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Asked by: Monika Jain
Subject: Can I measure Earth rate using a free gyro?
Question: Whether a free gyro will sense the Earth rate in still condition? or Can I measure Earth rate using a free gyro?
Date: 12 September 2005
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Answer: KavaiSonny - 22/10/2005 21:52:11
 Yes it sense Earth_rotation_angular_velocity * sin(of latitude), but it is useless because quality of such measure will be very very poor.

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Answer: KavaiSonny - 22/10/2005 22:24:12
 Feel free to explore uniaxial gyro which angular momentum vector is parallel to the horizon and gyroscopic momentum compensated with a spiral spring.

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