Gyroscope .
Gyroscope
- A base unit supports a gimbal frame, holding a gyroscope assembly that spins and precesses under a clear dome.
- The
rotor of an electric motor shares a horizontally supported shaft with a
flywheel, forming the gyroscope. A second electric motor turns a belt
that turns a turntable under the gyroscope, causing precession about a
vertical axis. Both motors work in clockwise and anticlockwise rotation
and with variable velocity. Sensors measure the rotational velocity of
the rotor and precession.
- A
sensor measures the gyroscope’s up or down tilting force at a known
distance from the gyroscope pivot. This allows calculation of the torque
or ‘gyroscopic couple’.
Experiments
- Direction of Gyroscopic Couple (in relation to precession and rotor spin directions).
- Magnitude of Gyroscopic Couple (in relation to precession and rotor spin velocities).
Technical Operating Conditions
- Operating environment: Laboratory environment
- Storage temperature range: –25°C to +55°C (when packed for transport)
- Operating temperature range: +5°C to +40°C
- Operating relative humidity range: 80% at temperatures < 31°C decreasing linearly to 50% at 40°C
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