Self-Precessing Gyrocompass

Self-Precessing Gyrocompass
Type	Sensory Aid
Tech Level	TL–9
Cost	Cr1,100
Size	8.0 liters
Weight	3.0 kg

Handheld Gyrocompass
Type	Sensory Aid
Tech Level	TL–12
Cost	Cr2,000
Size	1.0 liter
Weight	0.5 kg

A Self-Precessing Gyrocompass is a necessary improvement in navigational equipment for other worlds.

Description (Specifications)

It used both on survey vehicles and in hand-held models. The gyrocompass does not need a magnetic field to operate, and sets itself automatically.

History & Background (Dossier)

When a landing party stops on the surface of the world, the air/raft gyrocompass senses the world's rotational motion and sets itself. This process takes about half an hour, during which time the party should not move the air/raft. All personal gyrocompasses are precessed along with the main one.

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• Grand Survey
• Geir Lanesskog. World Builder's Handbook (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), 26.Joe Fugate, J. Andrew Keith, Gary L. Thomas. World Builder's Handbook (Digest Group Publications, 1989), 26.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science