Side Plate Rudder System

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved steering system for a water craft and an improved method of steering. The steering system includes at least two variable camber plates or rudders mounted to a hull of the water craft for imparting a steering force to the water craft. Each of the variable camber plates is preferably formed from a flexible material and has a leading edge affixed to the hull. A linkage mechanism is attached to a steering device on the water craft and causes at least one of the plates to move relative to the hull and thereby vary the camber of the at least one plate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2000
Accession Number
ADD019783

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Beauchamp
  • James L. Dick
  • William H. Nedderman Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attorneys
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Coast Guard
  • Flexible Materials
  • Inventions
  • Jet Flow
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials
  • Patents
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Trailing Edges
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles
  • Water Jets
  • Watercraft
  • Waterjet Propulsion

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics