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(c) Fig. 7. Time histories for Section Model 2 in the controlled case ( ≠0 rad/s): (a) wind tunnel speed , (b) deck pitch angle , and (c) gyroscope angular velocity . Acknowledgements This work has been supported by the projects, “Erasmus+ STA 2021-22, Docenza UE2122” funded by University of Sassari, “Metamaterials design and synthesis with applications to infrastructure engineering” funded by the “MUR Progetti di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN) Bando 2022” - Grant 20228CPHN5. Luca Caracoglia gratefully acknowledges the support of the University of Sassari, Visiting Professor Program in December 2025. References D'Eleuterio, G.M.T. Dynamics of gyroelastic vehicles. Institute for aerospace studies, Toronto, 1986. Diana, G., Falco, M., Cheli, F., Cigada, A. The aeroelastic study of the Messina Strait Bridge. Natural Hazards 30, 79-106, 2003. Diana, G., Rocchi, D., Argentini, T. Muggiasca, S. Aerodynamic instability of a bridge deck section model: Linear and nonlinear approach to force modeling. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 98, 363-374, 2010. Ding, Y., Zhao, L., Xian, R., Liu, G., Xiao, H., Ge, Y. Aerodynamic stability evolution tendency of suspension bridges with spans from 1000 to 5000 m. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Eng. 17, 1465-1476, 2023. Giaccu, G.F., Caracoglia, L. A gyroscopic stabilizer to improve flutter performance of long-span cable-supported bridges. Engineering Structures 240, 112373, 2021. Giaccu, G.F., Caracoglia, L. Flutter control by a multiunit gyroscopic stabilizer: deterministic-stochastic analysis of the Messina Strait Bridge prototype design. Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE 30 (5), 06025001 2025. Jain, A. Multi-mode aeroelastic and aerodynamic analysis of long-span bridges. PhD Dissertation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1996.. Jain, A., Jones, N.P., Scanlan, R.H. Coupled aeroelastic and aerodynamic response analysis of long-span bridges. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 60 (1-3), 69-80, 1996. Jain, A., Jones, N.P. Scanlan, R.H., Effect of modal damping on bridge aeroelasticity. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 77-78, 421-430, 1998. Rizzo, F., Caracoglia, L. Examination of experimental errors in Scanlan derivatives of a closed-box bridge deck. Wind & Structures - An International Journal 26 (4), 231-251, 2018. Scanlan, R.H., Tomko, J.J. Airfoil and bridge deck flutter derivatives. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE 97 (EM6), 1717-1737, 1971.