Abstract: A television system for observing an event which provides a composite video output comprising the serially interlaced images the system is greater than the time resolution of any of the individual cameras.

Abstract: An elastic joint mounting and rotatably coupling a rotary inertial energy storage device or flywheel, to a shaft, the present gimbal structure reduces vibration and shock while allowing precession of the flywheel without the need for external gimbal mounts. The present elastic joint usually takes the form of an annular elastic member either integrally formed into the flywheel as a centermost segment thereof or attached to the flywheel or flywheel hub member at the center thereof, the rotary shaft then being mounted centrally to the elastic member.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to inertial energy storage devices formed of wound anisotropic material. In particular, the invention provides a disc-like flywheel formed of windings of anisotropic filaments wherein the filaments are provided with a relatively thin sheath of flexible material around each of the filaments, the flexible sheath providing positive contact between adjacent windings even during deformation of the windings caused by rotation of the structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to rotary inertial energy storage devices comprised of wound filaments or discrete rings of essentially anisotropic material formed into a rim or disc-like configuration. Pairs of adjacent rings or windings in any given plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the present structure are tied or bonded together at discrete peripheral points at selected locations while adjacent rings which are not bound at these first-mentioned tie points are tied together at other peripheral points interdigitated between said first-mentioned tie points. These points of connection extend linearly throughout the structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to inertial energy storage devices comprised of anisotropic filamentary elements and comprises several embodiments of a disc flywheel which, although consisting essentially of anisotropic elements, is effectively isotropic in total structural character. A preferred embodiment of the invention is generally formed by weaving anisotropic filamentary elements together at regular angles to each other, certain of the woven anisotropic elements being parallel to each other to form essentially unidirectional layers within each woven disc-like unit. The woven disc-like units thus formed are bonded together to form a structure of useable size, the units being either randomly oriented relative to each other or oriented at regular angles to each other.

Abstract: A rotary energy storage device formed of discrete annular rings of anisotropic filamentary material disposed within the rings in a "wound" configuration, the upper and lower edges of each ring being attached alternately to the edges on adjacent rings in a radial orientation to form a structure having a bellows-like or convoluted cross-section. The present structure, due to the convoluted nature of the joined rings, is subject to unusually low radial stress within the material when rotating.

Abstract: A rotary energy storage device or flywheel structure is provided with a rim portion comprised of multiple rings or windings of filamentary material having high tensile strength and which are bonded or otherwise held together at a predetermined number of localized areas, such as at opposite ends of one or more radial spokes so that major portions of the individUal rings or windings may expand with minimum constraints during rotation of the flywheel structure.