comprises (figure 4 ):

  • a box B (case), whose instantaneous absolute rotation is represented by ΩB ;

  • a cardan ring C (sometimes forming a sealed housing) connected to B by a cardan shaft S called the out-put axis; this shaft can be materialized by a torsion shaft, by high-quality ball...

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