Thames & Kosmos Gyrobot handleiding
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How does a
gyrocompass work?
YOU WILL NEED
› The assembled gyrocompass
HERE’S HOW
1. First, follow the gyrocompass assembly instructions
provided here. You will find them on the next page.
2. Next, take the frame holding the gyrocompass in your
hand.
3. Tip the frame forwards and backwards, and then to the
right and left.
4. Keep your eye on the gyroscope. What does it do as you
move the frame?
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Did you notice how the gyroscope always stays in
the same position regardless of how you tip the
frame?
This kind of joint — known as a Cardan joint, or
universal joint — is used to hold gyrocompasses,
too. It keeps the gyrocompass from being thrown
off by the ship’s position no maer how the
vessel moves. At the same time, Earth is
rotating as well. So the switched-on compass
has a force acting on it that serves to keep the
rotational axis of the compass and that of the
Earth pointed in the same direction:
north-south.
DID YOU KNOW ?
On large ships, gyrocompasses are
used even more commonly than
magnetic compasses. A gyrocompass
is not affected by Earth’s magnetic field,
so it always points to the true
geographic north.
EXPERIMENT 4
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Gyro Technology
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Productinformatie
| Merk | Thames & Kosmos |
| Model | Gyrobot |
| Categorie | Niet gecategoriseerd |
| Taal | Nederlands |
| Grootte | 25894 MB |
