Title : 
Gyroscopic force measuring system: theory and applications
         
        
            Author : 
Kurosu, Shigeru ; Yamazaki, Takanori
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Res. Inst., Shimodate, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper concerns the development of an entirely new force sensor called gyroscopic force measuring system (simply called GFMS) for measuring a force vectorially. The GFMS is constructed by a gyro-rotor used a miniature rate-gyro for aircraft instrument and mechanical parts together. The experimental results show that the GFMS is satisfactory for measurement of force of less than 0.3 N.
         
        
            Keywords : 
aircraft instrumentation; force measurement; force sensors; gyroscopes; rotors; GFMS force sensor; aircraft instrument; aircraft mechanical parts; force measurement; gyro-rotor; gyroscopic force measuring system; mass measurement; miniature rate-gyro;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
SICE 2004 Annual Conference
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Sapporo
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
4-907764-22-7