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WHEEL GYRO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electrically suspended wheel gyro 1, record 1, English, electrically%20suspended%20wheel%20gyro
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- electrically suspended wheel gyroscope
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope à toupie sphérique portée par champ électrique
1, record 1, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique%20port%C3%A9e%20par%20champ%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les gyroscopes libres (ou 2 axes), [delta] peut se déplacer, par rapport au boîtier, dans un angle solide entourant un axe Z lié au boîtier, appelé axe de zéro; dans certains cas, cet angle solide couvre tout l’espace, par exemple dans le gyroscope à toupie sphérique portée par champ électrique. 1, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique%20port%C3%A9e%20par%20champ%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous appelons «toupie»(gyro wheel, gyro rotor) un corps de révolution autour d’un axe [delta] susceptible d’être lancé en rotation rapide autour de cet axe. 2, record 1, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique%20port%C3%A9e%20par%20champ%20%C3%A9lectrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spherical body
1, record 2, English, spherical%20body
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- spherical ball 2, record 2, English, spherical%20ball
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term gyroscope is commonly applied to spherical, wheel-shaped, or disk-shaped bodies that are universally mounted to be free to rotate in any direction; they are used to demonstrate these properties or to indicate movements in space. 1, record 2, English, - spherical%20body
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A gyroscope made of a spherical ball floated in a hemispherical bowl using compressed air as the support mechanism was described ... in the American Journal of Physics. 2, record 2, English, - spherical%20body
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- toupie sphérique
1, record 2, French, toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les gyroscopes libres (ou 2 axes), [delta] peut se déplacer, par rapport au boîtier, dans un angle solide entourant un axe Z lié au boîtier, appelé axe de zéro; dans certains cas, cet angle solide couvre tout l’espace, par exemple dans le gyroscope à toupie sphérique portée par champ électrique. 1, record 2, French, - toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous appelons «toupie»(gyro wheel, gyro rotor) un corps de révolution autour d’un axe [delta] susceptible d’être lancé en rotation rapide autour de cet axe. 2, record 2, French, - toupie%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-06-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
- Navigation Instruments
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- wheel-type gyroscope
1, record 3, English, wheel%2Dtype%20gyroscope
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- wheel gyroscope 2, record 3, English, wheel%20gyroscope
correct
- spinning wheel gyroscope 3, record 3, English, spinning%20wheel%20gyroscope
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... wheel-type gyroscopes of a given mass are generally designed to have as much mass as possible concentrated in the rim ..., and futher are spun as fast as possible; hence the common concept that a gyroscope is a rapidly spinning mass. 1, record 3, English, - wheel%2Dtype%20gyroscope
Record 3, Key term(s)
- wheel gyro
- wheel-type gyro
- spinning wheel gyro
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Pilotage et navigation aérienne
- Instruments de navigation
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gyroscope à toupie
1, record 3, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- gyroscope à toupie mécanique 2, record 3, French, gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] contrairement à une idée répandue, dans une centrale inertielle «classique» les gyroscopes à toupie ne servent qu’à la stabilisation des dispositifs mesurant les déplacements de l’aéronef et pas à la mesure des déplacements eux-mêmes. 3, record 3, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] Léon Foucault [...] inventa, en 1852, le premier gyroscope à toupie où l’inertialité d’un axe de rotation de toupie se substitue à celle du plan de vibration [du pendule]. 2, record 3, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous appelons «toupie»(gyro wheel, gyro rotor) un corps de révolution autour d’un axe [delta] susceptible d’être lancé en rotation rapide autour de cet axe. La masse des toupies peut varier de quelques dizaines de grammes, dans les appareils modernes de navigation, à une centaine de tonnes, dans certains dispositifs stabilisateurs de navires [...] 4, record 3, French, - gyroscope%20%C3%A0%20toupie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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