Interactive Gyroscope

Understand the principles and properties of gyroscopes with Sphaera's interactive gyroscope software.

Our interative gyroscope software equips the instructor with all that he/she needs to demonstrate the following principles and properties (click on any of the items below for more):

• Rigidity
• Real Wander
• Apparent Wander
• Transport Wander
• Gyroscope Precession

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Demonstrate rigidity and various types of wander easily.

With a fully interactive gyroscope and model of the Earth, students can quickly understand the principles of rigidity, real wander, transport wander and apparent wander.

The interface provides instructors with total control of gyroscope spin, gyroscope lateral movement, gyroscope longitudinal movement and Earth rotation. The gyroscope may be viewed from space or from the Earth.

Additional features include, automatic alignment (vertical, local vertical and local north), manual alignment, geocentric camera lock and ground position indication.

Sperry's Rule of Precession.

When viewed in a mount, the gyroscope can be set to spin in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction and force or torque applied to the inner or outer gimbals for the demonstration of Sperry's Rule of Precession.

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