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Gyro Errors RollingError

The document discusses gyro errors, specifically the first and second rolling errors. The first rolling error is caused by asymmetrical mass distribution in a compass, leading to torque and precession effects. The second rolling error results from mercury displacement during compass swinging, creating vertical and horizontal forces that affect the compass's tilt and direction.

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Gyro Errors RollingError

The document discusses gyro errors, specifically the first and second rolling errors. The first rolling error is caused by asymmetrical mass distribution in a compass, leading to torque and precession effects. The second rolling error results from mercury displacement during compass swinging, creating vertical and horizontal forces that affect the compass's tilt and direction.

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Gyro Errors

First and Second Rolling Error


First Rolling Error

Roll

Roll

Roll
Plane of swing

Plane of mass distribution

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First Rolling Error
Cause by compass swinging. If the compass has asymmetrical mass
distribution, it will tend to turn about a vertical axis until the plane of
greatest mass distribution is aligned to the plane of the swing.

Torque

Swing

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First Rolling Error

Roll

Roll

No Rolling Error

Courses N - S Courses E - W

Page 3 of 4
First Rolling Error
Compensator
weights and
Roll brackets attached
to vertical ring.
Plane of swing

Plane of mass distribution

Torque produced
1. The torque about vertical axis is
produced, north end to the east.
Inter-cardinal Courses
2. Cause a precession in tilt up or
down.
3. Ballistic control cause
precession in azimuth and the
compass will wander.
Page 4 of 4
Second Rolling Error
Cause by displacement of the mercury brought about by surging
between the pots as the compass swings.
Give rise to two forces – Vertical and Horizontal.

Roll
Mercury Ballistic

Courses N - S

Page 1 of 3
Second Rolling Error
Cause by displacement of the mercury brought about by surging
between the pots as the compass swings.
Give rise to two forces – Vertical and Horizontal.

Roll Courses E Roll


Excess mercury

Easterly Precession Westerly Precession

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Second Rolling Error

Roll
Course NE
Anti-clockwise
couple
Anti-clockwise
couple

Roll
Precession in tilt followed
by E’ly precession 1. Give rise to Anti-clockwise couple.
2. North end of the spin axis force to the west.
3. Cause a down tilt – mercury flows to the
north pot.

4. North end precesses towards the east.

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