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Hi everyone, 1st post on this forum and I have a question about gyroscopes
I have noticed that a gyroscope wheel if spinning rapidly will resist motion along the plane of the axis or spindle of the spinning wheel. For example if the wheel is horizontal and you try to move it in a vertical direction you can feel that there is a resistance to that motion.
My question is if you were to assemble 3 gyroscope wheels so that the axis of each wheel were along the X, Y & Z planes would the resulting assembly resist motion in all directions or would the result be that there would not be any resistance to movement in any direction, assuming that all wheels are of the same value and of equal rpm.
I have noticed that a gyroscope wheel if spinning rapidly will resist motion along the plane of the axis or spindle of the spinning wheel. For example if the wheel is horizontal and you try to move it in a vertical direction you can feel that there is a resistance to that motion.
My question is if you were to assemble 3 gyroscope wheels so that the axis of each wheel were along the X, Y & Z planes would the resulting assembly resist motion in all directions or would the result be that there would not be any resistance to movement in any direction, assuming that all wheels are of the same value and of equal rpm.