Igitekerezo cya gimbal cyatangiye mu ntangiriro z'ikinyejana cya 19, ubwo Umwongereza witwaga Francis Westley yavumburaga "gimbal", umupira ugizwe n'imibumbe itatu yashoboraga kuzenguruka mu cyerekezo icyo ari cyo cyose. Ariko, iyi miterere ntiyakoreshwaga cyane kuko byari bihenze kuwukora kandi ubwumvikane hagati y'imibumbe bwatumaga ingendo zidakora neza.
Mu ntangiriro z'ikinyejana cya 20, ni bwo umuvumbuzi w'Umunyamerika yavumbuye igishushanyo gishya cyari kigizwe n'amapine ane, buri pine rito rifite uruziga rugororotse ku ruhande rw'uruziga, bigatuma igikoresho cyose kigenda mu cyerekezo icyo ari cyo cyose. Iki gishushanyo kizwi nka "Omni Wheel" kandi ni kimwe mu byabanjirije uruzunguruko rw'uruziga rw'isi yose.
Mu myaka ya 1950, injeniyeri wa NASA, Harry Wickham, yavumbuye ipine nziza cyane ya gimbale yari igizwe na disiki eshatu, buri imwe ifite umurongo w'amapine mato yatumaga igikoresho cyose kigenda mu cyerekezo icyo ari cyo cyose. Iyi miterere yaje kwitwa "Wickham Wheel" kandi ni yo shingiro rya gimbal igezweho.
Ubuhanzi bw'ikiziga cya Wickham
Uretse inganda n'amarobo, ibicurangisho bya gimbal byanakoreshejwe n'abahanzi bamwe mu guhanga udushya. Urugero, umuhanzi w'ibitaramo Ai Weiwei yakoresheje ibicurangisho bya gimbal mu bikorwa bye by'ubuhanzi. Ibihangano bye "Vanuatu gimbal" ni igicurangisho kinini gifite umurambararo wa metero eshanu, gituma abayireba bashobora kucyigenderaho mu bwisanzure.
Igihe cyo kohereza: Ugushyingo-27-2023

