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🧭 Gyrocompass Cutaway 3D: North-Seeking, Meridian Oscillation and Latitude Error

3D Blender-built gyrocompass cutaway: nonlinear spin-axis dynamics on the rotating Earth, pendulous bob and oil dampers, meridian oscillation period, latitude and steaming error, with three in-page numerical checks.

Physics & Mechanics3DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 2D version

⚙ Under the hood

Blender-built 3D gyrocompass cutaway: a spinning rotor, pendulous bob and oil dampers on the rotating Earth swing about the meridian and settle, with the period, latitude error and ship steaming error computed and checked in the page.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install