The Anatomy of the Gyroscope. Part 3

Abstract

Partial Contents: Definitions and antecedents of the gyroscope; discovery--Bohnenberger's machine, Johnson's rotascope, and Gyroscopic suspension; Early appeal to gyroscopic forces and the early gyroscope-- Boomerangs and slings, Pulverising mill, and Early gyroscopic applications and the work of E.A. Sperry; Differentiating gyroscope; Integrating gyroscope; Free gyroscope; Vibrating gyroscope--Oscillogyro, Vibrating ring gyroscope, Vibrating bell gyroscope, Single reed gyroscope, Tuning fork gyroscope, and Crystal gyroscope; Interferometric gyroscope--Laser gyroscope, Maser gyroscope, Sagnac gyroscope, Mach-Zehner heterodyne gyroscope, and Nuclear gyroscope; Gyroscopic gears and gyroscopic transmissions--Types of devices, Approach to unidirectional torque, Torque converters, Transmissions, and Differential fluid coupler and hydro-kinetic couplings; Use of the gyroscope and gyroscopic forces in optical and related devices--Telescopes, Gunsights, Bombsights, Cameras, Panoramic sextants, Panoramic film viewer, Periscopes, Navigation aids, Rangefinders, Stabilization of image; and Special applications of the gyroscope--The gyroscope as a means of testing general relativity, The use of gyroscopes to provide stability, and Gyroscopic inertial drives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221595

Entities

People

  • Frank W. Cousins

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Convection
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • General Relativity
  • Geometry
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Momentum
  • Navigation
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Photographs
  • Resonant Frequency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Inertial Navigation Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers