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A technique is proposed to identify the principal central axis of inertia in a joint-suspended inhomogeneous rigid body from its vertical revolution. The problem is reduced to synchronizing the revolution of the body with the revolution of a fictitious mathematical pendulum
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Storozhenko, V.A. A Technique for Identification of The Principal Central Axis of Inertia in an Inhomogeneous Rigid Body. International Applied Mechanics 39, 1464–1472 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INAM.0000020832.68725.1f
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