A Novel Type of Bi-Gyroscopic System Undergoing Both Rotating and Spinning Motions

Abstract In order to explore the influence of combined gyroscopic coupling effect on the gyroscopic system, the dynamics of a beam undergoing both rotating and spinning motions as a bi-gyroscopic system is studied. The natural frequencies, modes, and stability of such a bi-gyroscopic system have been studied by the standard eigenvalue problems. The bifurcation series of frequencies and corresponding modal motions have been presented to show the gyroscopically coupled motions. The complex modes of the proposed bi-gyroscopic systems, such as whirling motions and in-plane reeling motions, have been illustrated.