Proceedings of the Ship Control Systems Symposium (6th) Held in Ottawa, Canada on 26-30 October 1981. Volume 5

Abstract

Contents: Collision avoidance and navigation for high speed ships, A report on HICANS; Sensing systems for measurement and control of relative ship position over close ranges (underway replenishment); Microcomputer system for gas turbine controls; Centralized control console design; Experience with direct measurement of steering generated propulsion losses; Shipboard integrated machinery control system (SHINMACS); Design of microprocessor propulsion control system; Influence of partial plant ignorance, uncontrollable inputs and system constraints on the choice of autopilot structure for automatic course-keeping; Impact of gas turbine control systems technology on US Navy personnel and training; Practical experience with maintainability and reliability of ALPHAPROM -- A microcomputer based monitoring system for marine machinery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA211131

Entities

People

  • Henry K. Whitesel
  • Jim E. Cooling
  • William Erickson

Organizations

  • Department of National Defence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Data Displays
  • Detection
  • Engineers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.