Ingcamango ye-gimbal iqala ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ye-19, xa indoda yaseNgilani egama linguFrancis Westley yasungula "i-gimbal", ibhola eyenziwe ziingceba ezintathu ezazinokujikeleza ngokukhululekileyo nakweyiphi na indlela. Nangona kunjalo, olu yilo lwalungasetyenziswa kakhulu kuba lwalubiza kakhulu ukwenziwa kwaye ukungqubana phakathi kwezingceba kwenza ukuba intshukumo ingahambi kakuhle.
Kwaba sekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-20 apho umqambi waseMelika weza noyilo olutsha olwalunamavili amane, ngalinye linevili elincinci elithe nkqo kwivili, livumela isixhobo sonke ukuba sihambe siye nakweyiphi na indlela. Olu yilo lwaziwa ngokuba yi-“Omni Wheel” kwaye lolunye lwala mavili angaphambili evili lehlabathi liphela.
Kwiminyaka yoo-1950, injineli ye-NASA uHarry Wickham wasungula ivili elinobuqhetseba elingcono kakhulu elalineediski ezintathu, ngalinye linomqolo wamavili amancinci avumela isixhobo sonke ukuba sihambe nakweyiphi na indlela. Olu yilo lwaziwa ngokuba yi-"Wickham Wheel" kwaye lusisiseko se-gimbal yanamhlanje.
Ubugcisa beWickham Wheel
Ukongeza kwiinkalo zoshishino nezerobhothi, ii-gimbals zikwasetyenziswa ngabanye abaculi kwimisebenzi yokudala. Umzekelo, umzobi wemidlalo u-Ai Weiwei usebenzise ii-gimbals kwiindawo zakhe zobugcisa. Umsebenzi wakhe othi “Vanuatu gimbal” yi-gimbal enkulu enobubanzi obuziimitha ezintlanu, evumela ababukeli ukuba bahambe ngokukhululekileyo kuyo.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Novemba-27-2023

