Arrangements for rotational apparatus
AssigneeVerton IP Pty Ltd
InventorsStanley Thomson, Andrew Miller, Patrick Taylor, Gerrard Hickson, Tom Koorts
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Abstract
A gyroscopic module comprises at least one gyroscopic rotor rotatably mounted to a support, wherein the at least one gyroscopic rotor is driven by at least one first power source and at least one gimbal frame is coupled to the support of the at least one gyroscopic rotor. The gyroscopic module comprises at least one slew bearing coupled to the at least one gimbal frame to change an orientation of the at least one gyroscopic rotor, wherein the at least one slew bearing is driven by at least one second power source mounted to the at least one gimbal frame.
Claims19
A gyroscopic module comprising:
- at least one gyroscopic rotor rotatably mounted to a support, the at least one gyroscopic rotor driven by at least one first power source;
- at least one gimbal frame coupled to the support of the at least one gyroscopic rotor;
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- at least one slew bearing coupled to the at least one gimbal frame to change an orientation of the at least one gyroscopic rotor, the at least one slew bearing driven by at least one second power source mounted to the at least one gimbal frame;
- wherein the at least one slew bearing comprises a fixed inner ring comprising a ring gear and an outer ring movable relative to the inner ring.
A method of changing an orientation of at least one gyroscopic rotor in a gyroscopic module, the method comprising:
- rotatably mounting the at least one gyroscopic rotor to a support;
- coupling at least one gimbal frame to the support of the at least one gyroscopic rotor;
- coupling at least one slew bearing to the at least one gimbal frame, wherein the at least one slew bearing comprises a fixed inner ring comprising a ring gear and an outer ring movable relative to the inner ring;
- driving the at least one gyroscopic rotor by at least one first power source;
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- driving the at least one slew bearing by at least one second power source mounted to the at least one gimbal frame to change the orientation of the at least one gyroscopic rotor.
A method of changing an orientation of at least one gyroscopic rotor in a gyroscopic module, the method comprising:
- the at least one gyroscopic rotor rotatably mounted to a support;
- at least one first power source coupled to the at least one gyroscopic rotor;
- at least one gimbal frame coupled to the support of the at least one gyroscopic rotor;
- at least one slew bearing coupled to the at least one gimbal frame;
- wherein the at least one slew bearing comprises a fixed inner ring comprising a ring gear and an outer ring movable relative to the inner ring;
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- at least one second power source mounted to the at least one gimbal frame, the method comprising driving the at least one slew bearing with the at least one second power source to change the orientation of the at least one gyroscopic rotor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.