[ODE] gyroscopes

[Anselm Hook]

Interesting.  I wonder if it will work; I'd have to bet against it since:

  http://science.howstuffworks.com/gyroscope2.htm

in ODE the effects are instantaneous are they not?  There is no
opportunity for precession.  But heck it would be interesting to see if
there are any interesting effects.

I've always liked the way gyroscopes are a kind of macroscopic evidence of
the flow of time...

 - a

On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Nate W wrote:

> On 12 Jun 2003, Bob Cohen wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to simulate several gyroscopes interacting with each other,
> > with high rates of rotation (~1-10k rpm). The ODE documentation warns
> > several times about problems with high rotation velocities.  Would ODE
> > be appropriate for this kind of simulation?
>
> For that matter, does ODE model gyroscopic precession?  I tried some
> experiments with it last year and couldn't see any evidence of it, but I
> have to admit the problem might have been the test scenarios.
>
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> Nate Waddoups
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