I'm specifically wondering about how groscopes are used to control or stabilize something.
2007-02-09 15:47:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principle of conservation of angular momentum. The essence of the device is a spinning wheel on an axle. The device, once spinning, tends to resist changes to its orientation due to the angular momentum of the wheel. In physics this phenomenon is also known as gyroscopic inertia or rigidity in space. Hope that helps.=)
2007-02-09 15:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by redfaction_2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gyrocopes spin a disk of heavy metal. Because of inertia the disk does not want to move from the plane it is spinning in. Secondly for every action there is an equal and opposite action so they move the gyroscope and the satellite moves in the opposite direction then stays there again because of inertia.
2007-02-09 23:55:14 · answer #2 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋