Gyroscope

Large Ship / Station
Gyroscope

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ComponentsRequired

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 Functional 

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Steel Plate100

Computer5

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 Hack 

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Motor4

Metal Grid50

Large Steel Tube4

Construction Component40

Steel Plate500

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Dimensions (W,H,L)1,1,1

Mass12,817 kg

12,817,000 g
12,817,000,000 mg
12.817 t

Integrity63,105

Build time40 s

Max Required Input0.01 MW

10 kW
10,000 W

Torque33,600 kNm

33,600,000 Nm
33.6 MNm

Power Consumer GroupGyro

Is AirtightNo

PCU Cost50

BrowseLast edit: 2021-04-07

Small Ship
Gyroscope

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ComponentsRequired

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 Functional 

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Steel Plate10

Computer3

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 Hack 

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Motor2

Large Steel Tube1

Construction Component5

Steel Plate15

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Dimensions (W,H,L)1,1,1

Mass613.6 kg

613,600 g
613,600,000 mg
0.614 t

Integrity2,793

Build time14 s

Max Required Input0.002 MW

2 kW
2,000 W

Torque448 kNm

448,000 Nm
0.448 MNm

Power Consumer GroupGyro

Is AirtightNo

PCU Cost50

BrowseLast edit: 2021-04-07

Overview

Gyroscopes allow for the turning of a spacecraft, in any direction. Gyroscopes are a crucial component to the movement of any spacecraft. The gyroscope occupies a single block, the size only proportionate to the type of ship that it is being placed on. Gyroscopes take little energy to power, and with a small ship with three reactors, one could support two or so gyroscopes.

Usage

Gyroscopes allow for the turning of a spacecraft, in any direction, simply by using the arrow keys or moving the mouse around. The gyroscope offers:

• 6 Degrees of freedom
• Prevention of drifting when paired with thrusters
• Overall, stabilization of the ship it is on

Larger ships will need multiple gyroscopes to allow for sharper turns and a more responsive ship

Gyroscopes also carry a fairly large amount of mass due to a large amount of Steel Plates. Placing more will increase agility, but is also at the same time increasing the ship's mass considerably. The large gyroscope applies 33.600‬ kN of torque while the small gyroscope applies 448 kN of torque.

Override

Gyroscopes can also be set to rotate in a specific direction manually via the control Panel. These can either be triggered, or altered by the player directly.

Yaw	Turns the ship in a circle
Pitch	Tilts the ship up or down
roll	Rolls the ship side to to side

Media

Tips

• Placing a lot of gyros is a good idea to make you turn faster, but it'll also weigh down your ship a lot, making it harder on your thrusters. Keep that in mind!
• If you build a very small ship you might need to reduce the gyroscope's power or the ship becomes difficult to maneuver. You can change this in its options or by adding this feature of it to the action bar.
• The huge number of steel plates make the Gyroscope one of the toughest blocks in the game, with over 5 times the integrity of Heavy Armor Blocks!

Programming

• Action List - Gyroscope

Update History

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