[DOC] [TLE] Gyrocompass - Wikipedia [PAR] A gyrocompass is a type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-
spinning disc and ... This is because true north is the only direction for which the 
gyroscope can ... be stationary and pointing along the Earth's surface toward the 
true North Pole. ...... In the United States, Elmer Ambrose Sperry produced a 
workable... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 2 HEADING SENSORS 2.1 Mechanical Gyroscopes [PAR] At the North Pole, a gyroscope encounters a rotation of ... construction of the rotor 
cause even the best mechanical gyros to drift with ... Unlike the magnetic 
compass, however, rate integrating gyros can ... Anschutz-Kaempfe in 1903, and 
in the U.S. by Elmer Sperry in 1908 [Carter, ... ing device for manipulating a 
cursor in. [DOC] [TLE] How does a magnetic compass work? - Explain that Stuff [PAR] Oct 16, 2016 ... What other types of compasses are there? ... Photo: A magnetic compass points 
north because it aligns itself with the magnetic field ... Left to its own devices, the 
needle turns until one end points north and the other south. ... In other words, the 
thing we call Earth's magnetic north pole is actually the south... [DOC] [TLE] Gyroscope [PAR] Gyroscope, any device consisting of a rapidly spinning wheel set in a ... In 1911 
Elmer A. Sperry marketed a gyroscope in the United States, and one was ... of the 
Earth's rotation is counter clockwise when seen from above the North Pole, the .... 
magnetic fields are used to constrain the rotor axle in azimuth and elevation. [DOC] [TLE] Theory of Gyrocompass - SlideShare [PAR] Jan 14, 2015 ... A gyroscope, not to be confused with gyrocompass, is a spinning ... a type of non- 
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Hamilton, .... In the United States, Elmer Ambrose Sperry produced a workable ... 
navigation systems where magnetic compasses would not work (as... [DOC] [TLE] A compass is an instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic ... [PAR] The pointing needle was a lodestone spoon-shaped device, with a handle ... of 
the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field at the point of observation. 
... The Earth has two magnetic poles which lie near the North and South poles. .... 
on the gyroscope compass inventor Elmer Sperry and the history of gyroscopes. [DOC] [TLE] Patent US1150311 - Ship's gyroscope. - Google Patents [PAR] Even more  ... Original Assignee, Elmer A Sperry ... N 0. 411,017, means for 
imparting stability to or moving ships or other bodies ... gyroscope may be made 
idle, (incapable of doing work), partially or wholly. ... Any suitable means might be 
used, and I will now describe one form of inertia device of the pendulum type 
which... [DOC] [TLE] Brief History of the Compass - TrackStar : [PAR] Contains useful information such as types of compasses and how to use them. .... 
The magnetic field of the Earth causes a magnetized 'needle' of iron or steel to .... 
on the gyroscope compass inventor Elmer Sperry and the history of gyroscopes. 
... lodestone and used by early navigators to locate the magnetic North Pole. [DOC] [TLE] Download PDF - Navy [PAR] north rather than to the magnetic north. It is not affected by variation ..... out where 
he is, even when he's many days and thousands of miles from ... guides, was 
probably the first form of navigation to take ... about 1200 a compass used by 
mariners when the pole ... ships, the gyrocompass developed by Elmer Sperry 
became. [DOC] [TLE] Gyroscopes Big - Scribd [PAR] Gyroscopes Big - Download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online. ... 
because the moon is smaller than the Earth. even though the Sun is bigger. .... 
The magnetic north pole has been moving every year since it was discovered in 
1831. ... Elmer Sperry: American Inventor Elmer Sperry is one of the most prolific 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Gyroscopes Big - Scribd [PAR] Gyroscopes Big - Download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online. ... 
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Question: Unaffected by magnetic fields, Elmer Sperry's gyroscopic type of this device even worked at the North Pole
Answer: compass