gyroscope_ode

gyroscope_ode, an Octave code which sets up the ordinary differential equations (ODE) that simulate the angular attitude and rotational speed of a gyroscope.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

gyroscope_ode is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version.

Related Data and codes:

gyroscope_ode_test

octave_ode, an Octave code which sets up various ordinary differential equations (ODE).

Reference:

• Forest Ray Moulton,
  "The Damped Gyroscope",
  Differential Equations,
  Dover, 1958.

Source Code:

• gyroscope_deriv.m, returns the right hand side of the ODE.
• gyroscope_parameters.m, returns parameters for the ODE.