Gyroscopic Precession: Find Speed & Frequency of Nutation

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The discussion centers on the effects of adding mass to a rotating gyroscope in precession and seeks to quantify the resulting changes in speed and frequency of nutation and precession. It is established that increasing mass alters the moment of inertia, thereby affecting the gyroscopic stability and precessional motion. Numerical methods, such as applying the equations of motion for rigid bodies, can be utilized to calculate the final values of speed and frequency for both nutation and precession.

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Hello,
I am doing a project on a Gyroscopic Briefcase. What i want to know is that, if i add some additional mass to the rotating gyroscope ( which is in preceession ) what would be the result in the precession of gyroscope? Is there any numerical way to find the final result (i.e. speed, frequency ) of Nutation and precession for the gyroscope.

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