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Re: Thruster Steering
Yes Steve, you just discovered the way all the ROVs work. If you give a
look to any of the many Remote Operated Vehicles currently in use worldwide
in the oceanic exploration (water surveillance, pipe inspection...) you'll
see they usually have a set of four to six thrusters which enable the ROV
to move forward and reverse, right and left, up and down and any
combination of these movements.
I don't know about any "cons" for using this propulsion system on P-subs
(maybe the costs), I know some deep sea research vessels use the same
configuration.
You can get some more info at:
http://www.ise.bc.ca/rov.html
http://www.calweb.com/~captnemo/sub.htm
http://www.ocean-news.com/ships.html
http://www.intouch.bc.ca/uvi/submarines.html
http://www.flotec.com/flo23.html
http://www.offshore-technology.com/contractors/rovs/sel/sel1.html
http://www.seaeyemarine.com/
Have fun
Paolo
STEVE McColman wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I had an idea for my steering system. If I had a thruster
> on both sides of the sub, I could steer it by simply turning one on or
> the other. For example, when I turn only the left one on, Iwould turn
> right. Or if I turned the left one on forward and the right one on
> reverse, Iwould make a sharp right. Both forward I would go straight.
> Has anyone tried this, or do you have any input as to pros and cons of
> this idea?
>
> Steve McColman, Vancouver Island
>
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