gyrocompass

How To Use gyrocompass In A Sentence

• Lucas found that neither the gyrocompass nor the rudder angle indicator worked. The Attack on the Liberty
• The fifth submarine, beset by a broken gyrocompass, did not set out until 05.30 and would spend most of the day travelling in circles. Sealing Their Fate
• The thing about a gyrocompass is that you can use it differently than that though. Drabble Smut
• Then he injected it into the fluid that needed to go into the center of the gyrocompass. Drabble Smut
• About fifteen minutes into the flight we had a gyrocompass failure, and we lost attitude control. 365 tomorrows » featured writer : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
• When it reached its target, a gyrocompass and timing device in the rear sent it into a steep, spinning, near-vertical dive which stalled the engine.
• Simultaneous computer readings of the ship's gyrocompass and GPS were made every 2 seconds, and these data were used to correct for the direction and movement of the ship during all trackings.
• The drift of DTG is the main error source of platform gyrocompass comprising it.
• A commercial GPS attitude-determination system and a gyrocompass served as reference systems during some tests; surprisingly, the gyrocompass performed quite well at such high latitudes, although settling took many hours.
• In most ocean-going vessels the gyrocompass is connected electrically to a gyropilot, a device that automatically steers the ship, keeping it on course in accordance with signals from the gyrocompass.