Method for maintaining the heading of a ship
AssigneeTechnische Universiteit Delft
InventorJan Alexander Keuning
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Abstract
A method for maintaining the heading of a ship during movements caused by waves approaching the ship from a stern direction by activating a control surface in a bow of the ship such that the control surface converts a water flow along the bow into a lateral force that opposes roll, yaw, or heeling movements and course changes.
Claims11
A method for maintaining the heading of a ship having a bow and a stern on a preset course using a control system, comprising the steps of:
- providing the bow of the ship with a control surface and stern of the ship with an aft rudder;
- generating in the control system a stern-waves signal that indicates that waves are approaching the ship from a stern quarter;
- in response to the stern-waves signal from the control system activating a control surface in the bow of the ship such that the control surface converts a water flow along the bow into an adjustable lateral force on the bow to counteract yawing and heeling of the hull caused by the stern quarter waves, thereby maintaining the ship on the preset course.
A method for maintaining a forward moving ship with a foreship having a bow and an aft ship having a stern and an aft rudder on a preset course, wherein a helmsman or an automatic steering system activate lateral forces on the forward moving ship for maintaining the ship on the preset course using the aft rudder,
- characterized in that
- with waves approaching the aft ship from stern quarters,
- the helmsman or the automatic steering system switch to steering with a control surface in the foreship such that the control surface converts a water flow along the bow into an adjustable lateral force on the bow to counteract yawing and heeling of the hull caused by the stern quarter waves, thereby maintaining the ship on the preset course.
A method for maintaining the heading of a ship using a control system, comprising the steps of:
- generating in the control system a stern-waves signal that indicates that waves are approaching the ship from a stern quarter;
- in response to the stern-waves signal from the control system activating a control surface in a bow of the ship such that for maintaining the heading of the ship the control surface converts a water flow along the bow into an adjustable lateral force on the bow to counteract turning of the ship;
- wherein the control surface is activated only when waves approach the ship from the stern quarter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.