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Why is a tuning fork gyro better than the vibrating cylinder type gyro?

Why is a tuning fork gyro better than the vibrating cylinder type gyro? Correct Answer Reduce base motion

The vibrating mass rate gyro is a simple instrument suffers from the unacceptable characteristic that the smallest linear motions applied to its base cause unacceptably large errors. To overcome the effect of base motion, it is necessary to use balanced oscillations in which the oscillations of one mass are counter-balanced by equal and opposite motion of a second equal mass as in the case of tuning fork gyro.

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