A treatise on gyrostatics and rotational motion . rostat is spun in the direction ofrotation of the wheels in the forward motionof the cycle. Then tilting of the machine tothe left, say, and the consequent alteration ofdirection of the axis of spin of the fly-wheel,causes, as can easily be seen, precession of thegyrostat, which turns the wheel to the the tilting gives a rate of production of angular momentum about a downward axis, and there being initially DOcouple about that axis, the gyrostat and wheel begin to turn round inazimuth in the direction to neutralise the angular momentum
A treatise on gyrostatics and rotational motion . rostat is spun in the direction ofrotation of the wheels in the forward motionof the cycle. Then tilting of the machine tothe left, say, and the consequent alteration ofdirection of the axis of spin of the fly-wheel,causes, as can easily be seen, precession of thegyrostat, which turns the wheel to the the tilting gives a rate of production of angular momentum about a downward axis, and there being initially DOcouple about that axis, the gyrostat and wheel begin to turn round inazimuth in the direction to neutralise the angular momentum forward motion of the rider and machine then gives the uprightmaking action in the usual way. When perfectly balanced the bicycle has a straight path. When a weightis hung on one side the path becomes curved. There are two r three other ways in which a gyrostatic rider can keepupright, but that just described and the following must suffice for thepresent. The next figure shows a gyrostatic rider on a modern form of Gyrostatic bicycle rider. 30 GYROSTATICS CHAP.
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