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In particular we are interested in mean values for the lengths of the typical I-, K- and J segment having a fixed direction and their relation to the mean values without the directional conditioning (this could be of some interest for stereological questions).
In [9], the definition is more restrictive: the fixed direction makes a constant angle with all the vectors of the Frenet frame.
The wheel's spin produces inertia that keeps the wheel's spin axis pointed in a fixed direction, so gyroscopes have long served as stable references for compasses and navigation systems.
 
 
 
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