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S. A. Agafonov, "Two problems of stabilization of the steady-state motion of an unbalanced gyroscope in gimbals," Mech. Solids. 36 (4), 7-11 (2001)
Year 2001 Volume 36 Number 4 Pages 7-11
Title Two problems of stabilization of the steady-state motion of an unbalanced gyroscope in gimbals
Author(s) S. A. Agafonov (Moscow)
Abstract The solution of two problems of stabilization of the steady-state motion of an unbalanced gyroscope in gimbals is given. We consider a mechanical system able to perform the steady-state motion in which the planes of the rings are orthogonal, the gyroscope rotates at constant speed, and its center of mass lies above the point of intersection of the gimbals axes. The stability of the steady-state motion is achieved due to the gyroscopic stabilization. However, according to Kelvin-Tait theorems, forces of full dissipation destroy the gyroscopic stabilization. This fact gives rise to the problem of stabilization of the steady-state motion by means of external forces. In the first problem, the stabilization is implemented by the external nonconservative torque that depends on the angles of rotation of the rings and is applied to the gimbals axes. A Lyapunov function is constructed to obtain the condition of stabilization of the steady-state motion to the asymptotic stability, and the attraction region is evaluated. In the second problem, the steady state motion is stabilized by the parametric excitation implemented by means of the vertical vibration of the base in accordance with a fairly general law. A stabilization condition expressed in terms of the integral characteristics of the parametric excitation is found. The case of the balanced gyroscope in gimbals was considered in [1].
References
1.  S. A. Agafonov, "Stability of steady-state motion of a gyroscope in gimbals subjected to a disturbing torque," Izv. AN. MTT [Mechanics of Solids], No. 5, pp. 3-8, 1996.
2.  V. V. Rumyantsev, "On the stability of motion of a gyroscope in gimbals," PMM [Applied Mathematics and Mechanics], Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 499-503, 1958.
3.  S. A. Agafonov, "On the stability of motion of nonconservative mechanical systems," PMM [Applied Mathematics and Mechanics], Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 212-217, 1992.
4.  S. A. Agafonov, "Stabilization of motion of nonconservative systems by parametric excitation," Izv. AN. MTT [Mechanics of Solids], No. 2, pp. 199-202, 1998.
5.  V. N.Koshlyakov, "On structural transformations of dynamical systems with gyroscopic forces," PMM [Applied Mathematics and Mechanics], Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 774-780, 1997.
Received 26 February 1999
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