Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a passive, automatic wing-control mechanism for sailing vessels. A cam is attached to one end of a rotatable mast as part of a rotatable wing, and a tensioner is configured to exert a constant force perpendicularly against the cam. When a wing is in a no-go sailing angle with respect to an apparent wind, the cam does not exert a torque on the mast. When the wing is outside the no-go sailing angle, the cam exerts a counter-torque to a torque caused by the apparent wind acting on the rotatable wing, causing the wing to remain at a predetermined angle with respect to the apparent wind.
PASSIVE, AUTOMATIC WING CONTROL MECHANISM FOR VESSELS
PASSIVER AUTOMATISCHER FLÜGELSTEUERUNGSMECHANISMUS FÜR SCHIFFE
MÉCANISME DE COMMANDE D'AILE AUTOMATIQUE PASSIF POUR NAVIRES
10.01.2024
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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