Precession and Nutation Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps August 05, 2022 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments AnonymousAugust 6, 2022 at 4:38 AMGravity accelerates one side of the wheel and decelerates the other, causing a horizontal force on the wheel.The direction of precession will always be perpendicular to the direction of gravity and the direction of the axis.The direction that the wheel moves in at any given moment, the tangent, will be perpendicular to the other two.The cone would be vertical.The cone axis would always be in direction of the combined gravitational pull. So on earth, it would always be vertical.For celestial bodies, it would change as the combination changes.Any kind of acceleration would change the angle of the cone axis. A free falling gyroscope would have no precession at all.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAdd commentLoad more... Post a Comment
Gravity accelerates one side of the wheel and decelerates the other, causing a horizontal force on the wheel.
ReplyDeleteThe direction of precession will always be perpendicular to the direction of gravity and the direction of the axis.
The direction that the wheel moves in at any given moment, the tangent, will be perpendicular to the other two.
The cone would be vertical.
The cone axis would always be in direction of the combined gravitational pull. So on earth, it would always be vertical.
For celestial bodies, it would change as the combination changes.
Any kind of acceleration would change the angle of the cone axis.
A free falling gyroscope would have no precession at all.