Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
gimbal — [gim′bəl, jim′bəl] n. 〚altered < ME gemelles, twins < L gemellus, dim. of geminus, twin〛 [often pl.] a device consisting of a pivoted ring or rings capable of swinging freely while mounted to a fixed frame, used as to hold a ship s gyroscope… … Universalium
Gyroscope — A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum [ [http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/Gyroscope/ Gyroscope] by Sándor Kabai, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project.] [… … Wikipedia
Gimbal — A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis. A set of two gimbals, one mounted on the other with pivot axes orthogonal, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain vertical… … Wikipedia
gyroscope — gyroscopic /juy reuh skop ik/, adj. gyroscopically, adv. /juy reuh skohp /, n. an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute… … Universalium
gimbal — 1) a type of mount for an instrument (such as a gyroscope or compass) in which the instrument is free to rotate about two perpendicular axes. 2) a mounting mechanism that provides a means for maintaining a level surface regardless of any motion… … Mechanics glossary
gimbal lock — A situation in which two gimbals coincide in the same plane. This results in the restriction on the freedom of movement of a gyroscope, robbing it of its useful properties. Inner and outer gimbals are in the same plane … Aviation dictionary
Control moment gyroscope — A control momentum gyroscope (CMG) is an attitude control device generally used in spacecraft attitude control systems. A CMG consists of a spinning rotor and one or more motorized gimbals that tilt the rotor’s angular momentum. As the rotor… … Wikipedia
Gyro monorail — The gyro monorail, gyroscopic monorail, gyro stabilized monorail, or gyrocar all denote a single rail land vehicle, road or rail, which uses the gyroscopic action of a spinning wheel, which is forced to precess, to overcome the inherent inverted… … Wikipedia
Inertial navigation system — An Inertial Navigation System (INS) is a navigation aid that uses a computer and motion sensors to continuously track the position, orientation, and velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a vehicle without the need for external references … Wikipedia
Precession — For other uses, see Precession (disambiguation). Precession of a gyroscope Precession is a change in the orientation of the rotation axis of a rotating body. It can be defined as a change in direction of the rotation axis in which the second… … Wikipedia
Saturn V Instrument Unit — The Saturn V Instrument Unit is a ring shaped structure fitted to the top of the Saturn V rocket s third stage (S IVB) and the Saturn IB s second stage (S IVB). It was immediately below the SLA (Spacecraft/Lunar Module Adapter) panels that… … Wikipedia
