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    Powerpoint Gyro Compass

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    The gyro compass uses two principles of rotation: a spinning top and the rotating Earth. As the axis of the spinning top seeks to maintain its orientation in space, it can be used to indicate direction. Early gyro compasses had issues with precession and needed mechanisms to damp and direct the spinning axis. Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe and Elmer Sperry developed competing bottom-heavy and top-heavy designs that used weights to counteract precession and keep the axis oriented correctly, but they still suffered from errors due to speed, latitude, and the index mechanism.

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    Powerpoint Gyro Compass

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    The gyro compass uses two principles of rotation: a spinning top and the rotating Earth. As the axis of the spinning top seeks to maintain its orientation in space, it can be used to indicate direction. Early gyro compasses had issues with precession and needed mechanisms to damp and direct the spinning axis. Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe and Elmer Sperry developed competing bottom-heavy and top-heavy designs that used weights to counteract precession and keep the axis oriented correctly, but they still suffered from errors due to speed, latitude, and the index mechanism.

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    The gyro compass uses two principles of rotation: a spinning top and the rotating Earth. As the axis of the spinning top seeks to maintain its orientation in space, it can be used to indicate direction. Early gyro compasses had issues with precession and needed mechanisms to damp and direct the spinning axis. Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe and Elmer Sperry developed competing bottom-heavy and top-heavy designs that used weights to counteract precession and keep the axis oriented correctly, but they still suffered from errors due to speed, latitude, and the index mechanism.

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    Powerpoint Gyro Compass

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    M.Irmak ı
    The gyro compass uses two principles of rotation: a spinning top and the rotating Earth. As the axis of the spinning top seeks to maintain its orientation in space, it can be used to indicate direction. Early gyro compasses had issues with precession and needed mechanisms to damp and direct the spinning axis. Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe and Elmer Sperry developed competing bottom-heavy and top-heavy designs that used weights to counteract precession and keep the axis oriented correctly, but they still suffered from errors due to speed, latitude, and the index mechanism.

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    GYRO COMPASS

    WHAT DO WE NEED?

    • Spinning top
    • Rotating earth
    • Two principles of rotation
    TWO PRINCIPLES OF ROTATION
    APPARENT MOTION OF GYROSCOPE

    The axis seems to


    follow an imaginary
    star in the
    hemisphere
    WE HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE SPINNING TOP:

    Direct it
    Damp it
    Direct it:
    We will try to correct the axis to the West every time the axis is tilted
    upwards and East every time the axis is tilted downwards.

    This way we create a flat ellipse.


    DIRECTIVE SYSTEM

    Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe (1907- Germany) Elmer Amborse Sperry (1911- USA)


    spinning clockwise spinning anti clockwise

    Bottom heavy Top heavy

    piece of weight underneath the spinning gyro housing piece of weight on top of the spinning gyro housing
    will try to reduce the existing angle of the axis will try to increase the existing angle of the axis
    Bottom heavy Top heavy
    DIRECTIVE SYSTEM

    Bottom heavy Top heavy

    Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe (1907- Germany) Elmer Amborse Sperry (1911- USA)

    spinning anti clockwise


    spinning clockwise
    piece of weight underneath the spinning gyro piece of weight on top of the spinning gyro housing
    housing will try to reduce the existing angle of the will try to increase the existing angle of the axis
    axis
    Horizontal damping in order to counter effect the
    Vertical damping with precession opposite to
    heeling of housing.
    directive precession.
    (weight on Westside of housing)
    (damping ring on top of housing)
    Bottom heavy Top heavy

    (weight on Westside of housing)

    damping ring on top of housing)


    DAMPING SYSTEM

    Bottom heavy Top heavy

    Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe (1907- Germany) Elmer Amborse Sperry (1911- USA)

    spinning anti clockwise


    spinning clockwise

    piece of weight underneath the spinning gyro housing piece of weight on top of the spinning gyro housing

    will try to reduce the existing angle of the axis will try to increase the existing angle of the axis

    Horizontal damping in order to counter effect the


    Vertical damping with precession opposite to
    healing of housing.
    directive precession.
    (weight on Westside of housing)
    (damping ring on top of housing)
    resting point not in Meridian and just above
    resting point in meridian just above horizon
    Horizon Damping error (=latitude error)
    Bottom heavy Top heavy
    SPEED ERROR
    SYSTEM
    Bottom heavy Top heavy

    Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe (1907- Germany) Elmer Amborse Sperry (1911- USA)

    spinning clockwise spinning anti clockwise

    piece of weight underneath the spinning gyro housing piece of weight on top of the spinning gyro housing
    will try to reduce the existing angle of the axis will try to increase the existing angle of the axis
    Horizontal damping in order to counter effect the Vertical damping with precession opposite to
    directive precession. healing of housing.
    (weight on Westside of housing)
    (damping ring on top of housing)
    resting point in meridian just above horizon resting point not in Meridian and just above
    Horizon
    Damping error (=latitude error)
    Speed error Speed error
    ERRORS
    lattitude error (correct on Instrument every 5 degrees)

    Speed error (formula, table or corrector)

    Index error

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