2006-07-13 19:55:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
refer this to have a clear understanding:
http://motivate.maths.org/conferences/conf14/c14_talk5.shtml
2006-07-13 20:09:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's what keeps you upright while riding a bike at speed. When you slow down, you wobble around and fall over. It keeps a spinning top upright. Gyroscopes like to keep in the same position. It's difficult to twist a spinning wheel at right angles to its axis. Get a bike wheel. Hold the axles and get it spinning. Try twisting the axles up and down, left or right. Gyroscopes are useful in compasses and inertial navigation systems for this reason. Even when you're disoriented, they're not.
2006-07-14 05:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In brief, it is the effect that a gyroscope (spinning disc or ring) when its axis is forced to turn in a direction, will move at right angles to the direction forced. For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope
2006-07-14 03:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋