The dynamic stability condition


The dynamic stability condition


A projectile is said to be dynamically stable, if its yawing motion of nutation and precession is damped out with time, which means that an angle of yaw induced at the muzzle (the initial yaw) decreases.

A dynamic stability factor sd can be defined from the linearized theory of gyroscopes (assuming only a small angle of yaw) and the above dynamic stability condition can be formulated.


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