Description of system that controls three all-movable foils of hydrofoil craft Dolphin; operator inserts pitch, roll and height commands through autopilot, which autopilot in turn maintains; simultaneously autofoilborne performance over broad range of seas (performance augmentation); autopilot consists of various types of sensors for sensing craft motions and sea surface, and computer to sort out knowledge sensed, compare it with attitude command and transmit corrective commands to electro-hydraulic actuators which control angle of foils.
Dolphin control system -- Autopilot
Hovering Craft Hydrofoil
Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil ; 7 , n 3
1967
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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