Patent ID: 11959746
Assignee: WAVETAMER LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling precession of a gyroscope that oscillates about a precession axis perpendicular to a spin axis and a roll axis of the gyroscope, the method implemented by a gyroscopic precession controller and comprising:
detecting a deviation of a center of the oscillation of the gyroscope away from a nominal center, wherein the precession:
is caused by roll of the gyroscope about the roll axis; and
imposes decreasing amounts of damping upon the roll as the precession moves away from the nominal center; and

sending, to a gyroscopic precession braking system, an electronic braking control signal configured to reduce the deviation of the center of the oscillation by applying an asymmetric amount of braking to the precession when the precession and the deviation are in a same direction relative to when the precession and the deviation are in opposing directions.