摘要 |
A gyroscope is supported in three gimbals pivotal about mutually perpendicular axes which are perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the gyroscope rotor. The gyroscope rotor is rotatably mounted in a rotor frame constituting the inner gimbal, and the outer gimbal is secured to the fuselage of an airborne vehicle. A planar diaphragm is secured to the rotor frame. Four jet nozzles discharge fluid streams into respective collector nozzles axially aligned therewith, the four jet nozzles being arranged at the corners of a square which is standing on one corner. The planar diaphragm normally interrupts the flow of air from the jet nozzles to the collector nozzles. Each pair of collector nozzles is connected to respective control inputs of a flow amplifier which inputs are also connected to the output channels of a flow oscillator providing sawtooth output pulses. The amplifier provides pulse-width modulated output signals corresponding to deflections of the fuselage about a pitch axis, a yaw axis, or both. |