Soyuz "Globus" Mechanical Navigation Computer Part 2: Powering Up

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Жыл бұрын

We attempt to power up our repaired Soyuz INK "Globus" analog mechanical navigation computer, after 48 years. Update: we made the landing prediction calculation and indicator work in episode 3: • Soyuz "Globus" Mechani...
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@gregor_man 3 ай бұрын

I always salute to the engineers who could made _everything_ without digital computers.

@zephyrandboreas 3 ай бұрын

Being all (mostly) mechanic reminded me of the Antykithera mechanism of 2200 years ago.

@ahmadsantoso9712 3 ай бұрын

I always salute to the engineers who could made everything without computers.

@nugget6635 Ай бұрын

The navigation computer is in fact a computer. But instead of software it has some electronics combined with physical mechanisms similar to those of wrist watch... So yeah back then instead of programming, they just built machines with very specific purposes. Software is a program that runs on so called ''Turing Machines'' Turing Machines are also known as Universal Machines for very obvious reasons you can just program stuff instead of building a whole machine for that purpose. Even though current computers are ''universal'' they are actually not so universal, there are things they can't do. But as we all know already Software seems pretty limitless. The possibilities seem endless with the kind of memory we have nowadays.

@kurtnowak8895 Жыл бұрын

I hope there is a Russian engineer watching this and he’s yelling at his screen telling you how close you are, but can’t figure out to set the cam at 45degrees. But then you did, and he calmed down a little.

@alexfad242 Жыл бұрын

Именно так!

@UnitSe7en Жыл бұрын

Boris liked that.

@Dr_Mario2007 Жыл бұрын

I bet he did.

@synthers87 Жыл бұрын

Здравствуйте! Вы молодцы!

@erikdenhouter Жыл бұрын

How about the engineer that thought to cut the wires so no one would ever find out....

@enilenis Жыл бұрын

My father was in the Russian space program in the 80's and 90's. I used to spend a lot of time at the cosmonaut city in Moscow and saw all these devices first hand. They had their own internal museums of history. I'm pretty sure I've seen the Soyuz clock there. I even took training on some of the modules that were common on the MIR space station, but that knowledge is now considered obsolete. Not like I'm going to space any time soon anyway.

@madnar9 Жыл бұрын

Is this one of the museums you went to? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lZxkn6qg3cqnlpc.html

@prabhakarrao4922 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from New Zealand. No knowledge is obsolete. Stand proud.

@KallePihlajasaari Жыл бұрын

@enilenis Great experience. You should blog about anything you remember so that your knowledge is available to others. SubStack is a great place to record stuff. Do you have contacts that could record the could of the Solyuz clock wake up alarm signal. Could be used to make an authentic ring tone for the system simulators.

@Mr.Zoomy. Жыл бұрын

It was so lovel of Marc to take the time to read this and reply :)

@Dmitriy_Pivko Жыл бұрын

Кто знает может устаревшие знния нам однажды понадобятся. Вот вы слышали например об советской эвм, на ТРОИЧНОЙ логике "Сетунь" из 1950х годов? А троичная логика снова становится актуальной сегодня в квантовых компьютерах.

@Calamity_Jack Жыл бұрын

What amazing workmanship to create a precision analog tool like that. A real lost art!

@mikhail79279 Жыл бұрын

artefacts of lost civilization

@kks8622 Жыл бұрын

@@mikhail79279 да, тоже об этом подумал, сидят на западе и изучают технологии исчезнувшей цивилизации)

@user-db6pt5gq7u Жыл бұрын

The much more interesting question is: how did they make gears in XV-XVI centuries used in tower/hand clocks, since they had no any machines to produce gears.

@alexandredevert4935 Жыл бұрын

@@user-db6pt5gq7u with a file and lots of time

@redbaron9029 8 ай бұрын

@@alexandredevert4935 and with a lot of patience as well.

@colincrooky Жыл бұрын

In 1972 I tried to design a navigational device for cars using tapered rollers and a scrolling map but wondered how to fit a machine 2 x 2 x 0.7 metres into a car. I was only a British squadie and I think I was a little bit out of my league, I obviously gave up but this invention here is amazing. It was strange to find this video of this device from the same era and I humbly stand in admiration of the designer. Thank you.

@rihardsrozans6920 Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you could have figured something out with microfilm and a projector perhaps. Probably a bit too late now

@rebase Жыл бұрын

Check out Honda’s Electro Gyrocator from 1981!

@morethanjustasloth5528 Жыл бұрын

You could've probably figured it out too if you had a team of engineers, millions of dollars, and an NKVD officer providing emotional support.

@SapFeaRon 4 ай бұрын

@@morethanjustasloth5528 NKVD was disbaned at 1946...

@sahaquiel4640 3 ай бұрын

What's stopping you from doing it now? Seems like a fun project, honestly.

@POTThaesslich Жыл бұрын

this is the first time I really understood why the flight path of a spacecraft looks like a wave when it is orbiting around the earth. thank you

@oguzhan9424 Ай бұрын

Same here

@tekvax01 Жыл бұрын

Remember all that mathematics in school, you'd never ever have a world use for? Well, welcome to real-world maths class people! Excellent job to team CuriousMarc. Stay curious my friend!

@CheezburgerBrown Жыл бұрын

It is all very interesting, but the overwhelming majority will never need to know those maths.

@masakeris Жыл бұрын

My words man. Everything is standing on mathematic foundations.

@femboyorganist Жыл бұрын

The ammount of times you calculate stuff with orbital mechanics as an average person isn't very high

@goldenlotus9613 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you, this machine is totally math equation. I'm very proud to the engineer who create this machine no matter west or east block they were worked for.

@phuzz00 Жыл бұрын

You don't *need* to know orbital mechanics, if you can already do the maths. You just have to spend long enough staring at the problem until you work out how to apply the maths you *do* know.

@battlebob 3 ай бұрын

Man I wish i had this level of understanding of electronics.

@michaelbuckers Ай бұрын

It's mainly mechatronics.

@adriangroeneveld9341 Жыл бұрын

This is mechanical engineering at its finest. It's a shame our college teachers didn't use this as an example of applied maths and mechanics when I was studying. Great stuff guys!

@ahmadsantoso9712 3 ай бұрын

Your college teachers suck.

@adriangroeneveld9341 2 ай бұрын

@@ahmadsantoso9712 They were good enough. They just used examples more related to day-to-day mechanical engineering solutions.

@nmccw3245 Жыл бұрын

The music is Polyushko-polye composed by Lev Knipper, with lyrics by Viktor Gusev in 1933.

@firstletterofthealphabet7308 3 ай бұрын

Some (quite good) renditions are uploaded under the name “Cossack Patrol” :)

@user-vl8ih6qx3s 3 ай бұрын

You could hear this music in old versions of World of Tanks

@Elektrofizik Жыл бұрын

Globus was designed by "КБ топливо-измерительной аппаратуры" in Leningrad. And it was manufactured by "Завод Пирометр" in Leningrad

@avetl Жыл бұрын

I always enjoyed those obscured names of Soviet research institutes and factories.

@ahmadsantoso9712 3 ай бұрын

Is it Lening-rad or Lenin-grad?

@rinatkasimov6634 3 ай бұрын

Lenin-grad, city of lenin

@strakhovandrri 2 ай бұрын

@@avetl "Construction bureau of fuel measurement equipment" and "Pyrometer factory". Can imagine that it's hard to argue that you paid for more fuel than you pumped with this factory's diversification.

@johnyost9721 Жыл бұрын

Incredible analog computing. Amazing.

@SergeyMorsin Жыл бұрын

And it's 10x overclockable. Even without liquid nitrogen

@ebaystars Жыл бұрын

I used to use NORAD keplers to track HRPT (high resolution Picture Transmission downlink) NOAA satellites in equipment we were working on - it was always a thrill to see MIR come up pass overhead based on our computer prediction from the TLEs (two line elements) This nav unit is a total masterpiece of Russian engineering. Thanks for getting it working.....

@user-bf2pp8tq4f 2 ай бұрын

Very cool. These old analog instruments shouldn't be forgotten now that we have digital tools. Also the analog instruments are much more serviceable than electronics. Good look repairing an iphone from 2000's in 50 years after it's obsolescence.

@1987VCRProductions Жыл бұрын

Apollo-Soyuz was flown at an inclination of 51.8°. Some sources claim 51.7° but NASA sources and the original press kit state that it was 51.8°.

@ahmadsantoso9712 3 ай бұрын

What does that mean?

@Fred_the_1996 16 күн бұрын

@@ahmadsantoso9712 the angle to the equator

@ninetailscosmicfox5585 Жыл бұрын

Marc your content has quality that even a swiss watchmaker would appreciate.

@NavidIsANoob 3 ай бұрын

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen on KZfaq.

@edgeeffect Жыл бұрын

I think this is the first time I've seen overclocking experiments on an analogue computer! :) :) :) Apollo/Soyuz was the first space flight I saw on TV that I was old enough to properly understand. :)

@wolframgerber7118 Жыл бұрын

Das "Übertakten" eines Elektromagneten zum Antrieb eines Klinkenrades ist allerdings nur in einem begrenzten Rahmen möglich, alles andere ist eine "Vergewaltigung" der Mechanik und so auch nicht vorgesehen. 🙄🙄🙄

@andrepohle7485 Жыл бұрын

Eine kleine Geschichte Ich hatte in den 1980gern einen Modellbausatz für das Raumfahrzeug von Jurie Gargarin geschenkt bekommen... Beim zusammen Bau ist mir dieser Navigationscomputer aufgefallen und ich habe mich gefragt, wie dieser funktioniert... 😊 Ich danke euch für dieses Video

@SurnaturalM Ай бұрын

Jurie Gargarin died in 1968. How could he gave you a model? Or what you meant is the model was of his spacecraft?

@andrepohle7485 Ай бұрын

Die russische Raumfahrt war ein Thema im Schulunterricht... Und ich hatte ein Modell aus Kunststoff das ich zusammen gebaut habe 😊...

@ronjohnson9690 Жыл бұрын

All I can do is marvel at the genius behind all these works.

@mysock351C Жыл бұрын

5:55 I’m surprised it can even run that fast! Sounds like a ticking rocker in an engine. On a side-note, I wonder if it was as loud in the instrument panel of the spaceship as it is out in the open? I could see that clattering away every second getting annoying after a while in orbit.

@Andrew_Fernie Жыл бұрын

not nearly as annoying as when it stops clattetring !

@kristenburnout1 Жыл бұрын

The Soyuz is extremely loud inside from all the fans and AC systems running, so I wouldn't imagine it would be too bad! Source (from about 1 minute onwards): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fcmlhNh-ztTWc6M.html

@MontegaB Жыл бұрын

@@kristenburnout1 That's a much newer ship and probably a lot quieter than the one this clock flew on. I can't imagine the racket inside an old Soyuz on orbit. I'm sure it didn't bother the crew, though. They were more concerned with praying the communist hunk of metal hurtling through space would hold together.

@professor-josh Жыл бұрын

It's normally sealed in it's case and inserted in an instrument panel so maybe its a little bit quieter. There's that other clock showed on the channel earlier going too, though...

@AWtify Жыл бұрын

@@MontegaB This "communist hunk of metal" had amazing reliability. I would rather fly on it than on a new capitalist hunk of metal by Musk with unknown reliability.

@user-mf9kj8pz9d Жыл бұрын

Это просто такой кайф! Спасибо, дорогие специалисты, что показали и починили это чудесное устройство ❤️

@mosspowermobile Жыл бұрын

Это слегка усовершенствованный Антикитерский механизм второй половины II века ДО нашей эры.... Добавлен глобус.... ;)))))))))

@chriscantrell3399 Жыл бұрын

It is just such a joy to watch such brilliant people bring these space artifacts back to life. I feel both smarter and much dumber after I watch. I am so excited to see Globus in action. It’s a true work of art, and looks like a thing that should be in every spacecraft. Keep up the amazing work, Marc and Co.!!!

@jasonmurawski5877 Жыл бұрын

I would like to see some closeups of the mechanics in the back working as it runs, I love mechanical stuff

@aicisha Жыл бұрын

See the first video

@jasonmurawski5877 Жыл бұрын

@@aicisha no I mean as it’s running. Those are shots before they got it operational

@Andr3Wild3 Жыл бұрын

1 may say mechanics (or moves/acts/elements) is Highest (and most reliable) form of math+, especially when/if 1 see/know how it (all) works, of course again if to consider at least 2-lateral system of signals Dialog in human' Temple as some lens/key. Sorry, for slightly ornamental phrasing. Krgds, AA.###

@adrienperie6119 Жыл бұрын

Oh you want some closeups of her backside huh ? You dirty perv ! Leave the Globus alone. She's a sensible beauty.

@sassymenses Жыл бұрын

@@Andr3Wild3f7ck/sc4ew y0u (or mor0n/f4gg01/a33) + //####

@joepeach997 Жыл бұрын

These guys could bring board games enhanced with mechanical devices to a new level that could surpass PC games! Thank You for making my time so amazing.

@ahmadsantoso9712 3 ай бұрын

You don't compare ice cream to french fries.

@michaelgeleff4991 Жыл бұрын

Ah, nostalgia. I use to have that version of Tetris on my Apple IIe. My mom and I would spend hours playing it.

@makingastardestroyer3066 Жыл бұрын

Maybe I'm wrong but this brilliant piece of engineering can worth a fortune.

@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044 Ай бұрын

NASA had an incredible device to navigate to the moon using the stars

@Za7a7aZ Ай бұрын

Respect for the engineers who must have mastered the electronics and mechanics required for making this thing work

@pinball8701 4 күн бұрын

The globe is real, not a video display. It appeals to me like pinball vs an arcade machine. Love it!

@JohnHill-qo3hb Жыл бұрын

Your video reminds me of my time working on the C-130. We had a device known as the Along and Across Track Computer, it would indicate deviation left or right of the aircraft's progress on it's flight path. It was a mechanical computer with a fist sized sphere and electro mechanical sensors to provide deviation signals to the indicator. I used to joke that to fix the device we had to send it to Speedy Transmission repair shop downtown.

@I967 Жыл бұрын

Excellent content. Absolutely wonderful to see it working. Thank you, Marc!

@malarki8789 Жыл бұрын

thank you for this video, i love your balance between keeping it simple enough to explain, but not being afraid to deep dive into the specifics.

@xkubasj Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic work guys, respect!

@specialK319319 Жыл бұрын

I just found this channel and going through your previous vidoes, I am utterly blown away with how intellgent everyone in your "team" is. I can't emphasize how impressive it is, keep up the great work. I don't know how I haven't found this channel ealier.

@fredinit Жыл бұрын

Marc, Now you'll have to mate the Globus with the Soyuz clock module.

@LongTran-em6hc Жыл бұрын

Soon we will have a complete Soyuz capsule at this rate

@nostromons6325 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the work you've done. It is always interesting to watch, such interest in our history pleases.

@joeschmo5171 3 ай бұрын

Incredible piece of technology. Thank you for sharing this!

@gort59 Жыл бұрын

You are so very lucky to have all this cool stuff! I love mechanical computers!

@eh42 Жыл бұрын

Coming up with, designing, machining and validating those cams is just next level mind blowing to this hobby Arduino pilot.

@kristofferhellstrom 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE this old tech. Been looking for videos about getting old tech to work again.

@michaelmiller641 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! Thankyou Marc and Ken!

@tonerotonero1375 Жыл бұрын

I love your "toys". Treasures of ingenuity brilliantly put together. This is the kind of teardown that has always been what I hoped for. Lots of respect to the guys who invented this kind of marvels and many thanks to you for the video sharing your passion for such objects.

@bagoistvan3182 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic !!! I hardly can belive my eye's that I have the privilege to witness and understand The Globe analog magic. Thanx a lot team.

@MedSou 2 ай бұрын

*It's a captivating blend of electronics and mechanics in perfect sync.* 👍👍👍

@G0RSHK0V Жыл бұрын

Wow, can't wait for part 3!

@theradioweyr Жыл бұрын

I stand in awe of this teams never ending accomplishments!

@amentma1778 Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely great, i saw every video and its amazing...

@maurice2vd6 Жыл бұрын

What a great exploration into all kinds of corners of knowledge.Math, Earth, Science, Electronics, Mechanical etc. First glims, just a mechanical easy looking device, then it starts and discover so many great thinking in how to construct a useful visual device. Amazing peace of equipment. And what a beauty it is.

@jantepas7511 Жыл бұрын

Great work, it’s cost time and a lot of knowledge. Thanks for the effort.

@sn1000k Жыл бұрын

I find comfort in the ingenuity that went into this, and your examination. I am intelligent, to a degree, but I will never be as smart as you guys! It's oddly comforting

@lazerusmfh Жыл бұрын

How the hell did i just NOW discover this channel?

@krnlg Жыл бұрын

Oh man. There is SO MUCH good stuff in the back catalogue! :)

@cLxJaggy Жыл бұрын

Omg. I did have a Mac SE when i was a kit, and I had Tetris installed. That ending is bringing me so much memories ! ^^

@jazzper_nl Жыл бұрын

This is art! Both your documentary as the Globus.

@gordonlyon2351 Жыл бұрын

what a tremendous piece of analogue mechanical engineering - well done for getting it operational again! In technology terms, it reminded me very much of the 1960s vintage Ferranti moving map display which was fitted to the RAF Harrier aircraft - it projected the aircraft's position onto a map which was stored on a 35mm film strip.

@JurassicJenkins Жыл бұрын

What an interesting find!! I’ll admit though, after years (40+ adult) - I’m amazed and delighted at the color of the globe, it’s quite beautiful. I’m used to the monochrome instruments putty vibe. Cheers and thanks for the video!!!!

@diegoalvesnunes8244 Жыл бұрын

CuriousMarc, you are producing a treasure for future generations, dont stop

@hslot3276 22 күн бұрын

This is seriously the coolest machine i have ever seen wow what a level of engineering :) thank you for sharing .

@624Dudley Жыл бұрын

Wow, you guys continue to amaze. 👍

@ofdlttwo Жыл бұрын

You guys are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

@usptact Жыл бұрын

Waiting for the next video with impatience!

@plhebel1 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I am very impressed, Just wonderful work by the techs working on this and to the engineers that disigned and built this unit.

@skfalpink123 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning!

@coxfuture 3 ай бұрын

Ok, yeah this is obviously one of the coolest bits of engineering ive seen in a while, but that ticking noise is so incredibly loud! Can you imagine being stuck in a tiny Soyuz capsule with that thing ticking every second throughout your entire mission? it would drive me nuts

@ahmadsantoso9712 3 ай бұрын

That's why every comrade cosmonaut always carries earplugs when working. After all the sound keeps them from falling asleep while working.

@sergeishirokow6978 2 ай бұрын

Этот,звук не давал мне заснуть,на работе!😂

@elsewhere6388 Жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel through this video. Likes have been issued. Subscriptions have been taken. Amazing!

@masakeris Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Literally amazing content!

@hamaljay Жыл бұрын

Thanks for documenting how smart you are, and all the cool gadgets as well.

@samipso 22 күн бұрын

Growing more and more fond of mechanical solutions of the past. Nowadays it's easy to do everything digitally. But there is beauty in analog user interface and a machine that works just by supplying it with power. Even more impressed you actually found out how to calibrate it.

@GuillermoPradoObando Жыл бұрын

Heyy amazing I've been waiting for a new episode.

@paulkeenanmusic 4 ай бұрын

Wow! this was great to watch.The movements of orbit are mesmerising. It would be nice to be able to set this up as a screen saver.

@feildcar4578 Жыл бұрын

As an automotive technician that does this sort of thing for fun I have a power supply and an oscilloscope I get aircraft systems and instruments and power them up it's very interesting to understand how it works and see it in action and repairing them to work is the best part.

@christianvalenzuela225 Жыл бұрын

What nice work, congratulations!❤

@bredatinaforever 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, amazing piece of engineering!

@KaHaDa_life Жыл бұрын

The tune is called " Poliushko Polie" a song about a large field. Tetris game is supposed to have "Kalinka malinka" tune!

@ericgorder1 Жыл бұрын

This mechanical computer would've be perfect for teaching engineers on making mechanical control systems. This is a brilliant computer and is superior in many ways! Good video!

@user-zs2um9il3e 3 ай бұрын

Can someone explain to me how this feels more “clever” than a modern computer. I know that’s nonsense to say but somehow it feels smarter that the engineers managed to figure this out and make such a lovely piece of electro-mechanical engineering

@SomeOne-uh8ox Ай бұрын

Well I would say that many things are nowadays numeric and many expect that a program can do anything that you want easily. For the mechanical counterpart ppl expect that u need a deep knowledge of physic etc and a clever mind in order to build this type of machines. It could be the same as thinking of using steam to push things it is a clever use of physics.

@kevinreardon2558 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful work of art.

@johncloar1692 Жыл бұрын

Nice work. I have work on instruments in the pass, but nothing quite that complicated. The mechanical analog engineering is fascinating.

@pamdemonia Жыл бұрын

I remember that soyuz-nasa meetup! Very exciting to my elementary school brain! And what a lovely bit of analog engineering.

@CubeAtlantic Жыл бұрын

That's interesting & dope of how that ol-school/vintage yet modern computer map still looks & running high-quality.

@adamcoe Жыл бұрын

that is mind blowing and you guys are geniuses

@holgers5216 Жыл бұрын

this is so cool! an engineering and mechanical marvel!!!

@genetomblin2883 Жыл бұрын

Thanks this thing is so cool. It reminds me of some of the things that were done for early flight simulators

@SVanHutten Жыл бұрын

Interstellar overdrive @5:54. Great job and video on that wonderful piece of equipment!

@onerka69 3 ай бұрын

I don’t think flat earth people would find much comfort in this video.

@tony359 Жыл бұрын

my gosh this is beyond engineering creativity. It looks like it's coming from a Star Trek episode - but this actually works and potentially flew around the globe. It blows my mind.

@ds3930 Жыл бұрын

That is so incredibly beautiful.

@ilya5582 Жыл бұрын

Really great video, thank you!

@iitzfizz Жыл бұрын

That's a cool piece of history right there!

@workingclassfather1843 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@GHOOGLEMALE Жыл бұрын

OMG - so clever - its design, its construction and your deconstruction/reverse engineering.

@Xsiondu Жыл бұрын

Oooh yes. I've been waiting for this

@thaum1 Жыл бұрын

Such an ingenious device. So elegant. The thought that went into making it. I am blown away. Well done lads for figuring it out.

@ericrawson2909 Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful machine. A work of art. Also good to see the old Mac. I have fond memories of using them. Way quicker than my current windows laptop. Guess I should get a solid state hard drive.