Gimbal — Gim bal (g[i^]m bal), or Gimbals Gim bals (g[i^]m balz), n. [See {Gimmal}, n.] A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship s compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gimbal — [gim′bəl, jim′bəl] n. [altered < ME gemelles, twins < L gemellus, dim. of geminus, twin] [often pl.] a device consisting of a pivoted ring or rings capable of swinging freely while mounted to a fixed frame, used as to hold a ship s… … English World dictionary
gimbal — 1570s, joints, connecting links; alteration of gemel twins (late 14c.), from O.Fr. jumel (Mod. Fr. jumeau) a twin, from L. gemellus, dim. of geminus (see GEMINATE (Cf. geminate)). Related: Gimbals … Etymology dictionary
Gimbal — A gimbal is a pivoted support that allows the rotation of an object about a single axis. A set of two gimbals, one mounted on the other with pivot axes orthogonal, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain vertical… … Wikipedia
gimbal — Kardano pakaba statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Cardan suspension; gimbal; gimbal suspension vok. Cardanische Aufhängung, f; Kardanaufhängung, f; kardanische Aufhängung, f rus. карданная подвеска, f; карданный подвес, m; подвеска… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
gimbal — I. noun Etymology: alteration of obsolete gemel double ring, from Middle English, from Anglo French gemel, jomel, from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus Date: circa 1780 a device that permits a body to incline freely in any direction or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gimbal — i. A device with two mutually perpendicular and intersecting axes of rotation, thus giving free angular movement in two directions. ii. In a gyro, a support that provides the spin axis with a degree of rotational freedom. Gyros can be mounted in… … Aviation dictionary
gimbal — Kardano pakaba statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. gimbal vok. kardanische Aufhängung, f; Kardanring, m rus. карданный подвес, m; универсальный шарнир, m pranc. articulation à Cardan, f; Cardan, m; charnière universelle, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Gimbal Lock — (engl.) bzw. kardanische Blockade bezeichnet ein geometrisches Problem, welches bei Transformationen in Verbindung mit Eulerwinkeln auftreten kann. Der Begriff stammt aus dem Englischen, Gimbal heißt hier Kardanische Aufhängung, Gimbal Lock ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gimbal lock — occurs when the axes of two of the three gimbals needed to compensate for rotations in three dimensional space are driven to the same direction. For example, assume a level sensing platform on an aircraft flying due north has its three gimbal… … Wikipedia
supporting a two-degrees-of-freedom gyroscope
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A device consisting of two rings mounted on axes at right angles to each other so that an object, such as a ship's compass, will remain suspended in a horizontal plane between them regardless of any motion of its support. Often used in the plural. Also called gimbal ring.tr.v. gim·baled, or gim·balled gim·bal·ing, or gim·bal·ling gim·bals or gim·balsTo supply with or support on gimbals.[Alteration of obsolete gemel, double ring. See gimmal.]