Gyroscope

A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principle of conservation of angular momentum. In physics this is also known as gyroscopic inertia or rigidity in space.

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The essence of the device is a spinning wheel on an axle. The device, once spinning, tends to resist changes to its orientation (the property of inertia).

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The axle of the spinning wheel defines the spin axis. The wheel responds to a force applied about the input axis by a reaction force about the output axis. The 3 axes are perpendicular, and this cross-axis response is the simple essence of the gyroscopic effect.

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A gyroscope flywheel will roll or resist about the output axis depending upon whether the output gimbals are of a free- or fixed- configuration.

Orientation: Orientation can refer to different things....

Angular momentum: In physics the angular momentum of an object with respect to a reference point is a measure for the extent to which, and the direction in which, the object rotates about the reference point....

Physics: Physics (from the Greek, φυσικός (phusikos), "natural", and φύσις (phusis), "nature") is the science of the natural world in the broadest sense, dealing with matter and energy and the fundamental forces of nature that govern the interaction...

Gyroscope related Images and Photos (experimental)

Le Gyroscope

Original Gyroscope

Precision Gyroscope

Dynaflex Powerball Gyroscope