Auxiliary Mass Damper for Cardan Suspended Gyro,

Abstract

The article deals with a spin stabilized platform. In order to isolate the system from external moments it is suspended through its center of mass by means of a cardan. Deviation from ideal suspension, such as friction effects in the bearings and in the surrounding environment together with external disturbances, generate vibrations in the natural frequencies of the system. These vibrations should be suppressed by means of damping effects. The damping should not impair the isolation of the platform from its environment (as in the case of damping in the cardan bearings). The simplest model of a cardan suspended gyro involves only one natural frequency, termed the nutation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003646

Entities

People

  • A. Kahana
  • J. Rosenberg

Organizations

  • University of Southampton

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bearings
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Friction
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Motion
  • Platforms
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stabilized Platforms
  • Universities
  • Vibration
  • Waves

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).