Gyroscope Resources
Gyroscope Resources
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I am designing a large gyroscope to stabilize a moyorcycle type Vehicle. I have little enginering background so any help would be useful.
my gyro will probably be about 24in in diameter and 20lbs so how much torque would be produced at 6000-10,000 rpm? how is torque effected by weight, rpms, and size?
once in the vehicle should it be solidly connected or movable?
what would be the best way to power it?
thx for any help given
_2cool@alloymail.com
my gyro will probably be about 24in in diameter and 20lbs so how much torque would be produced at 6000-10,000 rpm? how is torque effected by weight, rpms, and size?
once in the vehicle should it be solidly connected or movable?
what would be the best way to power it?
thx for any help given
_2cool@alloymail.com





RE: Gyroscope Resources
Your bike will carry on perfectly upright for ever in a straight line - including when you want to go round bends. Leaning into a bend - which bikes do really well - will do some very strange stuff to your gyro. Look up precession.
Please let me know where you live - I don't want to be there!
John
RE: Gyroscope Resources
Motorcycles are quite stable to begin with. What problem are you trying to solve?
TTFN
RE: Gyroscope Resources
I am well aware of the risks involved in building such a device and i'm not solving a problem I am just creating a vehicle that is unlike anything else.
I am asking for help designing the gyroscope for this vehicle I need formulas to find the amount of torqe prduced by a certain size gyro with a certain weight at a certain RPM.
thx
RE: Gyroscope Resources
Has all the equations you'll need I think. google will find you a plethora of other references.
Cheers
Greg Locock