Gyroscope | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-03-20

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00:01:13 1 Description and diagram
00:03:56 2 History
00:08:06 3 Contemporary uses
00:08:15 3.1 Steadicam
00:08:47 3.2 Heading indicator
00:09:13 3.3 Gyrocompass
00:09:39 3.4 Accelerometer
00:10:22 4 Variations
00:10:31 4.1 Gyrostat
00:12:18 4.2 MEMS Gyroscope
00:12:38 4.3 HRG
00:13:11 4.4 VSG or CVG
00:13:53 4.5 DTG
00:14:31 4.6 Ring laser gyroscope
00:16:02 4.7 Fiber optic gyroscope
00:16:29 4.8 London moment
00:18:25 5 Consumer electronics
00:19:55 6 See also



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A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gûros, "circle" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rotation (spin axis) is free to assume any orientation by itself. When rotating, the orientation of this axis is unaffected by tilting or rotation of the mounting, according to the conservation of angular momentum.
Gyroscopes based on other operating principles also exist, such as the microchip-packaged MEMS gyroscopes found in electronic devices, solid-state ring lasers, fibre optic gyroscopes, and the extremely sensitive quantum gyroscope. Applications of gyroscopes include inertial navigation systems, such as in the Hubble Telescope, or inside the steel hull of a submerged submarine. Due to their precision, gyroscopes are also used in gyrotheodolites to maintain direction in tunnel mining. Gyroscopes can be used to construct gyrocompasses, which complement or replace magnetic compasses (in ships, aircraft and spacecraft, vehicles in general), to assist in stability (bicycles, motorcycles, and ships) or be used as part of an inertial guidance system.
MEMS gyroscopes are popular in some consumer electronics, such as smartphones.