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Sh.Yazdani |
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Monorail Trains and gyroscope |
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Hi, can everybody describe how does the stabilizer of Monorail Trains work? And how does the gyroscope install on the Monorail Trains? |
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25 August 2003
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webmaster@gyroscopes.org - 25/08/2003 09:58:33
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| | See http://www.gyroscopes.org/uses.asp and
http://www.geocities.com/tonylance/halfrail.html
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/brennan/brennan.htm
for pictures.
There is more than one way to make this sort of thing work. Just from the above links it looks like you can use one gyro and counter wieghts or two gyros to get the same effect.
In the case of the counter weight and single gyro, as the train leans the angle changes on the counter balance. This change pushes an arm which is connected to a gyroscope. As the gyrocsope is rotated (by the arm) the gyroscope then uprights the train.
(I'm in the process of building one)
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Tony Nordberg - 13/09/2003 19:40:44
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| | I am also in the process of trying to find out exactly how Louis Brennan arranged the gyro wheels and gimbals with his gyro-train and also his car. I have contacted the Science Museum (London) who have his scale model prototype, with a view to seeing if there are diagrams/drawings, and aso if I could look at it.
Also, I have contacted the UK patent office to see if they could supply me with copies of his patents, which ought to describe things in detail.
When I get responses, I will post again.
PS, could the previous answerer let us know more detail on the wheel-gimbal artrangements?
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John Miller - 29/09/2003 20:37:33
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| | Ref: Counter Weights: Darn! I ran across an article where a fellow used one gyroscope and two counterweights (one on either side of the gyroscope) along with a cross arm configureation that actuated the weights off the gyro-motion keeping the car steady: if the gyroscope failed for some reason there were lolly-wheels on either side of the car to prevent total roll over.
I'll try and find it again.
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John Miller - 29/09/2003 20:42:15
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| | Ref: Counter Weights: Darn! I ran across an article where a fellow used one gyroscope and two counterweights (one on either side of the gyroscope) along with a cross arm configureation that actuated the weights off the gyro-motion keeping the car steady: if the gyroscope failed for some reason there were lolly-wheels on either side of the car to prevent total roll over.
I'll try and find it again.
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John R. Miller - 29/09/2003 20:44:49
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| | http://www.wolseley.dircon.co.uk/gyro.html
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jim d - 28/01/2004 18:53:04
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| | In his model the gyros were parallel to the rail (horizontal axis) and hinged at the center of the car. When tilted the gyros were forced to process righting the car.
In the full scale car the gyros were upright (vertical axis) and a smaller gyro acted to trigger the forced procession.
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Gordon Vigurs - 14/05/2006 10:04:35
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| | The whole subject is addressed in the Wikipedia article on Gyro monorails.
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Gordon Vigurs - 14/05/2006 10:06:33
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| | The whole subject is addressed in the Wikipedia article on Gyro monorails, which covers both Brennan's and Schilovski's systems.
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James Roberts - 28/05/2008 02:34:34
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| | Mr. Turner
Are you trying to build a gyro-monorail system? Are you following the Brennen design for gyro-stabilization of your own design? Are you trying to gyro-stabilize something, maybe something to do with ground transportation? Please , respond. I may have an offer for you.
Jim Roberts
Swinney-Ferreira Gyro Dynamics Inc
562-716-4339
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