3D Gyroscopes — Launch Laboratory

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3D gyroscope laboratory

Apparatus

Spin the rotor and observe its three-dimensional response.

Rotor mass

Rotor radius

Spin rate

Lever arm

Axis tilt

Nutation damping

Simulation speed 1×

Equations

Solid-disc inertia: I = ½mr²

Angular momentum: L = Iω

Torque magnitude: τ = mgr sin θ

Steady precession: Ω = τ ÷ L

Rotational energy: K = ½Iω²

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Green precession · Orange tilt · Blue angular momentum