A Fin Assembly for a Vehicle.

Abstract

A fin assembly for effecting guidance of a vehicle through a fluid medium includes an electromagnet fixed in a portion of the vehicle, and a rigid shaft fixed to a hull portion of the vehicle and extending outwardly therefrom and in alignment with the electromagnet. A fin is rotatably mounted on the shaft and is, at least in part, a permanent magnet. A switch assembly is provided in the vehicle for effecting in a first portion of the electromagnet an attractive force between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet, and in a second portion of the electromagnet a repelling force therebetween, to cause the fin to rotate on the shaft in a selected direction to effect the guidance of the vehicle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADD018057

Entities

People

  • Chahee P. Cho
  • Stanley J. Olson

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Construction
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Electromagnets
  • Fabrication
  • Guidance
  • Inboard
  • Inventions
  • Maglev
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Magnets
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Patent Applications
  • Permanent Magnets
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering