The Sperry Gyro-Compass

The Sperry Gyro-Compass
Author: Sperry Gyroscope Company
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2019-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This book is a pamphlet for the public, intended to introduce them to a new product made by the Sperry Corporation: The gyrocompass. It is a type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-spinning disc and the rotation of the Earth (or another planetary body if used elsewhere in the universe) to find geographical direction automatically. The use of a gyrocompass is one of the seven fundamental ways to determine the heading of a vehicle.

Ship Stabilizers

Ship Stabilizers
Author: W. Burger
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2014-06-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 148318093X

Ship Stabilizers: The Design and Operation in Correcting the Rolling of Ships presents the working principles and operation of various types of gyrocompasses and automatic pilots. This book discusses the fundamental principles of synchro systems and servomechanisms. Organized into 12 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the problem of the reduction of rolling. This text then explores the means of resisting rolling, which have been used or are still being used, including bilge keels, oscillating weights, anti-rolling tanks, gyroscopic stabilizers, and tilting fin systems. Other chapters consider the anti-rolling tanks that are divided into three types, including diversified tanks, free surface tanks, and U-tube tanks. This book discusses as well the small oscillations of a vessel in still water, which are simple harmonic in character. The final chapter deals with the stabilizing gear for smaller ships. This book is a valuable resource for marine engineers and naval architects.

The Navigator

The Navigator
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1958
Genre: Navigation (Aeronautics)
ISBN:

The Log

The Log
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 674
Release: 1932
Genre: Marine engineering
ISBN: