Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (Mouse) was a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in late 1944. None of these designs is necessarily more capable than the others. Some gyroscopes use six reaction wheels set up in three counter-rotating pairs, also to cancel gyroscopic problems.
This design requires locking the outside sphere in order to use the reaction wheels. Some gyroscopes mount the reaction rings in a free-spinning sphere in order to avoid the reaction wheels inhibiting a BattleMech's movement with unwanted gyroscopic effects. Most gyros have at least three reaction wheels set at 90 degrees to each other. Gyroscope configurations vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. When a 'Mech loses its balance, the gyro mechanism will stop one of the (very) fast-spinning wheels and impart a reaction in the direction the wheel was spinning, or it will speed up a ring and as a reaction will impart a shove in the opposite direction of the push on the wheel. The internally mounted reaction rings are made of carbon nanotube reinforced graphite. The first is the housing, made of a carbon nanotube reinforced polymer inner shell and a light ceramic outer layer. The gyro is made of two major assemblies. Located in the torso is a multi-ton assembly of reaction wheels. However, it is the MechWarrior's sense of balance, as translated by the Neurohelmet, that handles what the balance sensors and Diagnostic Interpretation computer cannot cope with or predict for. the Diagnostic Interpretation computer also compensates for the recoil of the BattleMech's autocannons and other recoil generating weapons, in both instances in order to try and maintain the 'Mech's balance. While it is not a part of the dedicated balance sensing system proper, the Diagnostic Interpretation computer, via it's vast network of status sensors, can compensate for incoming fire by having the 'Mech "lean into" it. Leaning away from an attack, or leaning into a physical attack, and a myriad of other tactics are essential on the battlefield. High speed impacts, sudden changes in altitude, and especially the loss of one or more frames of reference (such as falling in mid air - the loss of gravity as a frame of reference).Īlso, 'Mechs are not good at determining when they should be off-balance, which is surprisingly useful in combat. While an effective system for keeping the 'Mech upright, these balance sensing systems can be fooled fairly easily. These sensors can also act as a 'Mechs inertial navigation system. The sensors operate in differing manners - some use laser ring gyroscopes, or harmonic vibration gyroscopes, or even mercury bead setups. Without an active gyroscope a BattleMech can not move - it will fall over and will not be able to get up.Ī 'Mech's gyro system consists of a balance-sensing mechanism and a force-generating mechanism.Ī Battlemech's internal balance sensing component usually encompass a small computer in the cockpit incorporating balance-sensors. Even the best 'Mech actuators are too slow and imprecise to apply the force needed to keep a 'Mech upright. The gyroscope is the device that provides the swift, fine changes in force necessary to keep a BattleMech upright.
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