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A gyrostat, according to Kelvin, consists of two parts: a (typically small) axisymmetric rotor (or momentum wheel, or simply wheel) inside a (large) platform (or carrier). The rotor spins about its axis of symmetry with respect to the platform. The rotor spin consequently does not affect the mass distribution of the gyrostat. Thus the inertia tensor of the gyrostat remains constant, provided of course that a platform and rotor are both rigid bodies.
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Rimrott, F.P.J. (1989). Rigid Gyrostats. In: Introductory Attitude Dynamics. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3502-6_11
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