Vessel control system with movable underwater wings
View Patent ↗The control system of the vessel with moving underwater wings allows steering with the wings, while in turn the front pair of wings turns in the direction of the turn, the rear pair of wings turns in the opposite direction. The wing pairs settled in the direction of the turn radius. This reduces the turning radius and the roll of the vessel in comparison with conventional steering systems, increasing the maneuvrability of the vessel. The minimal roll of the vessel in the turns allows for an even and maximum distance between the surface and the entire hull of the vessel.
1. A steering control system comprising
at least two pairs of underwater wings being able to arranged to steer a vessel having a hull, seats and helm a wheel, a lever plate installed in a lower part of the vessel's interior and having mounted a Bowden cable connecting said lever plate with a motor, a front disc, a linking axle linking said front disc and a rear disc and allowing said front and rear discs to turn in opposite direction, a front lever and a rear lever mounted on one side of said front disc and rear disc respectively and connecting said front and rear discs to the wings and wherein a safety brake is mounted on a lifting system of the moving underwater wings.
2. The steering control system of the vessel according to claim 1 , wherein when steering without the motor, the lever plate is connected with the front disc via a lever, wherein the front disc is connected to the rear disc by the linking axle and the discs are connected via the levers with the wings, which are attached to a front axle and a rear axle.
3. The steering control system of the vessel according to claim 1 , wherein the front levers of the control system are connected to the front wings behind joints with which the front wings are attached to a front axle, and the rear levers of the control system are connected to the rear wings in front of joints with which the wings are attached to a rear axle.
4. The steering control system of the vessel according to claim 1 , wherein at least the lever plate, which is connected to the motor with the Bowden cable and is connected to the front disc via a lever, wherein the front disc is connected to the rear disc with the linking axle and the discs are connected to the wings via the levers, which are attached to the axles onto which, the lifting system of moving underwater wings with the safety brake is mounted.
5. The steering control system of the vessel according to claim 1 , wherein in the combined steering mode with the motor and wings and, the Bowden cable is mounted on the lever plate and connected to the motor.
6. The steering control system of the vessel according to claim 1 , wherein on the front and rear axles and, onto which the wings are attached, a disc or a sprocket is installed, to which an electric motor is attached, and the safety brake with a sensor is added.
7. A process of controlling the steering control system according to claim 1 , that wherein when steering is performed without the motor the wheel, which is connected to a lever plate, is turned in a direction of travel, the lever plate rotates in the direction of the turn and spins the discs, which are cross-linked with a linking axle, to which the underwater wings of the lifting system with the safety brake is connected, which axle at the turn of the disc moves along the length of the vessel, while the front disc turns in the direction of the turn while the rear disc turns in the opposite direction of the turn and so moves the levers in the direction of a turn, while the wings, which are connected to the levers, turn in the opposite direction and so the front wings turn in the direction of the turn while the rear wings turn in the opposite direction of a turn.
8. The process of controlling the steering control system of the vessel according to claim 7 , wherein with the combined steering with the motor and the wings, the Bowden cable, which is attached to the lever plate and connects the lever plate to the motor, moves the motor in the same direction as the rear wings at the turn of the wheel.
9. The process of controlling the steering control system of the vessel according to claim 8 , wherein the lifting system with the safety brake reduces impact force on the wings, so that the brake, which holds the wings in a pre-set position, is released and the wings a rotate backward.
10. The process of controlling the steering control system of the vessel according to claim 7 , wherein the lifting system with the safety brake with the help of an electric motor rotates a front axle, a rear axle and joints in a position that allows the wings to lower under the hull of the vessel into the water.
11. The process of controlling the steering control system of the vessel according to claim 7 , wherein with the help of an electric motor the lifting system with the safety brake rotates a front axle and a rear axle and joints, which are attached to the axles, into the position that were set upon the control unit prior to sailing, and the brake holds the wings in a pre-set position.
12. The process of controlling the steering control system of the vessel according to claim 7 , wherein the lifting system with the safety brake with the help of an electric motor rotates the front axle, the rear axle and joints into a position that allows the wings to rise out of the water.