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  • 1precession of a gyroscope — A property of all gyroscopes in which, when an external torque is applied about an axis perpendicular to the spin axis, the rotor will move about a third axis perpendicular to those of the spin and the torque …

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  • 2ось собственного вращения ротора — Жестко связанная с ротором ось, вокруг которой задается быстрое вращение ротора. Примечания 1. Ось собственного вращения ротора иногда называется главной осью гироскопа. 2. Обычно при отсутствии технологических несовершенств для динамически… …

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  • 3Gyroscope — 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.] [… …

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  • 4Precession — 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… …

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  • 5spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …

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  • 6Control 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… …

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  • 7Gravity Probe B mission timeline — The Gravity Probe B mission timeline describes the events during the flight of Gravity Probe B, the science phase of its experimental campaign, and the analysis of the recorded data.Mission progress* April 20, 2004 ** Launch of GP B from… …

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  • 8Rate integrating gyroscope — A Rate integrating gyroscope is a rate gyro with a built in integrator. It is usually a component of an Inertial Measurement Unit or a stabilization system.Principle of operationIn a rate indicating gyroscope, the gyroscope is turned at a steady… …

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  • 9Gravity Probe B — ( GP B ) is a satellite based mission which launched in 2004. The spaceflight phase lasted until 2005, and data analysis is currently under way (as of May 2008) and may continue to into 2010 [ [http://einstein.stanford.edu/highlights/status1.html …

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  • 10Electromechanical battery — An electromechanical battery (EMB) is a device to store energy in a flywheel,with some motor to accelerate it, and some generator to draw energy from it. [cite web|url=http://www.llnl.gov/str/pdfs/04 96.2.pdf|title=original paper|work=llnl.gov]… …

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