Twin-hull boat with hydrofoils

A novel twin hull boat equipped with a pair of hydrofoils 3 and 4 comprising; a plurality of independently driven auxiliary wings 5/5 and 6/6 respectively being secured to both ends of a front hydrofoil 3 and a rear hydrofoil 4 secured to the bottom of the hull 1; a height sensor 11 for measuring he...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors TAKAI, TADAO, TAKENAKA, ISAMU, ARII, TOSHIHIKO, NAKAGAWA, YUKI, FUJIYA, KATSUAKI, NAKAI, YASUO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.10.1994
Edition5
Subjects
EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
TRANSPORTING
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A novel twin hull boat equipped with a pair of hydrofoils 3 and 4 comprising; a plurality of independently driven auxiliary wings 5/5 and 6/6 respectively being secured to both ends of a front hydrofoil 3 and a rear hydrofoil 4 secured to the bottom of the hull 1; a height sensor 11 for measuring height of the stem form water surface; a pair of inertia sensors or gyroscopes 13A and 13B for detecting rolling and pitching angles of the hull 1; a wing-angle sensor 10 for detecting angles of the auxiliary wings 5/5 and 6/6; and a controller 14 for controlling height of the stem constant, preventing the front hydrofoil 3 from coming out of water surface, and also controlling rolling and pitching behaviors of the hull 1 by driving the auxiliary wings 5/5 and 6/6 in accordance with a specific control mode selected by control-mode-setting switches 21 and 22.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19940850050