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When I'm crossing the Channel to Annacapa
Island I may have to bank suddenly to avoid a Navy sub !!
Brian
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Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005
14:02
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit
control pics
Don't you want to crab into that current while touching down on
the bottom? Naw, maybe you're right. :-)
On 12/2/05, rick
miller <
rickm@pegasuscontrols.com> wrote:
joe
2 axis control
is good enough. I dont see see a lot of need for cross wind landing
in a submarine.
rick m
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, December 02, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject:
Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit control pics
Hi Peter,
"Repeating others' success is easier than building a better
mousetrap"
An occasional reminder of this and other basics is always helpful. I
have re-thought many details based on this very notion and every time I am
reminded, there is a design improvement.
The Ercoupe reference was simply an example of mechanical linkage
for single yoke / stick, three axis control for anyone so
interested. I wouldn't give up the pedals on an aircraft but I imagine a
sub doesn't have to worry about cross control issues causing much more
trouble than maybe a little drag. My design wont have roll control at
all.
Joe
From:
atozed@juno.com
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re:
[PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit control pics
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005
07:11:17 -0800
There is a 3-axis joystick that moves
left-right, forward-back, and up-down. Don't remember where, or who
made it, maybe it's on Deep Rover or the Martin Marietta
Manned Maneuvering Unit.
Regarding Ercoupe, many have been
converted to use rudder pedals.
Repeating others' success is easier than
building a better mousetrap.
Peter K
I'm thinking of a control stick like
aircraft, but to one side (out of the way) and with a
twist. Why not control all three axes from a
single stick? Push/pull for pitch (like an aircraft
elevator), left/right for roll (like aircraft ailerons), and twist for
yaw (like aircraft rudder pedals). This could eliminate pedals
which would enable an exit hatch in the floor for my ambient dry
sub.
Sounds good, but I suspect somebody
here can troubleshoot....
Thanks...
Stan
I've got pics of about half a meg
apiece of my steering wheel/control stick
options.
I don't know what's hapenming with
Moki - jeepers that thing is awkward to
use.
Anyhoo, anyone interested can
let me know and I'll send them
offlist.
These are game control steering
wheels and a joystick. As far as aircraft controls go, they
are extremely light. I'll be adapting them for use with
mechanical linkage, probably drum and cable with eighth
inch S/S marine cable around through bolted pulleys.
There will be NO computer/motherboard/electronics aboard with the
exception of my depth finder/collision avoidance. The usual
electrics, of course (nav lights, red night lighting, etc.) I
have a knotmeter, depth gauge and voltmeter. C'est
tout.
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